ARTICLES
The Djamilas: Women of The Algerian War For Independence And The Art That Pushed Their Cause Forward
Halima by Mohamed Laroussi El Metoui is the first book I remember ever reading. It told the captivating story of a young tunisian woman’s active role in armed resistance against colonialism in the tense climate of 1950s French Tunisia.
“Roba vecchia”, how old traditions become solutions to contemporary challenges in Egypt
Cairo, 2022 – one may often be awakened by the screaming sound bekkia or roba vecchia resonating throughout Cairo and other Egyptian cities’ streets.
Ko Shin Moon, Live from Grand Safar Hotel
Today, after touring late 2021in Egypt and lebanon to promote Miniature #1, Ko Shin Moon releases a performance at Beirut Grand Sofar Hotel with goals to collaborate with Lebanese musicians and follow their ambition: the renewal of listening practices through open borders.
Diasporic seeds
My baba, although born from semi-desert lands,
Considered himself to be a western man
When you embrace
Hurts
Your deep hot flesh is a furnace
To warm the arthritis of my heart
Inequity of love
Hurts
Your deep hot flesh is a furnace
To warm the arthritis of my heart
Seeing Algeria through curiosity: An interview with Nassim Herkat
Nassim is an Algerian, born and raised in Saint-Denis, Paris, who now spends his time living between Nice and Algiers. In 2017, he created ‘Kabtihkayti’, whose name stems from the Algerian Arabic phrase ‘my bag, my story’. His main aim in creating the project was to break stereotypes that those from developing nations and modest financial backgrounds cannot travel and explore the world.
Ali Dawood, Iraqi artist merging hip-hop cultures and pop art
Ali Dawood (@ill_lawi) is an Iraqi artist who creates pop culture pieces in re-imagined CG iterations bred from a combination of culture, street, and hip-hop.
An interview with Disco Arabesquo
“The thing is that people don’t expect Arabs to be creative and it often surprises them to see that the music is also inspired by different genres that are not just traditional Arabic sounds, but also the sounds of the West, but also the East.”
ARTICLES
ARTS & CULTURES
The Djamilas: Women of The Algerian War For Independence And The Art That Pushed Their Cause Forward
Halima by Mohamed Laroussi El Metoui is the first book I remember ever reading. It told the captivating story of a young tunisian woman’s active role in armed resistance against colonialism in the tense climate of 1950s French Tunisia.
“Roba vecchia”, how old traditions become solutions to contemporary challenges in Egypt
Cairo, 2022 – one may often be awakened by the screaming sound bekkia or roba vecchia resonating throughout Cairo and other Egyptian cities’ streets.
POETRY
Caïn و Muchi
Caïn و Muchi X NOUR MAGAZINE
Salam Yousry’s disfiguration
ART / PAINTING Salam Yousry’s disfiguration by Nour Team Salam Yousry @salamyousry is a Cairo-based visual artist and filmmaker. Yousry engages in a
INTERVIEWS
Seeing Algeria through curiosity: An interview with Nassim Herkat
Nassim is an Algerian, born and raised in Saint-Denis, Paris, who now spends his time living between Nice and Algiers. In 2017, he created ‘Kabtihkayti’, whose name stems from the Algerian Arabic phrase ‘my bag, my story’. His main aim in creating the project was to break stereotypes that those from developing nations and modest financial backgrounds cannot travel and explore the world.
Ali Dawood, Iraqi artist merging hip-hop cultures and pop art
Ali Dawood (@ill_lawi) is an Iraqi artist who creates pop culture pieces in re-imagined CG iterations bred from a combination of culture, street, and hip-hop.
ARTICLES
The Djamilas: Women of The Algerian War For Independence And The Art That Pushed Their Cause Forward
Halima by Mohamed Laroussi El Metoui is the first book I remember ever reading. It told the captivating story of a young tunisian woman’s active role in armed resistance against colonialism in the tense climate of 1950s French Tunisia.
Diasporic seeds
My baba, although born from semi-desert lands,
Considered himself to be a western man
When you embrace
Hurts
Your deep hot flesh is a furnace
To warm the arthritis of my heart
Inequity of love
Hurts
Your deep hot flesh is a furnace
To warm the arthritis of my heart
Ali Dawood, Iraqi artist merging hip-hop cultures and pop art
Ali Dawood (@ill_lawi) is an Iraqi artist who creates pop culture pieces in re-imagined CG iterations bred from a combination of culture, street, and hip-hop.