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  • The Arabian Divan. (Photo: BANK™, book design: Katrin Schacke)
    Stefan Weidner on pre-Islamic poetry

    "Poetry in its true fullness"

    Stefan Weidner has gathered pre-Islamic poems and translated them into German. His new book "The Arabic Divan" revisits these centuries-old works and explores how their verses serve as a vibrant predecessor to today's social media.

  • A group of women stand around a table upon which a number of handicrafts are placed for sale.
    Women in Syria

    Crafting independence

    In Syria, women are reclaiming their independence through creative initiatives, from traditional crafts to community workshops. Four stories of perseverance and hope.

  • The face of a woman is projected onto a wall made of large stone blocks.
    Fairuz

    Songs for a Lebanon that never existed

    Lebanese singer Fairuz, now a 90-year-old icon, began her career 70 years ago with mould-breaking musical theatre. Setting artistic milestones alongside the Rahbani brothers, she soundtracked the history of Lebanon through an era marked by suffering and war.

  • Brigitte Schiffer & Hans Hickmann on the way to Siwa Oasia. Siwa Oasis, Cairo, 1933
    Jewish composer Brigitte Schiffer

    Fleeing the Nazis and thriving in Cairo

    Many Jewish musicians fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. Composer Brigitte Schiffer was one of the few who put down roots in Egypt. In this interview, the German music professor Matthias Pasdzierny charts her unusual story.

  • Lebanon celebrates art amid crisis

    Lebanon has suffered economic turmoil for years and its arts and culture sector hasn't been spared. The "We Design Beirut" expo aims to revive the scene and throw a lifeline to artisans

  • Even before the mass protests against the AfD in 2024, a cultural movement was forming against the rise of the far right
    German culture scene unites against far-right

    "The Many" against the AfD

    Germany's right-wing AfD continues to gain ground in the polls. Many involved in the country's cultural scene fear the party will restrict artistic freedoms following the next election and have therefore launched their own campaign

  • Feminist art from Pakistan

    Thoughtful, provocative, chic: Shehzil Malik's fresh aesthetic seeks social transformation in a conservative, male-dominated society – sometimes by deliberately flaunting social conventions

  • Artwork at Desert X AlUla 2024
    Desert X AlUla 2024

    "The desert is demanding new ways of seeing"

    Over the past three years, there has been a shift in perception around the Saudi Arabian art scene, and at this year's DesertX, artists benefitted from freer expression

  • A woman in an animal-print headscarf and black jumper (Menna Hamouda) stands in front of charcoal and chalk drawings on a wall in Gaza; she looks very serious
    The story of a young artist in Gaza

    When the pain begins to draw

    Drawing on the walls of buildings in the Gaza Strip is a way for 21-year-old artist Menna Hamouda to express the trauma inflicted by five months of pain and destruction

  • View from the Biennale Terrace over the tributary of the Wadi Hanifa
    Contemporary Art Biennale in Riyadh

    What comes after the rain

    For the second time, a biennale for contemporary art is taking place in Riyadh. It stands for Saudi Arabia's new policy of opening up and focuses on the theme of nature and environment. A report from Riyadh

  • Fikra magazine covers in Arabic and English
    Fikra culture magazine

    Showcasing Palestinian perspectives

    Fikra culture magazine publishes literature and art by Palestinians from all over the world. The editors hope it will serve as a platform for the dispersed community to debate and dream – and defend itself against censorship from all sides

  • Woman sits in front of a screen displaying a cross-stitch pattern of a red flower
    Palestine's cultural heritage

    The first digital Palestinian embroidery database

    Award-winning entrepreneur Zain Masri has so far digitised about 1,000 traditional Palestinian cross-stitch patterns, now available for download from her platform, Tirazain

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