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Listen, Read, Watch: Sudan
Recommendations for what to Listen, Watch, Read list from Sudan, featuring Sharhabil Ahmed, Laila Aboulela, and Mohamed Kordofani.
Listen, Read, Watch: Palestine
Recommendations for what to Listen, Watch, Read list from Palestine, featuring Lana Lubany, Karim Kattan and Lina Soualem.
Iconic Buildings of Kuwait's Skyline
What are the most important buildings in Kuwait city’s skyline? Who are the architects that built the urban fabric of this gulf city? A quick guide to some of K
Listen, Read, Watch: Morocco
Recommendations for what to Listen, Watch, Read list from Morocco, featuring Bab L’Bluz, Laila Lalami, and Asmae El Moudir.
Books About Architecture in the Gulf
What to read if you want to learn more about architecture and urban planning in the Gulf, as recommended by Roberto Fabbri on the afikra podcast.
Listen, Read, Watch: Syria
A curated Listen, Watch, Read list spotlighting works from Syria. Featuring an album by TootArd, a novel by Khaled Khalifa, and a documentary film by Taim Karesly.
Listen, Read, Watch: Egypt
A curated Listen, Watch, Read list spotlighting works from Egypt. Featuring an album by Dina El Wedidi, a book by Nawal El Saadawi and a film directed by Ayten Amin.
Listen, Read, Watch: Saudi Arabia
A curated Listen, Watch, Read list spotlighting works from Saudi Arabia with Moayad Alnefaie’s Bath Al Shaer, Abdulrahman Munif’s Cities of Salt and Yallah Yallah Beenah.
Listen, Read, Watch: Iraq
A curated Listen, Watch, Read list spotlighting works from Iraq. Featuring an album by Natik Awayez, poetry by Nizak al-Mala’ika and Maysoon Pachachi’s 2021 film Our River….Our Sky.
Listen, Read, Watch: Resistance
A curated Listen, Watch, Read list spotlighting works of resistance from Palestine. With work by Riad Awwan, Tawfiq Zayyad and Rakan Mayasi.
Listen, Read, Watch: Algeria
A curated Listen, Watch, Read list from Algeria, featuring work by Dahmane El Harrachi, Mohammed Dib and Mounia Meddour.