Hana Gamal draws our attention to the significant and overlooked role women play in Egyptian agriculture
2021
The Naguib Mahfouz Project is reviving the writings of one of Egypt’s most visionary authors
2023
A cinematic history of Egypt as told through its movie posters
2023
Photography: Stunning series inspired by South Sudanese refugee-turned-supermodel
2014
Photographer Fred Lahache captures Morocco through the eyes of his childhood friend
2018
Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe
2018
Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
Noa Snir illustrates a grim retelling of Cinderella in Morocco
2016
Meet the girls of South Sudan fighting for an education
2020
Explore the women of Soviet Art through this carefully curated poster collection
2021
Joshua J Sneade’s work captures the changing times for Morocco’s nomadic tribes
2019
Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
Illustration: Owen Davey's latest book is about Laika the Soviet Spacedog
2014
The Egyptian Cassette Archive documents thousands of tape cover artworks from the 1960s – 2000s
2022
Photography: Mexico, India and Morocco through the eyes of photographer Mowgli
2014
Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
Soviet Space Graphics: a cosmic journey to Cold War-era Russia
2020
Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
&Walsh designs Zooba's identity inspired by the busy streets of Cairo
2019
Casablanca captured beautifully by young photographer Kent Andreasen
2015
A personal portrait of street life in Casablanca from photographer Yoriyas
2016
Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
Hey Porter!’s Kahaza typeface emulates titles found on vintage Egyptian film posters
2023
The View From Cairo: probing the rise of the “Made in Egypt” aesthetic movement
2024
Max Litvinov’s avant-garde work is inspired by Soviet animations
2017
The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
Photographer Denis Dailleux tenderly captures Egyptian bodybuilders with their mums
2018
Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
Shot over six years, Ilyes Griyeb’s new book reveals an alternative look into everyday life in rural Morocco
2020
New publication chronicles Soviet anti-alcohol posters throughout the ages
2017
Patternity to run a Mindful Marbling workshop at Beat Hotel Marrakech
2020
“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture
2021
Tourism and cultural dissonance: Alexander Coggin turns his flashgun on his American family in Morocco
2018
Darren Lewey showcases the “austere beauty” of Morocco across local landscapes and portraiture
2021
A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
“Morocco is my muse”: Sara Benabdallah’s photographs resemble Renaissance paintings
2025
What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
Photographer Ina Niehoff's "pure and silent" look at the Moroccan countryside
2017
"The work is for the people”: Hassan Hajjaj's journey from Marrakech to Madonna
2018
Grilli Type designs new typeface inspired by Soviet children’s books
2016
A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
Ilyes Griyeb captures a Moroccan generation stuck between ancient ways and urbanisation
2019
Photography: Hassan Hajjaj's photographs of the biker girl gangs of Marrakech
2014
Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
Nicolas Coleman’s paintings of Morocco celebrate the beauty of travel while probing the ethics of tourism
2023
Archief Cairo on reviving the world’s only letterpress with hieroglyphics
2021
Graphic Design: Elana Schlenker ties together two creatives' takes on Egypt's uprising
2013
Slick, playful and graphically precise: Cairo-based studio Ntsal puts quality and communication first
2023
The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012
Moroccan heritage and western cues collide in photographer Mous Lamrabat’s portfolio
2019
Why, in Egypt, creatives are returning to calligraphy in their droves
2025