Syrian novelist Ziad Abdullah channels some very old literary traditions for modern-day readers in his latest work, titled Don’t Read This Book If…

On 17 December 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street-side fruit seller, had his produce confiscated by a municipal inspector. Bouazizi was only…

Over four 45-minute episodes, the Saudi Netflix mini-series Crashing Eid by Saudi writer Nora Aboushousha serves up a delightful family entertainment…

It is not for nothing that a biography of Jaber Alwan is called The Music of Colours. This visual artist, born in Babylon in 1948, is among a rare…

Location: The Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Date: May 20th. Time: 3:30 AM. Event: The theft of five iconic 20th-century paintings.This isn’t a…

For over 30 years, Syrian plastic artist Zuhair Hassib has spent most of his days in his studio in the Al-Saboura area near Damascus, working on his…

In the play The Adventure of the Slave Jaber's Head, by the late Saadallah Wannous, a fierce conflict arises between a caliph and one of his…

It is a deceptive title for a six-episode documentary run on Netflix.How to Become a Cult Leader contrasts with other instructional series titles,…

For almost a year, the world-renowned Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa has been writing for the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, covering cultural…