by iwamag | Jan 26, 2017 | issue #3 | winter 2017
Interview with The Said Mahrouf The Conference of the Birds, also known as The Language of the Birds is certainly the most celebrated work of the twelfth-century Persian poet, Farid al-Din Attar. It tells the story of a flock of birds that set out to seek their king...
by iwamag | Jan 26, 2017 | issue #3 | winter 2017, the bookshelf
The Bookshelf Walls of Freedom is a powerful portrayal of the first three years of the Egyptian revolution that began on January 25, 2011.The story is told through striking images that transformed Egypt’s walls into a visual testimony of bravery and resistance....
by iwamag | Jan 26, 2017 | issue #3 | winter 2017
Arielle Blattner Graphic designer and MA Student of Islamic Art “In Medieval times, discrete attempts to diverge from authoritative ideology were tolerated by the Islamic ruling class for art’s sake, fostering a more liberal and independent society of artists....
by iwamag | Jan 26, 2017 | issue #3 | winter 2017
How to read the (lack of) Arabic graffiti on the Wall Rebecca Gould Assistant professor at Yale-NUS College (Singapore) Photo by Bilal Randeree. By contrast with the proliferation of the insignia of resistance in English and other European languages, only in rare...
by iwamag | Jan 26, 2017 | issue #3 | winter 2017
Israel’s Apartheid Wall and its Graffiti Interpreted in an Age of Globalization Rebecca Gould Assistant professor at Yale-NUS College (Singapore) Photo by Bilal Randeree. “Existence is resistance,” says a Palestinian translator at the Balata refugee camp near Nablus....
by iwamag | Jan 26, 2017 | issue #3 | winter 2017, the bookshelf
The Bookshelf Museums on the Arabian Peninsula are undergoing rapid high-profile development. In many states in the region, such as in Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and the Emirates, modern Western-style museums are frequently now being announced, designed and opened....
