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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2019The latest series by Israeli art collective Broken Fingaz showcases a contemporary twist on traditional oil painting
2019
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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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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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Rebab
1875
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1225Catapult Projectile from Montfort (Starkenberg) Castle
1225
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900Reed Mat
900
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1800Square
1800
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1850Nay
1850
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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1000Lamp
1000
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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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900Seal with Hebrew Inscription
900
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
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2015Pocket watches with Hebrew numerals
2015
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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2020Jewish Pocket Watch
2020
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2015Jewish pocket watches
2015
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2014Exhibition: New photography show offers an alternative side of Israel and Palestine
2014
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2015Matteo Berton's considered illustrations of a Nazi raid on a Jewish community
2015
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2019Photographer Grey Hutton gives us a joyful glimpse into the Jewish festival of Purim
2019
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2019Andy Sweet captures the forgotten Jewish tribe of Miami’s South Beach
2019
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2020Two Jewish Women is a website designed to unpack the nuances of Orthodox Judaism
2020
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2014Illustration: Spectacular illustration from Israeli artist Shimrit Elkanati
2014
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2013Illustration: Check out Israeli illustrator Ellakookoo's new style - wow!
2013
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2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
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2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
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2020Jackson Krule opens a window into Jewish life in his latest series capturing Siyum HaShas
2020
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2015Noa Snir’s gruesomely sweet illustrations retell a classic Hebrew story
2015
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
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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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2018Clement Chapillon's work explores people and place, Israel and Palestine
2018
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2022Ofir Berman offers a portal into one of Jerusalem’s oldest Jewish neighbourhoods, the Mea Shearim
2022
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2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
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2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
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2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012