artists

Dia_al_Azzawi
Arts and culture
Art
Culture
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Revisiting Dia al-Azzawi's tapestry tribute to Sabra and Shatila

The Dalloul Art Foundation's recent exhibition of Dia Azzawi's 'Sabra and Shatila Massacre' tapestry highlighted the importance of documenting war's realities

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
Hala_Omran_Jaber_AlAzmeh
Syria
Art
Culture
Live Story

Meet the Syrian artists shaping the future of a new Syria

Rawaa Talass

Rawaa Talass

25 January, 2025
Nahal_Bishara
Palestinian culture
Art
Culture
Live Story

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
Live Story

Euro-scene Leipzig festival cancels Palestinian play over BDS

Rose Chacko
08 November, 2024
Lebanon murals
revolution
Society
Live Story

Lebanon's revolution: How art turned into a political weapon

The New Arab Staff

Sarah Khalil

16 October, 2020
morocco
Morocco
MENA
Live Story

Morocco artisans fear 'knockout punch' from coronavirus

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 June, 2020
Palestine protest Germany - Getty
racism
Perspectives

How Germany uses anti-BDS laws to ostracise Israel critics

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Denijal Jegic

20 September, 2019
Mehdi Rajabian
oppression
Analysis
Live Story

Iranian musician leads Middle Eastern 'peace album' collaboration

Florence Dixon
25 July, 2019
India actors -- Twitter
India
MENA
Live Story

India police 'arrests two Bollywood actors dressed as terrorists'

The New Arab
31 May, 2019
Chemical attacks Syria [Getty]
White Helmets
MENA
Live Story

Syrian regime Ramadan TV show mocks chemical attack victims

The New Arab
30 May, 2019
Venice Biennale
UAE
Society
Live Story

Arab artists make waves at this year's Venice Biennale

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Jad Salfiti

16 May, 2019
Yemen artist -- AFP
Yemen
Society
Live Story

Artists paint murals of hopes and fears in Yemen

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

14 March, 2019
Jordan art
Middle East
Society
Live Story

Jordanian graffiti artists brighten Amman's drab streets

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

28 December, 2017
Marwan Barghouti AFP
Twitter reacts
Narrated

These Arab artists are spreading their talent with Twitter

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

20 August, 2017
Syria comic strip - Solidarites International
Syrian refugees
Society
Live Story

Comic artists draw attention to Syrian refugees in Lebanon

The New Arab Staff

Sarah Khalil

02 March, 2017
Vasif Kortun
Turkey
Society
Live Story

Worried artists ponder an uncertain future in Turkey

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

05 August, 2016
مروان الدويري قبل وبعد داعش
Islamic State group
Narrated

Culture clash: The artists joining the Islamic State group

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

16 November, 2015
Homeland is racist
racist
MENA
Live Story

'Homeland is racist' reads graffiti in hit TV show

The New Arab
15 October, 2015
Miri Regev Israel GETTY
Jaffa
Analysis
Live Story

Israeli culture minister threatens dissenting artists

The New Arab & agencies
15 June, 2015
Mona Hatoum Over My Dead Body GETTY
Nakba
Society
Live Story

Keeping the Nakba memory alive through art

The New Arab Staff

Mohammad Omran

21 May, 2015