Gaza

To Be a Father in a Time of Annihilation

Palestinian writer and editor Muhammed al-Zaqzouq writes about how the war in Gaza has reshaped the concept of fatherhood for him and his children I have lived through many wars...

Entertainment for sale? Saudi Arabia’s glittering vision and its cultural contradictions

As Riyadh’s entertainment empire expands under Vision 2030, questions grow about whether Saudi Arabia is fostering real art or merely spectacle in service of the state When Saudi Arabia announced...

Influencers in the Apocalypse

A former French cultural attaché in Jerusalem profiles Gaza’s Instagram influencers and content creators, showing how their activities shape the war, report on its horrors and provide a window onto...

Militarised Messianism

A French journalist explores how far-right religious factions are challenging the Israeli army from inside “In the history of Israel, the army has never been factional”: writes French journalist Sylvain...

The other Palestine

On the road with the German director of UNRWA for the West Bank Initially established as a temporary organisation after the mass displacement of Palestinians and the 1948 war –...

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