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

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…

Mina Al-Droubi

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…

Sophie Anmuth

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