Middle East/North Africa
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Unfixed Images: Remembering Lebanon’s Civil War
April 13, 2015 -
Lebanon’s visual history is shaped by a violent past that continues to reverberate today. This series of photographs from the Arab Image Foundation, selected by artist and AIF member Lara Baladi, reflects the disparate but intersecting narratives that define the country’s past and present. More -
New App Would Enable Israelis to Give their Votes to Palestinians and the Undocumented
March 13, 2015 -
Ahead of the 2015 Israeli election, an effort to use mobile technology to enfranchise inhabitants of the occupied territories and others deprived of voting rights is underway. More -
Capturing the Ephemeral: An Interview with Sultan Al Qassemi on Art and Technology
March 2, 2015 -
Sultan Al Qassemi, co-director of Art Dubai’s Global Art Forum, connects the themes of this year’s conference with broader conversations about art, culture, politics and technology in the Middle East. More -
Mecca’s Monuments, Seen through the Eyes of Construction Workers
February 24, 2015 -
Islam’s holiest city is undergoing extensive development as it tries to accommodate an ever-increasing number of pilgrims. But who can afford to stay in Mecca’s luxury high-rises? More -
Two Jihadi Cartoon Characters Reflect on the Charlie Hebdo Attacks
January 13, 2015 -
In pondering the horrific Charlie Hebdo massacre, the Lebanese satirist Karl Sharro’s simpleton extremists, Abu A and Abu B, wake up to their own reality: they are cartoons. More