We put together an Arab Jazz mixtape that we hope is more accurate than what’s out there already. Here’s a little introduction to the big names you should know in Arab Jazz.
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April 2024’s Quartertones Mixtape is all about Sudan. Curated by Khaled Malas from the afikra community team.
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Prison literature forms an important part of the Palestinian literary canon, yet it is often overlooked and understudied. This article offers a brief introduction to the genre, its history, and some recommendations for works and authors to read. Photo from the Digital Archive of the Palestinian Museum via Mondoweiss.
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Mohammed Hammad writes about his family home in Nablus — Beit Hammad — sharing its history and its present.
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Our new series, Tsawwar, explores places, people and moments in time through the eyes of photographers and their photos. This week’s features a photo and blurb by Mohamed Osam.
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A recap of a panel about Islamic Arts that our founder and executive director, Mikey Muhanna, hosted at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Featuring panelists Fakhera Al Kindi, eL Seed and Suheyla Takesh delving into Islamic arts – traditional and contemporary – and much more.
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In case you missed it: an introduction to the Community Jameel x afikra COP28 podcast Series that builds a forum for intergenerational collaboration and engagement, channels a unique voice and inspires thoughtful discussions between youth, experts, non-experts and key global decision-makers.
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Introducing afikra’s community podcast that showcases community member’s presentations from global chapters around the world. Hear presentations on nerdy topics ranging from an unrequited love for Umm Kulthum to the Yemeni diaspora in Indonesia.
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What are the most important buildings in Kuwait city’s skyline? Who are the architects that built the urban fabric of this gulf city? A quick guide to some of Kuwait’s most iconic buildings. Image via Arquitecture Viva
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A cultural and archaeological history of Bahrain’s Dilmun Burial Mounds written by Zeina Alkhaja former archives assistant at the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities who now works at the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage. Image via Dilmun Mounds UNESCO nomination text
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Recommendations for what to Listen, Watch, Read list from Morocco, featuring Bab L’Bluz, Laila Lalami, and Asmae El Moudir.
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The NYUAD Arts Center Podcast spotlights theater, performing arts, poetry, music and more from Abu Dhabi. Each interview delves into the unique creative practices and inspirations of performers featured on NYUAD Arts Center’s programme this season.
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A look back at season two of the Tasmeem Doha x afikra podcast which marked VCUarts Qatar’s 25th anniversary and took us behind the scenes of the biennial design conference.
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We marked the inaugural edition of the Design Doha Biennial with a collaborative podcast. Find out more about this innovative festival celebrating MENA’s design landscape and what this podcast is all about.
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For classical music lovers and anyone who’s been looking to broaden their musical horizons, get started with what Kareem Roustom’s been listening to lately.
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Hamed Gohar — “King of the Red Sea” — was featured as a Google Doodle on November 15, 2023, to mark what would have been his 115th birthday. We were curious to learn more about his contributions to marine biology and pioneering work as a much-loved TV presenter.
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For any architecture nerds looking for some weirdly and wonderfully shaped buildings from across the region, here are 5 buildings that have a unique form or structure.
Image via @jmolowny on Twitter.
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Our new series, Tsawwar, explores places, people and moments in time through the eyes of photographers and their photos. This week’s features a photo and blurb by Adam Rouhana.
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What to read if you want to learn more about architecture and urban planning in the Gulf, as recommended by Roberto Fabbri on the afikra podcast.
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