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Interview with Rose Issa

"Culture Should Not Be Restricted to the West"

The Louvre has just signed a lucrative million-euro deal with Abu Dhabi. Critics in France fear a "sell-out" of French culture. In this interview with Lewis Gropp, Rose Issa, independent curator and art critic specialised on Middle East and North Africa, disagrees
Portrait of the Exiled Lebanese Writer Huda Barakat

"As If the People Had No Memory"

As civil war raged on in Lebanon, from 1975 to 1990, many no longer knew what they were fighting for or why. Lebanese writer Huda Barakat, today living in exile in Paris, experienced the turmoil of the war firsthand. Ibtisam Azem spoke with her about her experiences
'Neda', an Opera by Nader Mashayekhi

Pathos without Kitsch

Nader Mashayekhi is an Iranian-born, Vienna-based composer. With his opera 'Neda', he has succeeded in creating a notable political work of art that addresses current themes in Iranian society. By Stefan Buchen
Iraqi Theatre

The Arab Answer to 'Godot'

An Iraqi-German cooperative project has staged the drama "Waiting for Rain" after Beckett's "Waiting for Godot". It shows Iraqi society in search of itself. Leonie Kircher spoke with the project's initiators
Lahore World Performing Arts Festival

At the Banks of Annemarie Schimmel Bay

The Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop has been organising Lahore's International Theater and Dance Festival since 1992. Inspired by his stay in Germany 75 years ago, Peer had then introduced modern drama to the subcontinent. Elisabeth Einecke-Klövekorn reports
International Festival of Sacred Music in Fes

From Mystery to Revelation

The Festival of Sacred Music has been held in the city of Fes since 1994. This year for the first time, the programme of Islamic, Jewish and Christian music has been widened to include Buddhist, Hindu and animist songs. Detlef Langer was there
Alternative Music Festival in Casablanca

Subversive and independent

The "Boulevard des jeunes musiciens" in Casablanca celebrated its tenth anniversary at the end of June. The alternative music festival excites young people and annoys the government. David Siebert reports
The Gnawa Festival in Essaouira

High on Spirits

Ever since the 1960s, Morocco has been a magnet for musicians from around the world, experimenting with music that crosses all kinds of boundaries. The Gnawa Festival in Essaouira is very much part of this tradition. Andreas Kirchgäßner took a look around this year's event
Cairo Jazz Festival

Soundscapes without Borders

Cultural life in Egypt had been at a virtual standstill since the revolution. The Cairo Jazz Festival was the opportunity to celebrate both music and the revolution. Amira El Ahl was there
Interview with Jonathan M. Bloom

An Ancient Game of Architectural "Tit for Tat"

Jonathan M. Bloom, who lectures in the history of Islamic art and architecture at the Boston College of Arts and Sciences, considers the Swiss decision to prohibit the construction of minarets to be a slap in the face of the Muslim community in Switzerland. Eren Güvercin asked him about the origin and history of the minaret