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
[caption id="attachment_55235553" align="alignnone" width="555"] Ben Affleck in a still from Argo (2012)[/caption]A recurring joke in Argo is that no one knows what ‘Argo’ means. It is the title of a…
[caption id="attachment_55235448" align="alignnone" width="620"] Valley of the Kings mural from King Tutankhamun's tomb[/caption]This month marks the 90th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun…
[caption id="attachment_55235390" align="alignnone" width="620"] Stephen Dorff as an Israeli fighter pilot in Zaytoun (2012)[/caption]The UK Jewish Film Festival runs from 1–18 November across the UK…
[caption id="attachment_55235140" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egypt's new Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II [/caption]On 29 November, clerics from the Coptic Orthodox Church began casting ballots…
[caption id="attachment_55235090" align="alignnone" width="620"] Local children and British band Jaffa, 1930s (credit: SOAS)[/caption]The exhibition ‘Britain in Palestine’ is currently showing at the…
[caption id="attachment_55235014" align="alignnone" width="620"] "Oil Candies" by Maha Malluh at the Selma Feriani Gallery[/caption]Tucked away in Maddox Street, a strangely quiet side road wedged…
[caption id="attachment_55234938" align="alignnone" width="614"] Turkish actress Neslihan Atagül in a scene from “Araf/ Somewhere in Between.” (credit: Today's Zaman)[/caption]
Film festival season…
[caption id="attachment_55234856" align="alignnone" width="620"] Anti-Assad protesters in Syria[/caption]
Stephen Starr spent several years in Syria prior to the uprising against Bashar Al-Assad,…
[caption id="attachment_55234810" align="alignnone" width="600"] Tea and Coffee by Nadia Hamomud (credit: Nour Festival/Nadia Hammoud)[/caption]Taking place primarily during October and November, the…
[caption id="attachment_55234760" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Front page of the embattled Turkish newspaper, Taraf, 22 October 2012.[/caption]
Taraf [ta-RAF ] n. side, facet
Taraf olmak [ta…
Beyond Israel's immediate security aims lies a much larger struggle over Lebanon's future—one that will unfold over years, in multiple stages, and cannot be reduced to a simple question of force.
Football star Lamine Yamal's hoisting of Palestine's flag, and the Eurovision audience's booing of Israel's contestant, show how Israel has lost its PR edge
Cairo hopes to gain the trust of partners through its regular payments to energy firms, so that they will be more inclined to invest in gas exploration activities
The tech CEO's manifesto, where he champions US military dominance and the use of AI weapons, has been described by some as the 'ramblings of a supervillain'