‘Nonetheless, the coffee is poured once again, conjuring memories of unachievable dreams and desires ever destined to be effaced’

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

‘Her work becomes a passing reminder that the past is not history yet, but merely the debris of the present’ – Arie Akkermans on the art of Devrim Kadirbeyoğlu

A conversation with Mona Shomali and Haleh Jamali, two artists exploring female Iranian identity in a collaborative exhibition at the Asian Arts Initiative

Belgian-Moroccan director Kadija Leclere’s debut film, which examines the role of women in traditional Moroccan society

A multimedia exhibition on display at London’s Mosaic Rooms highlighting the little-known story of the Yemeni sailors of South Shields

‘Karam’s figures are sublime, mentally, ideologically, and physically transcending the socio-historical pressures of Lebanon’

‘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’

‘My family is here. I’m hanging here, torn between these two countries, these two realities. I belong to both these countries without being totally part of them’