An intimate essay on the strange grief of understanding your mother tongue, but never feeling fluent enough to truly call it your own.
Across three generations, Arab comedians have evolved from self-censoring outsiders into a driving force behind Paris’s stand-up boom.
From intimate living rooms to major stadiums, the Amkieh sisters are building a new cultural home for the SWANA community with Mazikaa.
While Arab football achieved a record-breaking representation at the World Cup, it’s met with spirit-breaking American policies.
Filmmaker Ahmed Razeek on why music videos remain one of the region’s most vital spaces for cinematic storytelling.
As Iraqi “shaabi” music goes viral on TikTok, its relationship with local and diaspora Iraqis comes into focus.
During times of turmoil and crisis in the Middle East and North Africa, football and music come together for the people.
A growing global MENA party scene has become a vital space for some diaspora to find community and solidarity, even as it draws scrutiny over its political role.
Sundus Abdul Hadi and Yassin Alsalman, the founders of the independent bookstore in Montreal, seek to preserve literature, music, and community.
At its annual In Between festival, tastemakers from across creative scenes talked about the thriving representation of the MENA region.
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