MAJID ALYOUSEF | Calligraphy | Conversations

MAJID ALYOUSEF | Calligraphy | Conversations

Up next

Founder of Mille World Sofia Guellaty | Fashion, Soft Power & the New Arab Identity

The unifying youth culture across the Arab region is characterized by a proud new Arab identity and the changing standards of beauty with the rise of "Arab beauty" (A beauty), which celebrates Arab features and aesthetics. The founder of Mille World and Mille Creative, Sofia Guel ...  Show more

A History of Algeria & the Worlds of Islam | Professor James McDougall

The conversation covers the historical emergence of Algeria as a political and territorial unit, starting in the Ottoman period in the 16th century. Key pivotal moments in Algerian history are highlighted, including French colonialism beginning in 1830, which led to a settler col ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation With Lara Assouad
Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès interviews Dubai-based Lebanese graphic and type designer @laraassouad. Together they discuss her journey into type design and her other passions and side practices such as book-binding, leather accessories, and pottery.The conversation focuses on Lara' ...  Show more

Mama Ghannouj | Dima Adra
Matbakh | Food of the Arab World

Dima Adra talked about her new cookbook "Mama Ghannouj" which includes recipes from the Lebanese cuisine.Dima Adra is the author of Mama Ghannouj, a self-published and crowdfunded Lebanese cookbook. She focused on gathering recipes from 10 moms who are excellent cooks in the comm ...  Show more

Khatt Chronicles in Conversation With Lina Ghaibeh
Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World

Khatt interviews Lina Ghaibeh, illustrator, animator, and comics artist about her practice and the potential of graphic narratives in giving voice to unheard and unexpected narratives from the Arab world. Ghaibeh believes in the power of visual storytelling and of expressing thro ...  Show more

Ancient Egyptian Food | Mennat-Allah El Dorry
Matbakh | Food of the Arab World

In this Matbakh event, we talked to Mennat-Allah El Dorry about her career in archaeobotanical analysis. Much of her research has revolved around food and trying to reconstruct how people in the past cooked and ate.Created by Mikey Muhanna, afikra Hosted by Salma SerryEdited by: ...  Show more