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French-Iranian graphic novelist and illustrator Marjane Satrapi poses in front of the central part of an Olympic triptych tapestry created for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, designed from a drawing by Satrapi, during its unveiling at the Mobilier National (National Furniture) in Paris on March 12, 2024.
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Franco-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi, aged 56, has died

"Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life," her family said in a statement.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 June, 2026
Matthew Collings
Gaza War
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UK artist defends pro-Palestine drawings after show cancellation

The New Arab Staff
15 May, 2026
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Arts and culture
Art
Culture
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Revisiting Dia al-Azzawi's tapestry tribute to Sabra and Shatila

Chloe Lewin

Chloe Lewin

15 October, 2025
Mahmoud Darwish
Art
Art
Culture
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How Mahmoud Darwish's timeless poetry has inspired Arab artists

Rawaa Talass

Rawaa Talass

12 March, 2025
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Syria
Art
Culture
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Meet the Syrian artists shaping the future of a new Syria

Rawaa Talass

Rawaa Talass

25 January, 2025
Nahal_Bishara
Palestinian culture
Art
Culture
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Remembering Nahil Bishara, the Palestinian Renaissance woman

Rawaa Talass

Rawaa Talass

06 December, 2024
Pink mat with a screen on it with a man in a white t-shirt on the screen
Germany
World
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Euro-scene Leipzig festival cancels Palestinian play over BDS

Rose Chacko
08 November, 2024
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7 October One Year On
Unfiltered

Gaza a year on: Artists fight to bear truth from Palestine to UK

Zoe Lafferty

Zoe Lafferty

09 October, 2024
Amal_Al_Nakhala
Gaza War
Art
Culture
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The Gazan artists reshaping their artistic vision amid war

Eman Hajj new

Eman Alhaj Ali

09 October, 2024
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rap
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Revisiting Palestinian rap with Asifeh and Osloob

The New Arab Staff

Emilie Maksaymous

10 September, 2024
Alaa_Zaqout
Gaza War
Society
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'Don't forget us': Gaza genocide through a young artist's eyes

Sebastian Shehadi

Sebastian Shehadi

07 June, 2024
Artists in Baltimore make kites to honour Palestinians in Gaza. [Brooke Anderson/TNA]
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Artists in Baltimore make kites in honour of Gaza

Brooke Anderson
31 May, 2024
Gaza War
World
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Israel artist shuts Biennale show for Gaza ceasefire

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 April, 2024
Egyptian visual artist Mohamed Abla denounced the German government's stance towards the Israeli war on Gaza. [Courtesy of Mohamed Abla]
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian artist Abla condemns Germany's stance on Gaza war

Thaer Mansour
08 March, 2024
Gaza War
World
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Film director Ken Loach urges Gaza ceasefire at Bafta Awards

The New Arab Staff
19 February, 2024
Dargen D'Amico
Gaza War
Video

Italian singer Dargen D'Amico calls for Gaza ceasefire at Eurovision

The New Arab Staff
09 February, 2024
Illustration - In-depth - Gaza/history
Gaza War
In-depth
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How Israel's war is erasing Gaza's history and culture

Alessandra Bajec
18 December, 2023
Historic Doha neighbourhood
Qatar World Cup
Culture
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Back to the Future: Pop-up art in heart of historic Doha

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)

22 November, 2022
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MENA
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Syria artist breaks world record for largest mandala display

The New Arab Staff
16 July, 2022
Meet the German-Iranian artist encouraging cultural dialogue through art
Iranians
Art
Culture
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The German-Iranian encouraging cultural dialogue through art

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Sahar Esfandiari

11 March, 2022
Afghan
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Afghan refugee artists paint a mural in Albania's capital

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 December, 2021