Middle East

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Music

BODUR: “I’ve always spoken out rather than assimilating”

What Made Me — In this series, we ask artists and rebels about the forces and experiences that shaped who they are. Today, it’s SWANA-championing pop experimentalist BODUR.

Written by: BODUR

Outdoors

Exploring the football fanatic culture of the Middle East

New photo book ‘Football كرة القدم’ draws together pictures from over a dozen photographers to explore the region’s vibrant football culture.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Opinion

The everyday voices silenced in our coverage of the Middle East

Until women and young people are heard, we won’t break this cycle of destruction and dehumanisation, argues director Maysoon Pachachi.

Written by: Maysoon Pachachi

Activism

The rise of Ben-Gvir is the product of Israeli apartheid

Free Palestine — While the ascension of far-right politicians in Israel has been met with outrage by the British Jewish press, it is merely the logical conclusion of Israeli colonialism, writes Emily Hilton.

Written by: Emily Hilton

Skate

The skatepark providing refuge to Amman’s youth

In a city sorely lacking in public space, 7Hills skatepark is transforming the lives of people in Jordan’s capital.

Written by: Aisha Kherallah and Tom Critchley

Activism

A year after the Beirut blast, the fight for justice continues

Rebuilding from the rubble — On 4 August 2020, a large quantity of ammonium nitrate exploded in the port of Beirut, killing 218 people and injuring 7000 others. A year on, protestors still fighting for answers gathered together on the streets.

Written by: Matt Kynaston

Activism

The fight to boycott Israel – inside occupied Palestine

#PalestineEconomicWeek — It has long been assumed that Palestinians living inside the apartheid system have an inherently weaker capacity to mobilise. But a new campaign is educating Palestinians about the importance, and feasibility, of boycotting Israeli goods from the inside to corrode colonial-economic structures.

Written by: Amal Nazzal

Activism

A Gaza resident on life after the ceasefire

‘Without hope we cannot live’ — A Palestinian medical project coordinator who has lived in Gaza for the last two decades recounts the horrors of the past few weeks, which saw hundreds killed by Israeli airstrikes, and what must happen next to secure peace.

Written by: Jessie Williams (interview)

Culture

The project reviving Beirut’s forgotten trans history

Treat Me Like Your Mother — Combining studio shoots, interviews and archival imagery, a new book documents the untold stories of 11 trans women living in Beirut and rewrites the queer history of a war-torn city.

Written by: Gunseli Yalcinkaya

Magazine

Beirut’s skate scene is rebuilding from the rubble

After the blast — For those living in the Lebanese capital, the explosion was simply the tip of the iceberg. As the city grapples with the aftermath, a group of skaters are fighting to save their scene – because for them, it’s the only way to escape the pressures of everyday life.

Written by: Victoria Schneider

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