Mai Masri Filmmaker, Director, & Producer [Co...

Algeria's pivotal role as a historic center for revolutionary and independence movements is frequently overlooked, leaving a gap in public understanding of its complex history. Architectural historian Samia Henni unpacks how the French army utilized architecture and urban plannin ...  Afficher plus

Hidden dynamics of anti-colonialism come to light when exploring the Syrian revolt of 1925 through a transnational lens. Associate Professor & Author Reem Bailony shares insights from her book, examining how the diaspora politics of the Syrian migrant community in the US connecte ...  Afficher plus

Mai Masri is a Palestinian filmmaker, director and producer. The majority of her work to date are documentaries which focus on the day-to-day realities faced by women and children living in the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon. She is widely seen as a pioneer of Pales ...  Afficher plus

In this afikra FWD, May Khalil forward the Journal of Arabic Literature article “Microcosming the Nahdah: Mayy Ziyadah’s Salon as a Hybrid Space” that discusses the intellectual circles, also known as “Salon” of Lebanese-Palestinian poet, essayist, and translator: Mayy Ziyadah. N ...  Afficher plus

Yara Khoury Nammour interviews Lebanese graphic designer and educator Maya Saikali about how she marries her interest in socially engaged practice and commercial design work. Maya explains since she was a design student, first in Beirut (Lebanon) and then in Eindhoven (The Nether ...  Afficher plus

In this afikra FWD, Laila Karaman talked about "Gazbia Sirry- When Modern Arab Form Meets Politics" by Fatenn Mostafa-Kanafani. Laila discusses the themes in Sirry's artwork which are polygamy, gender preference/roles, gender equality, occupation/civil rights, and new political e ...  Afficher plus