[caption id="attachment_55244779" align="alignnone" width="620"] Hafed Al-Droubi in his studio in Baghdad in 1952. (Courtesy of Mina Al-Droubi)[/caption] Displayed in the British Museum’s Islamic…

[caption id="attachment_55244786" align="alignnone" width="594"] Lebanese American University of Beirut alumni. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption]I recently read the results of a survey…

[caption id="attachment_55244477" align="alignnone" width="620"] Still image from video Concrete, 2012 (Khaled Jarrar)[/caption]“I am not a political artist,” insists Khaled Jarrar, the Palestinian…

[caption id="attachment_55244234" align="alignnone" width="620"] A scene from Round Trip (Meyar Al Roumi, 2012)[/caption] His voice was soft and jaunty, with that endearing sing-song rhythm of the…

[caption id="attachment_55237457" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Flags are displayed on US Capitol as preparations continue for the second inauguration of US President Barack Obama in Washington on…

[caption id="attachment_55243906" align="alignnone" width="620"] Sami Mohammad, Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem, National Pavilion of Kuwait. (courtesy: Art Dubai)[/caption] Venice—the city, the name—is art…

[caption id="attachment_55243830" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranian soldiers take part in celebrations marking the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution at Tehran’s Azadi Square (Freedom…

[caption id="attachment_55243269" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi wave their national flag as they attend a rally in support of the former…

Strong works of art, even if generated by a specific locale or concern, communicate meaning on multiple levels and transcend geopolitical boundaries. Artworks that operate on a surface level only…

[caption id="attachment_55243616" align="alignnone" width="620"] Children sit down for lunch in the Syriac Orthodox church hall in Acton, London after their communion. AMY ASSAD[/caption]It is July…