Wadi Dawkah, The Incense Trade Route

Marc Daniel Heimgartner, parfumeur principal, Sidonie Grandperret, parfumeuse créative senior, tous deux chez Luzi et Thierry Hatier, directeur de la programmation des Rencontres 7e art de Lausanne racontent comment ils ont ajouté une dimension sensorielle inédite au film Les Par ...  Show more

La plasticienne Charlotte Gautier Van Tour tisse un univers peuplé de créations évolutives formées de matières organiques vivantes, comme les algues et le monde bactérien. Pour offrir une dimension olfactive à l’installation qu’elle a conçue pour l’exposition « Voir la mer », au ...  Show more

Feeling curious and inspired to learn more about the history of coffee? Take a look through Mokhtar's coffee-themed reading recommendations 👉 https://www.afikra.com/daftarjournal/history-of-coffeeMokhtar Alkhanshali is a historian, community organizer, and coffee innovator. He i ...  Show more

We challenge contemporary perceptions of Yemen as a "backwater" by revealing the pivotal role of its port city, Mocha, in the making of our modern world. Historian Nancy Um delves into the fascinating history of coffee, from its origins in 15th-century Yemen to its global spre ...

We go back to 1931, when Palestinian journalist Issa El-Issa visited Paris's Colonial Exhibition and discovered Palestinian pavilions had been co-opted by British and Zionist organizers. This experience led the journalist to organize an Arab Exhibition in Palestine in 1933. Histo ...  Show more

“The Nabateans are a silent partner in everything that goes on in the high summer of the Ancient period” - Bettany Hughes By the time of Jesus’ birth, a mysterious empire had built its wealth through trading two of the gifts present at the Nativity: frankincense and myrrh. Aroma ...  Show more