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The Syrian-born German Artist Marwan

Art with 99 Attributes

The Museum of Islamic Art is currently staging an exhibition of the works of Marwan entitled "The 99 Attributes". The Syrian-born artist, who has lived in Berlin for five decades, is considered a bridge-builder between the artistic traditions of the East and Western modernism. Ariana Mirza reports
The Iraqi Artist Rafa Al-Nasiri

Creativity as Resistance

Rafa Al-Nasiri is one of the best-known contemporary Iraqi artists on the international stage. His work is deeply influenced by the culture of Arabic script, and also by his intensive encounters with artists in China and Europe. Martina Sabra interviewed the artist at his home in Amman, Jordan
Wafaa Bilal's "Domestic Tension"

Iraqi Artist as Human Target

For an entire month, the Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal subjected himself to a remote-controlled barrage of fire from a paintball gun. Internet users shot at the defenseless man over 60,000 times. Ariana Mirza spoke to the USA-based artist
Iraqi Art

A Culture in Exile

Much of contemporary Iraqi art has been produced abroad - the main focus of exiled artists has nevertheless remained on the motherland, as an exhibition in Berlin goes to show. Ariana Mirza recounts here her impressions
Oday Rasheed's "Underexposure"

Blinking Incredulously at the Sun

"Oday Rasheed has taken the term 'guerilla filmmaking' to a whole new level," according to Variety Magazine. The film demonstrates, however, how difficult it is for Iraqi film to develop a genuine cinematic language of its own. By Silke Kettelhake
''The House of Wisdom'' by Jim Al-Khalili

The golden age of learning in the Arab-speaking world

Arabic-speaking researchers have made major contributions to science. In his book The House of Wisdom, physicist Jim Al-Khalili examines the extent of their influence on the Western World. Anne Allmeling sends us this review
The Barbarians of the North

Venturing into the Darkness of Europe

During the Middle Ages, hardly any Arabs traveled to Europe – the region simply had nothing to offer. Those who did travel north, however, complained about the "raw" and "animal-like" behavior of the "Francs" – and about their lack of culture. By Mona Naggar
Rifa'a Rafi' al-Tahtawi

France as a Role Model

In the 19th century it was not only Europeans who were seized by the wanderlust to see the Orient. The number of people traveling in the opposite direction, from the Orient to Europe, also rose rapidly. Barbara Winckler reports
Islam Criticism in Germany

The Uprising of the Indecent

A riposte from society's middle ground: with his book "The Alarmists", Patrick Bahners wades through the murky depths of criticism of Islam in Germany and warns against a brutalisation of public life. A review by Daniel Bax
Protests against Bashar Al-Asad

Is Syria the Next Domino?

With the Tunisian and Egyptian regimes gone and street protests roiling cities from Algiers to Teheran, many people are now wondering which domino might fall next. Syria appears to be approaching a tipping point. By Ribal Al-Assad