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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
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2023Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
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2014Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way
2014
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2019Cengiz Yar documents the de-mining efforts in the city of Mosul
2019
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2022Tracy Chahwan on making the visuals for all the best “strictly-vinyl” parties in Beirut
2022
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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
Publication
2022Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Motion
2019Bee-themed shoot Bal arose from a Turkish film and a stomach ache
2019
Publication
2020In a new book, photo duo Valentina Piccinni and Jean-Marc Caimi capture the hidden realities of Istanbul
2020
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2014Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria
2014
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Identity
2019Sean Alexander Geraghty talks identity and traditions with Cuba’s diminishing Chinese population
2019
Motion
2022Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
Motion
2021Beirut-born Yasmina Hilal organically creates mixed media collages – cutting, gluing and sewing away from digital manipulation
2021
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2015Farah Al Qasimi photographs Dubai’s decaying entertainment architecture
2015
Identity
2025Samar Maakaroun’s identity for Together for Palestine applies the visual language of petitions
2025
Motion
2016Filmmaker Maceo Frost captures the formidable Cuban boxer Namibia with rhythmic flair
2016
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2017Tria Giovan’s thoughtful portrait of Cuba in the 1990s
2017
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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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2021Gaza-based painter Malak Mattar on making art as a feminist in Palestine
2021
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2016Taschen’s monograph features Sebastião Salgado’s powerful photographs of the Kuwaiti oil fires
2016
Identity
2022Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region
2022
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2025Watermelon Pictures is the film company putting Palestinian cinema where it belongs – on the big screen
2025
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2016Photographer Ina Niehoff's beautiful analogue Istanbul travelogue
2016
Identity
2018Offshore Studio on its identity concept for the Istanbul Design Biennial
2018
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2012What's On: Hajj - Journey to the Heart of Islam
2012
Photograph
2019What Myriam Boulos’ shots of the Lebanese revolution tell us about photojournalistic ethics
2019
Publication
2020Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
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2020Ryan Debolski spotlights the effects of immigration and globalisation in Oman
2020
Identity
2026Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
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2022Aline Deschamps documents the “beauty, creativity and strength” of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon
2022
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2014Exhibition: New photography show offers an alternative side of Israel and Palestine
2014
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
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2020“I like to slap my audience or shock them”: Iranian documentary photographer Shayan Sajadian
2020
Identity
2014Istanbul-based design studio's identity to accompany the Architecture Biennale
2014
Publication
2021Mohamad Abdouni records the untold stories of trans women living in Beirut
2021
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2015Matteo Berton's considered illustrations of a Nazi raid on a Jewish community
2015
Identity
2019Rodrigo Sombra’s four-year project explores Cuba's shifting identity as the island opens up to the world
2019
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2020“When you live in a place like Lebanon, you have a mission”: Meet the fearless director Jessy Moussallem
2020
Publication
2022Alexandra Rose Howland discusses her impactful new book compiling images shot and collected in Iraq over four years
2022
Poster
2014Graphic Design: Incredible Cuban propaganda posters from OSPAAAL
2014
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2012Hala Al-Ani documents Dubai's pick and mix architecture with real flair
2012
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2020Nicolas Boyer documents an often overlooked side to Iran
2020
Identity
2026Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
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2015Istanbul’s impossibly colourful minimalist architecture, shot by Yener Torun
2015
Identity
2017Grégory Michenaud’s ongoing project sees him explore identity in a Hasidic Jewish community
2017
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2025Glorianna Ximendaz uses archive photography, digital imagery and text messages to immortalise Palestine
2025
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
Publication
2024Union is a new magazine spotlighting artists from Palestine and the diaspora
2024
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2024Inside the Palestinian Sound Archive: preserving the audiovisual legacy of Palestine, one record at a time
2024
Identity
2022Hanna Karraby’s narrative-driven designs delve into her experience as part of the Iranian American diaspora
2022
Identity
2019Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type
2019
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2014Photography: Catherine Losing and Anna Lomax celebrate Cuban shop windows
2014
Publication
2020We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world
2020
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2016A city of contradictions: meet the people shaping Beirut's creative future
2016
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2012Impressive Iraq speeches project from new German publishers Cake
2012
Publication
2021Peter Schlesinger documents the architecture and culture of Yemen during the 1970s
2021
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2016Photographer Carlos Jaramillo captures the pigeon racers of Cuba
2016
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2021Graphic designer Nawal Arafat on creating space for Palestinian voices within art and design
2021
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2019Arghavan Khosravi on her fruitful yet uncertain journey as an Iranian painter
2019
Poster
2014Amazing typographic posters in Hebrew from students in Israel
2014
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2019Photographer Grey Hutton gives us a joyful glimpse into the Jewish festival of Purim
2019
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2018Palestine Underground shines a light on the West Bank’s underground music scene
2018
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2019Andy Sweet captures the forgotten Jewish tribe of Miami’s South Beach
2019
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2021Ceramic artist Nehal Aamir decorates her work with the visuals of Pakistani trucks and Islamic art
2021
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2022Gabriel Sanchez paints the strength, hope and vulnerability of Cuban youth
2022
Publication
2021From an Orthodox Jewish drug dealer to performing burlesque during Covid, Brooklyn Magazine illustrates the most left-field stories
2021
Motion
2026James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2012Beirut: The Vagabond
2012
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2020Two Jewish Women is a website designed to unpack the nuances of Orthodox Judaism
2020
Publication
2012Real life with better colours – joyful editorial illustration from Israel's Ellakookoo
2012
Publication
2019Sarah Pannell's photo book is a visual ode to contemporary Iranian culture
2019
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2021Alp Peker’s photography captures the intersection of Turkish culture and the queer community
2021
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2018A photographic series documenting the Korean communities of Mexico and Cuba
2018
Publication
2018Slanted magazine turns its eye on Dubai and finds a growing design-led city
2018
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2013Lionel Bawden's sculptures are inspired by Islamic art, Brancusi and...sea sponges?
2013
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2013Art: Excellent project makes portraits of women from censored Iranian packaging
2013
Identity
2014Graphic Design: Sagmeister & Walsh create striking identity for New York's Jewish Museum
2014
Publication
2014Devilish editorial illustration for Israeli publications by Noam Weiner
2014
Poster
2016Nicely designed and varied cinema posters from Turkish agency Studio Sarp Sozdinler
2016
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2014Illustration: Spectacular illustration from Israeli artist Shimrit Elkanati
2014
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2021“I want viewers to see us”: Dean Majd on the importance of portraying Palestinians in a positive light
2021
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2017Thomas Pratt photographs youth and music in Santiago de Cuba
2017
Publication
2026Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Garment
2017Photographer Olgaç Bozalp on the difficulties of shooting fashion in Iran
2017
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2007Beirut / Alm Har'el
2007
Publication
2019Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
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2012Yuko Michishita takes you through the A to Z of Iran in a refreshingly beautiful way
2012
Publication
2024The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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2017Photographer Joshua Osborne takes a closer look at Havana’s male subcultures
2017
Poster
2014Some excellent poster work from Istanbul-based Studio Sarp Sozdinler
2014
Motion
2023El Cartel Cubano: how Cuba’s revolution-era political posters transformed film poster design forever
2023
Identity
2019The art show shining a light on Armenian identity and collective memory
2019
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2018Olivia Schenker documents sexual freedom in Cuban LGBTQ+ communities
2018
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2013Illustration: Check out Israeli illustrator Ellakookoo's new style - wow!
2013
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2012Poignant, powerful documenting of the crisis in Syria by illustrator George Butler
2012
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2022The Al-Ameen archive preserves a precious insight into joyful Palestinian wedding culture between the 1960s-90s
2022
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2020Solene Gün examines men in Turkish banlieue communities in Berlin and Paris
2020
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2013Olly Burn documents a beautifully dilapidated symbol of hope in Cuba
2013
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2022Creativity under Occupation: Five Palestinian creatives discuss the highs and lows of working in the West Bank and Gaza
2022
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2023Ségolène Ragu’s vivid portrayal of the Semiramis shows us the conditions in Lebanon during economic crisis
2023
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2017Globe-trotting photographer Théo de Gueltzl's view of Cuba
2017
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2018“I’ve tried to prove that being a woman doesn’t mean weakness”: Fatemeh Behboudi on photographing Iran
2018
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2017Régis Tosetti and François Rappo tell us about Havana's design scene in 2017
2017
Motion
2021Roxy Rezvany on her new film Wifi Rider and the art of Palestinian diaspora in Jordan
2021
Motion
2013Graphic Design: Australian studio round ace Jewish film festival identity
2013
Publication
2017Public School’s research book about the aesthetics of Israel from 1977–1995
2017
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2020Jackson Krule opens a window into Jewish life in his latest series capturing Siyum HaShas
2020
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2025An exhibition of Palestinian photographers visualises the lasting significance of ‘land’
2025
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2022Welcome to Turbo Studio – Amman’s bustling event venue cum graphic design studio
2022
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2015Noa Snir’s gruesomely sweet illustrations retell a classic Hebrew story
2015
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2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
Poster
2021From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold
2021
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2016The photographer profiling Iran’s gay refugees
2016
Poster
2025Love is Resistance sews together 77 posters for a free Palestine from creatives around the globe
2025
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2018Stamps of a Revolution: Ali Mobasser's Iranian stamp collection and incredible family story
2018
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2020Avoiding clichés, Sophie Wedgwood turns her lens on Havana
2020
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2022Dive into the Syrian Stamp Archive for some bite-sized insights into Syria’s design history
2022
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2014Selma Alaçam embroiders song lyrics on to Turkish rugs
2014
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2018Clement Chapillon's work explores people and place, Israel and Palestine
2018
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2018Turkish photographer Olgaç Bozalp recreates family photo albums
2018
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2022Amir Fallah’s paintings stage a captivating collision between Iranian and American culture
2022
Drawing
2024Drawing for Palestine to raise money and awareness at Bologna Children’s Book Fair
2024
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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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2018Abbie Trayler-Smith photographs Iraqi women's lives after Isis
2018
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2022Disco Tehran merges music, community and design through its world-wide parties and collaborations
2022
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2015Brad Ogbonna's photography captures the colour and spirit of Cuba
2015
Identity
2024Studio Shizaru’s logo for Iranian art and heritage platform Simurghnameh mimics birds flocking in flight
2024
Motion
2019An exclusive look at Joshua Gordon’s heartfelt story of Havana’s trans women
2019
Publication
2022Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”
2022
Publication
2024“The key is irregularity”: This Arabic font is made to accommodate dyslexic readers
2024
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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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2017Ahmet Unver uses photography to explore his Swedish and Turkish roots
2017
Motion
2025Jasper Golding creates a metaverse protest in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians
2025
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2012Brussels Sprout: Dubai Graphic Encyclopedia
2012
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2016Murat Sinici depicts the brutal but affable side to Turkish olive oil wrestling
2016
Motion
2015The beautiful film poster designs of post-revolutionary Cuba
2015
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2017Rosanna Webster and Phoebe Henry’s cinematic portrait of Cuba
2017
Identity
2021Graphic designer Lana Soufeh goes back to her roots in a creative exploration of Arabic type-led design
2021
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2012Powerful show explores the new design rules at Istanbul's biennial
2012
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2017Photographer Rose Marie Cromwell's unconventional look at Havana
2017
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2017A retrospective look at Latif Al Ani’s photographs of Iraq’s “golden age”
2017
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2023Sirkhane Darkroom works with children across Syria, Turkey and Iraq to learn skills in photography
2023
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2023Hussein Shikha celebrates the rich history of Iraqi carpets
2023
Identity
2013Graphic Design: Lava do an excellent job of the Istanbul Biennial identity
2013
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2024This immersive illustrated game reimagines Armenian folklore for the digital age
2024