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Three artists whose names became entwined with places

Vincent van Gogh painted sunflowers and starry nights from Arles, Paul Gauguin painted landscapes and Polynesian women from Tahiti, while in Tangier, Henri Matisse enhanced his palette.

Ismail Ghazaly
A visitor takes a picture of the painting La Chambre de Van Gogh a Arles, 1888 (Van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles) at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, France. Stephane Mahe/Reuters

Past meets Present in Egypt

[caption id="attachment_55248216" align="alignnone" width="620"] Jamal Suliman as Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egyptian documentary drama series Sadik Al-Omr. (Courtesy of Osman Abou Laban)[/caption] They…

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Police Day or Protest Day?

[caption id="attachment_55248208" align="alignnone" width="620"] Muslim Brotherhood supporters (background) clash with supporters of the Egyptian government in Cairo on January 25, 2014. (AHMED…

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Egypt’s Revolution, Squared

[caption id="attachment_55248163" align="alignnone" width="620"] Chris Hemsworth and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announce the nominees for Best Documentary at the 86th Academy Awards…

Clarissa Pharr

Take another Look

[caption id="attachment_55248041" align="alignnone" width="620"]Selma Gurbuz Long Tail Cat (2005), mixed media on handmade paperCourtesy of Rose Issa Projects[/caption] Rose Issa has become widely…

Celia Topping

Art's Islamic Influence

[caption id="attachment_55247916" align="alignnone" width="620"] Istanbul Contrast, Dice Kayek, 2010. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London[/caption] The wide influence of Islamic traditions on…

Vedica Kant

Egypt's Cultural Decentralization

[caption id="attachment_55247807" align="alignnone" width="620"] A performance by Noon Creative Enterprise in Egypt's governorates. (Courtesy Noon Creative Enterprise)[/caption] One of the most…

Ati Metwaly

Unwitting Ambassadors

[caption id="attachment_55247737" align="alignnone" width="620"] A December 11, 2012 photo shows Egyptian soldiers stand in front of a graffiti on the walls of the Presidential Palace in Cairo. …

Clarissa Pharr

Kabul’s School of Rock

[caption id="attachment_55247696" align="alignnone" width="620"] Afghan music student Salahdeen, 7, rehearses with a guitar at "Kabul School of Rock" in Kabul. (Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images)[…

Goos Hofstee

Apathy in Violent Times

[caption id="attachment_55247606" align="alignnone" width="620"] A still from Anima State, Hamad Khan, 2013. [/caption] Hammad Khan is clearly a filmmaker on a mission to deconstruct the very…

Jesse Lawrence

I, the Artist and the Syrian

[caption id="attachment_55247534" align="alignnone" width="620"] Tammam Azzam (Courtesy of the Ayyam Gallery)[/caption] Tammam Azzam doesn’t claim to be a representative of the Syrian people, but…

Tam Hussein
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