Culture

From Revolutionary Iran to a Journey of Art and Exile: A Conversation with Kazem Shahryari

The Iranian Revolution was one of the key events of the twentieth century (1978-1979). Kazem Shahryari didn’t get involved. He was already involved. They made a revolution before the revolution. In this interview, Shahryari speaks of his activism, exile, and French xenophobia.

Cooking as Praxis

It is true that for many (especially women), cooking is a slog; a chore; a relentless rhythm of unrecognised servitude. Often an act of love but also an undeniable reminder of the domesticated femininity women are benchmarked against.

The Word for World is Forest* | A Photo-Essay

The thing that the virus whispered into our ear, with its sharp voice, was simple and solid, "We are together in this...". That tiny thing, which was invisible to the eye at first, is now big enough to make our eyes bleed. The earth is a human colony…

Tatters of History

A visit to the once Palestinian City of Haifa

Shouting, Remembering, and Beauty

Facets of a Misunderstood African Mindset

Libyan Women in Entrepreneurship

Lubna’s Zantouti’s vision for young women in Libya