Arts

Arts

Shubbak festival: Celebrating a decade of contemporary Arab culture

The Shubbak arts festival is back this year with a hybrid edition, featuring artists from around the Middle East both in person and online
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‘All my work is Libya’: Five emerging Libyan artists to watch
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Artists under occupation
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War and love in Libya: How grassroots arts organisations are rising after revolution
Film
Riz Ahmed: Hollywood's portrayal of Muslims 'stereotypical, toxic, two-dimensional'
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Middle East art on show at new space as London emerges from lockdown
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In pictures: Iran's Afghan Michelangelo
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'Epic Iran' exhibition launches in London despite sanctions setbacks
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Yemen’s shoemaker poet Suleiman Tanim triumphs over adversity
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Egyptian card-stacker hopes to break the Guinness World Records
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The Egyptian doorman with a passion for oud
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Stones, masks and matches: A decade of Middle Eastern art
Books
Street signs to Sindbad: Uncovering the legacy of Arab graphic design
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In pictures: The ravaged grandeur of Lebanon's forgotten buildings
Art and photography
Beirut photographer Myriam Boulos searches for tenderness amid destruction
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Quarantine diaries: Art that inspires power over a pandemic
Syria War
In pictures: Young Idlib artist painting for peace
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Turning abandoned wood into furniture in Egypt
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Depression is forbidden: Egypt's all-woman band reminds the world to laugh
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Palestine Cinema Days film festival kicks off despite cash, pandemic challenges
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Batman, wigs and make-up kits: How cosplay is gaining ground in Iran
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Gulf War: Kuwait artists remember the Iraq invasion
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The Egyptian sculptor who made the Sphinx smile