Sarah Zakzouk’s review of Reel Words, an evening of Iraqi and British poetry in London commemorating the ten-year anniversary of the Iraq war

‘… That lonely one turned his head to the vernal moon above, whispering softly, ‘My silent city – where art the soul of thine springs?’

‘This is an institution for the people of Egypt, and it is up to them to record their history by bringing to light the hidden gems of eras gone by’

‘It is certainly about time that the Arab world reasserted its position as a centre for knowledge and excellence’ – Sarah Zakzouk on Egypt’s cultural revolution

‘Lebanon was, and always will be schizophrenic’ – A review of Zena El Khalil’s memoir, ‘Beirut, I Love You’, now available in North America

A reflection on the often-controversial Middle Eastern notion of honour, in the context of Turkish author Elif Shafak’s latest novel of the same name

Is the future of Arab art as terrifying as Lebanese artist and art historian Gregory Buchakjian makes it seem in his book, ‘War and Other [Impossible] Possibilities’?

Egyptian photographer Ahmad Hosni’s collection of essays and photographs documenting the transformation of South Sinai into a tourist enclave

A look at the enduring relevance of Simin Daneshvar’s Persian literary masterpiece, published over 40 years ago