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  • Moroccan author Mohamed Choukri
    New Choukri translation

    The absurdist frame

    In Mohamed Choukri's varied and experimental collection "Tales of Tangier" the hyperreal meets the bizarre. The off-kilter stories put forward by the late author seem to be set spinning on their edges, so fast and wild they might just fly off the page

  • Syrian music band from Ottoman Aleppo, mid-18th century
    The universal language of music

    Music dossier: Tuning in to the unfamiliar

    An independent, modern music scene has long since developed in the Islamic world and Europe. Breaking with convention, it is a far cry from belly dance and folklore cliches. In this dossier, we present some of its leading protagonists, genres and events

  • Brice Bottin and Yousra Mansour lead the French-Moroccan band Bab L’Bluz
    French-Moroccan band Bab L'Bluz

    Morocco's electrifying abundance

    Swaken is the title of the second album from French-Moroccan quartet Bab L'Bluz. The band based around singer Yousra Mansour delves even further into the facets of the music found between the Atlantic coast and the Sahara

  • Sahrawi singer and musician Aziza Brahim
    Aziza Brahim's "Mawja"

    The voice of Western Sahara

    Aziza Brahim's childhood as a Sahrawi refugee in Algeria naturally shaped her music, but as her latest album, "Mawja" shows, while she has not forgotten where she comes from, she has long since tuned her ears to a world beyond the camp perimeters

  • Former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily
    Political transition wishful thinking in Libya?

    "Dangerous status quo" – UN Special Envoy resigns

    After "stubborn resistance" by Libya's major political stakeholders, Abdoulaye Bathily, the UN special envoy for Libya, has resigned. Analysts say his replacement will need to disrupt the "dangerous" status quo

  • Djazia Satour (right) sings into a microphone as she plays the bendir; in the background, sitting at a grand piano, is pianist Pierre-Luc Jamain
    Contemporary Algerian music

    A Franco-Arabic acoustic duet

    Djazia Satour is one of the most eminent Algerian vocalists of our time. Her new stage project sees her performing her songs in a duo setting with pianist Pierre-Luc Jamain and bringing to life the sounds and tonal colour of her childhood home.

  • Main title: (The story of Olfa's Daughters)   Photo's title: (Olfa and her two Daughters in the premiere of the Tunisian movie Olfa's Daughters at the cinema of the Kulturbrauerei-Cinestar, Berlin Hall) Place & Date: (Berlin –18th Jan 2024) - Copyright / Photographer: Copyright for Qantara, Mohammed Magdy
    Tunisian film "Four Daughters"

    Painful family ties

    Two of Tunisian single mother Olfa Hamrouni's four daughters joined IS in Libya. For more than nine years now, Hamrouni has been fighting to be reunited with her daughters. Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania has made a moving feature-length documentary on her story

  • Germany: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Refugees (asylum seeker and child) in front of migrant reception centre
    Migration and the white majority

    Racism can make you sick

    If you've experienced racial discrimination, you'll know how it feels. Racism can cause high blood pressure, excess weight and mental health problems

  • Women in traditional costumes and carrying large bowls and containers walk down the middle of a street as part of a protest on the 61st anniversary of Algerian independence while people on the footpaths and police officers look on
    Gender roles in the Arab world

    'The idea of male dominance is in crisis'

    Extensive research by the Algerian sociologist Fatma Oussedik has revealed that ideas about family and gender roles in the North African country are undergoing major changes

  • Migrants from Senegal are a common sight in Moroccan cities – in this case Casablanca
    Destination Morocco

    A magnet for migrant women?

    Morocco has slowly transformed from a transit country to a destination country for sub-Saharan African migrants – almost half of whom are women

  • A woman in a blue headscarf puts the finishing touches to a bride's make-up; the bride looks unhappy
    Cinema showcase in Morocco

    Arab women filmmakers challenge Western preconceptions

    Female filmmakers from across the Middle East are increasingly being recognised and celebrated. But the challenges they face are not always what you might expect

  • While intent is always important, it is no guarantee of artistic merit. "Nowruz", the Aga Khan Master Musicians' debut album, is an example of both in perfect synthesis.
    Aga Khan Master Musicians' "Nowruz"

    Sunshine, peace and the smell of home

    While intent is always important, it is no guarantee of artistic merit. "Nowruz", the Aga Khan Master Musicians' debut album, is an example of both in perfect synthesis. Richard Marcus had a listen

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