Benjamin Ashraf

Ashraf

Benjamin Ashraf is an Editor at The New Arab. He was previously Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Jordan's Center for Strategic Studies.

Areas of focus: Critical Theory, Post-Colonialism, Aesthetics, and Sound Studies.

Follow him on Twitter: @ashrafzeneca

Wizara's ARQAAM: Blockchain's first pan-regional art exhibit

The New Arab speaks with Wizara about their newest exhibition ARQAAM - the first Arab-led, pan-regional NFT exhibition on the blockchain platform that features digital artists from the Global South.

01 December, 2021

Patriot, pariah, Pakistani: The legend of AQ Khan

In-depth: AQ Khan, one of the founders of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, has died at the age of 85. Revered in his home country, if abhorred by much of the international community, he leaves behind a legacy that's synonymous with the Pakistani psyche.

20 October, 2021

Vaccine multilateralism in MENA and open-source data science

The New Arab speaks with the architects of The Vaccines in MENA Data Science Initiative, an open-source programme aimed at promoting regional cooperation in vaccine deployment through interactive maps and community platforms.

02 September, 2021

Revered British-Libyan calligrapher Ali Omar Ermes dies

A pioneer of modern Arab calligraphy, Ali Omar Ermes inspired a generation through his masterful appropriation of the Arabic script, igniting the Arab world's imagination.

14 July, 2021

It's Not Complicated: Ma3azef's sonic protest for Palestine

Ma3azef.com, a Arabic web-magazine dedicated to contemporary Arab music, has released its latest compilation album "It's Not Complicated". An audio-protest dedicated to the Palestinian people, the compilation is a trans-sonic, trans-national triumph.

06 July, 2021

How social media is unmasking Israeli exceptionalism

The battle over optics and perception has formally migrated online, where social media has been a gamechanger in revealing the rising tide of ultra-nationalism within Israel, writes Benjamin Ashraf.

29 June, 2021