Meet the storyteller who fights to keep Syrian folktales alive
By Claudia Ferrandiz and Nil Montilla He wears a jellabiya and a tarboosh or fez on his head, while he holds a stick. With deep…
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A Childhood Tale Of A Cassette Tape!
By Saya Zahawi Do you have that one thing that has stayed with you throughout the years? Something that’s always there wherever you go? Mine…
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Nayrouz Qarmout: “I didn’t plan to be a writer at all…”
Interview Sulaiman Othman The prize-winning writer on her short story The Sea Cloak highlights women’s voices in Gaza Born in Yarmouk in the Damascus refugee…
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Nour Zantah: Syrians inspired to protest powerfully through art
Sulaiman Othman Syrian artist offers an immersive experience that reveals the deeply emotional and personal impacts of war. “Ataxia exhibits a body of paintings that…
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Art Born out of Pain to go on display in London
Kurdish artworks that emerged out of pain in Kurdistan and struggled to survive will go on display at a London gallery this week. The exhibition…
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No Friend But The Mountains, to be made into a film
Behrouz Boochani’s award-winning No Friend But The Mountains will be made into a feature film to begin in Australia in 2021 a collaborative project between…
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Artist Shukran Bilal: Capturing War Through Painting
By Sulaiman Othman In Syria Art is capturing daily lives and trying to tell untold stories to people worldwide. How do artists deal with the…
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Explore Issawa Sufi Music
A night of the musical heritage of Diwane and its Sufi strand: The Issawa. Founded in 2012, Culturama seeks to represent Algerian culture and bring…
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Sanliurfa( Urfa): A journey into History
Sanliurfa is also known as the City of Abraham. Text and Photos by Behcet Bicakci One of my favourite place to visit in my home…
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Culture In A Teahouse Chaikhana in Iraqi Kurdistan
Photos By Youssef Othman Tea is an important part of Kurdish culture. The chaikhana, teahouse, is the traditional place where men gather together to drink…
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