S5E2 Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery, ...

Earlier in the summer we reported on the completion of Nicolò Pini’s project “Living in Late Antique rural Sicily, between Byzantium and Islam” which was supported by The Barakat Trust in 2024.Now, we are delighted to welcome Nicolò on to the podcast where he discusses in more de ...  Show more

Tune in to Jerry Brotton as he tells the story of some of England’s earliest interactions with the Islamic world, specifically the Saadi Sultanate of Morocco during the Elizabethan period. At this unique time, Queen Elizabeth I sought to forge alliances that could act as a bulwar ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailHALIMA IS THE ARTIST AND DESIGNER BEHIND THE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT @PALESTINIANARTIST. Halima shares her journey into art, how she uses embroidery and other mediums to tell Palestinian stories, and the deep cultural significance of her work.The conversation delves int ...  Show more

How can images bring to life the narratives of labour and materials which make up the story of modernity? In what ways do western ideas of development influence representation of urban life around the globe? To find out, listen to Archana Hande in conversation with SB15 curator H ...  Show more

This month Iszi speaks to Venetia Porter, curator of Reflections: contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa, about the fascinating stories found within this new display of works on paper.

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Palestinian Saudi Artist Dana Awartani’s work will be on show as part of the Islamic Arts Festival at Maraya Art Centre in the new exhibition “The Silence Between Us: Poetry and Light in the work of Dana Awartani”. She tells Sally about the importance of handcrafts and Arab and I ...  Show more