Maysoon Pachachi | Everyday Stories from 2006...

A collection of black-and-white photographs from 1920s mandate Lebanon completely flips traditional regional history on its head. Dr. Yasmine Nachabe Taan takes us on a fascinating journey behind her PhD research into the life and legacy of Marie al-Khazen, a pioneer Lebanese pho ...  Afficher plus

Reimagining the future of policy and human rights across the Middle East and North Africa requires moving past broken international systems and broadening our collective imagination. Executive Director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), Mai El-Sadany, explore ...  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

Yasmine Nachabe Taan interviews Beirut-based, French-Lebanese illustrator Aude Abou Nasr. They discuss Aude's educational and professional journey from starting in architecture into illustration and activism. Aude discusses her interest in narratives that address issues of belong ...  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

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