Giovanni Vigna

Giovanni Vigna

Vigna

Giovanni Vigna is a freelance Italian journalist with a focus on Middle Eastern and global politics.

We speak to family and other artists to remember the work and life of Palestinian artist Dina Khaled Zaarab, the young artist killed by an Israeli airstrike

29 April, 2025

In 'Safaa and the Tent', Palestinian artist Safaa Odah documents Israel's genocide in Gaza, using her tent’s fabric as a canvas after her home was destroyed

08 April, 2025

Amid the destruction of Gaza, artist Maisara Baroud turned to paper and ink to document the genocide, capturing the pain, survival, and defiance of his people

18 February, 2025

Book Club: 'Eyes on Gaza' offers a collection of personal narrative, contemporary history and vital reporting to shine a light on the horrors in Palestine today

20 November, 2024

Using only a notebook, pencils, and black ink pens, artist Mohammed Alhaj documents the different stages of the Gaza genocide, including scenes of displacement

22 August, 2024

Basel Elmaqosui hopes to keep memories alive through drawing and teaching children art, as Israel's bombs continue to destroy dreams and reality in Gaza.

16 April, 2024

Inspired by the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, a wave of contrarian, taboo-busting comics has emerged across the Arab region, with Twins Cartoon at its edge.

02 April, 2024

The New Arab Meets: Palestinian poet, Mosab Abu Toha. Abducted by Israel having raided Gaza, Mosab details his desperate escape and hopes for a free Gaza.

09 January, 2024