[caption id="attachment_55250094" align="alignnone" width="620"] One of Hala Smadi's Ottoman-style stools. (Courtesy of Wheels by Hala Smadi)[/caption] As she prepared for her final university…

[caption id="attachment_55250075" align="alignnone" width="620"] A still from Ghina Abboud's short film "Batoul...Do you see me?" (Courtesy of Nadi Lekol Nass)[/caption]Colorful posters for the five…

[caption id="attachment_55249980" align="alignnone" width="620"] A pedestrian walks past a poster appealing for aid donations for Syrian refugees by UNICEF in Sydney on April 22, 2014. (Peter Parks…

[caption id="attachment_55249862" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A still from the film "Karama Has No Walls," directed by Sara Ishaq. (Sara Ishaq)[/caption] "Anwar's life did not go to waste,"…

[caption id="attachment_55249826" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Mostafa El-Razzaz stands in front of one of his paintings at his latest exhibition, "Antara and Day Dreaming." (Ati Metwaly)[…

[caption id="attachment_55249773" align="alignnone" width="620"] A woman looks at art by Syrian refugee children at an exhibition in Beirut on February 21, 2014. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)[…

[caption id="attachment_55249696" align="alignnone" width="620"] Saint Michael's Church in Ebbe, Tripoli in northern Lebanon. (Courtesy of Alessandra Bajec)[/caption] Father Arabius knows his city…

[caption id="attachment_55249561" align="alignnone" width="620"] Mohammad Al-Aslon, a 12-year old Syrian refugee points at a picture in the "Light Against Darkness" exhibition that showcases pictures…

[caption id="attachment_55249595" align="alignnone" width="600"] Nawaf Al-Janahi, accompanied by filmmaker Khalid Al-Mahmood, tours the UAE to raise awareness for his Emirati Cinema Campaign, one of…

[caption id="attachment_55249434" align="alignnone" width="620"] The picture depicts a page from The Book of Kings, known in Farsi as Shahnameh, written by the Persian epic poet Ferdowsi 400 years…