Joobin Bekhrad talks to Moroccan artist Zakaria Ramhani about identity, Islam, and his first US solo exhibition at New York City’s Julie Meneret Gallery
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In Search of Sonic Translation
Mohamed Belmaaza on the legacy of Judaeo-Arabic music, the Moroccan matrouz tradition, and otherwordly musical experiences in Essaouira
War of Words
‘The invocation of literature in art is the bond bringing Neshat and Essaydi together in their struggle to recontextualise views of the region’
A Bag of Flour
Belgian-Moroccan director Kadija Leclere’s debut film, which examines the role of women in traditional Moroccan society
Casablanca Mon Amour
A powerful documentary and critique of the relationship between Hollywood and the Arab world, which follows two boys on a road trip throughout Morocco
Redefining the Rock Star
‘This is a being unshaken by the ravages of time, defying practice, medium, and creed … The rock star is dead. Long live the rock star’
See the Light
Sophie Kazan talks to the V&A’s Curator of Photographs, Marta Weiss about the groundbreaking ‘Light from the Middle East’ photography exhibition
Heart Beguiling Araby
Lured by the coquettish glances of an Eastern princess, William Dobson fell in love with the Orient and found his calling