By: Fedal Hanoun / Arab America Contributing Writer The globe has historically benefited greatly from the intellectual, artistic, and cultural contributions made by the Middle East. A thriving generation of artists and filmmakers from the area has surfaced in recent decades, drawing attention from all over the world with their examinations of modernity, identity, and … Continued
By: Yara Marei / Arab America Contributing Writer Imagine a band that takes the ordinary, lights it on fire, and from the ashes creates something extraordinary. This is Harget Kart—a name that, in the Arabic Jordanian dialect, means “to burn a photo card.” Just as their name suggests, Harget Kart has set the conventional boundaries … Continued
An exhibition studies traditional subjects of home and family to explorations of identity SOURCE: GULF NEWS BY: JYOTI KALSI Randa Maddah, In View, Video, 2017Image Credit: The Atassi Foundation’s latest exhibition, Personal Revolutions, celebrates the life and work of women artists from Syria across different generations. The show, curated by founder Mouna Atassi, looks at … Continued
SOURCE: BLOUIN ARTINFO Outside its borders, the Middle East is often associated with oil and conflict yet it happens also to be a region with no shortage of artistic talent. Some of the more seasoned artists born in the area are now getting major museum shows in the West. Here are the top 10 to … Continued
SOURCE: HYPERALLERGIC BY: JONATHAN RINCK DEARBORN, Mich. — Just over a century ago, in 1914, a regional conflict in the Balkans erupted into a global inferno. Four years and an estimated 20 million lives later, the “War to End all Wars” ended with the Treaty of Versailles, sneeringly referred to by British Viscount Alfred Milner (who … Continued
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