Lina Ghaibeh in conversation with Yara Khoury Nammour [Khatt Chronicles]

Khatt interviews Lina Ghaibeh, illustrator, animator and comics artist about her practice and the potential of graphic narratives in giving voice to unheard and unexpected narratives from the Arab world. Ghaibeh believes in the power of visual storytelling and of expressing through drawing what cannot be said with words alone. She discusses the importance of supporting, collecting and preserving the history of Arab comics, and her establishing the Arab Comics Initiative (archive and annual award) at the American University of Beirut.

About Khatt Chronicles

Khatt Chronicles, in collaboration with afikra, features remarkable designers, illustrators, and researchers from the Arab World, in engaging conversations about their practice, vision, and aspirations. A podcast series that chronicles and introduces the latest explorations in Arab visual communication and material culture.