We caught up with Anthony Downey to talk about Uncommon Grounds, art and media practices in North Africa and the Middle East. Continue reading
Category Archives: Middle East
Middle East / News / Politics
Inside the New Jihad, book announcement
With unrivalled access, Sami Moubayed’s Inside the New Jihad provides a unique and more complete picture of the ISIS movement. Continue reading
Middle East / News / Politics
The Kurds of Iraq, out 30 October
Who are Iraq’s Kurds? Mahir Aziz’s The Kurds of Iraq goes deep inside Iraqi Kurdistan to meet the people now on the front line in the war against the Islamic State. Continue reading
Book launch: Uncommon Grounds
Join us for the launch of Ibraaz’s Uncommon Grounds at the Delfina Foundation on Friday 5 September. Continue reading
Win tickets to Safar: The Festival of Popular Arab Cinema
Thanks to the good people at the Arab British Centre, win two tickets to a screening of Around the Pink House as part of the Safar film festival at the ICA. Continue reading
A Region in Crisis
Amin Saikal believes it’s time for the US and its allies to take stock of their past mistakes in the Middle East and act in ways that could help the people of the region. Continue reading
Middle East / News / Politics
The Yezidis publication date brought forward
With thousands of Yezidi refugees currently besieged by forces from the Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq, we have decided to bring forward the publication of Birgül Açikyildiz’s The Yezidis. Continue reading
Palestinian Women and Violence in Lebanon
In response to the recent death of Ariel Sharon, Maria Holt explores what life has meant to thousands of Palestinian women living in Lebanese refugee camps. Continue reading
Islamic Literature’s Warrior Women
Unearthing the forgotten heroines of the great Arabian tales. Continue reading
Perpetrator Trauma and Israeli Cinema
Making distinctions between testimony given by the victim and confession made by the perpetrator, Raya Morag ventures to define and analyse perpetrator trauma in Israeli cinema, post- second-Intifada. Continue reading
Bedouins, Boundaries and the Buraimi Oasis
How the futures of the UAE and Oman were determined during the 20th century. Continue reading
Narrating Conflict in Lebanon and Palestine
With competing struggles over space, identity and memory, how should understanding long-term conflict in the Middle East be addressed? Continue reading
Turning Up the Volume
Yasmine El Rashidi, contributor to the PEN-award-winning Writing Revolution, talks about growing up learning English: exile and community, being alienated and finding her voice. Continue reading
