Almir Bašović: the essence of theatre is that the other is not an enemy

In an interview with Al Majalla, the renowned Bosnian playwright discusses the relationship between art and memory and the role of the intellectual in the public sphere

Abdul Rahman Mazhar Halloush

Putting Yemen in the Spotlight

[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,"…

Ati Metwaly

A Pre-Islamic Hero in Painting

[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)[…

Ati Metwaly

The Art of Syria's War

[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)[…

Goos Hofstee

Churches on the Frontline

[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…

Alessandra Bajec

Mindful Aid

[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…

Laura Cesaretti

Arab Art’s Social Adjustment

[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…

Clarissa Pharr

Reading Ferdowsi in Tehran

[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…

Shehrayar Shaderan

Heritage in the Right Hands

[caption id="attachment_55249169" align="alignnone" width="594"] Detail of a students' school records as conservation of a trove of Iraqi Jewish artifacts discovered in a basement during the war is…

Mina Al-Droubi