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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
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2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
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2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
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2009George Butler in Africa
2009
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2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
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1850Horn
1850
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1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
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1875Zanze
1875
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Rebab
1875
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1850Nay
1850
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
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900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2023Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene
2023
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2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
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2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
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2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
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2012David Chancellor's Hunters offers an unsettling look at African blood sports
2012
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2015Up close with the young acrobats of Namsa Leuba’s West African roots
2015
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
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2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
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2022Jada Akoto’s design practice explores the intersection of pop culture and the African diaspora
2022
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2020How Karabo Poppy Moletsane is permeating the real African aesthetic worldwide
2020
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2017Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football
2017
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2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
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2012OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue
2012
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2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2017Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape
2017
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2010The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
2010
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2022Using only African designers, Gida is a creative journal dedicated to being “by and for Africans”
2022
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2016Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s collaged images offer new perspective on the “African experience”
2016
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2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
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2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
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2024Iconic jerseys and grassroots spirit: Victor Edeh captures football fever during the Africa Cup of Nations
2024
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2012Introducing...The ultra-bold African supergraphics of illustrator Lynnie Zulu
2012
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2019Through portraiture, photographer Justin Keene sets up a dialogue with South Africa
2019
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2022Marie Gomis-Trezise explains how Nataal grew to become the premier platform for African creative talent
2022
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2022“Skateboarding feels a lot like therapy”: Karabo Mooki shares stories of South Africa’s all-female skate group, Island Gals
2022
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2019The Hayward shines a light on South Africa’s born-free generation
2019
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2023Discover South Africa’s rich culinary heritage with Hannerie Visser’s 100+ Flavours project
2023
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2022Photographer Benjamin Schmuck honours the Voodoo culture of Benin and West Africa
2022
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2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
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2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
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2022Sianeh A. Kpukuyou’s sun-kissed portfolio celebrates “Dark skin and African stories”
2022
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2012Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet
2012
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2018Alexander Mourant's photographs trace a road-trip he took down the length of Africa
2018
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2017Photographer Fabrice Monteiro's fear-inducing prophecy of west Africa's future
2017
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2011Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
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2017An animated story of survival during apartheid in South Africa
2017
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2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
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2016Inside the world of West African barbershops with Andrew Esiebo
2016
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2019Jump Ball celebrates the relationship between basketball and the African diaspora
2019
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2018Thom Pierce on using photography to amplify the protests of a rural South African community
2018
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2018Eddie Wrey photographs the women of West African market Adjamé
2018
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2013Illustration: A host of illustrators wish Lynx Africa a happy 18th birthday!
2013
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2015Wolff Olins' Ije Nwokorie on what Africa needs to harness its creative energy
2015