Arts and Culture

Zimbabwe court fines novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga over protest
Dangaremba, nominated for the Booker Prize in 2020, is a prominent critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s gov’t.
Published On 30 Sep 2022
Photos: Art smuggled out of Israeli prison displayed in Ramallah
Palestinian artist and calligrapher exhibits the work he produced from inside Israeli prisons following his release.
Published On 29 Sep 2022
Daily blackouts put Lebanon’s ancient artefacts at risk
Electricity is needed to preserve many of the National Museum of Beirut’s priceless archaeological treasures.
Published On 25 Sep 2022
Palestinian comic fans denounce Marvel’s ‘Sabra’ as propaganda
Palestinian artists say Marvel’s move to feature Israeli ‘superhero’ is extension of western bias in favour of Israel.
Published On 25 Sep 2022

It cloaks Israel’s state savagery against Palestinians in a cape and undoes Marvel’s move towards humane stories.

The mosaics, the latest in a series of Byzantine archaeological finds in Gaza, are ‘in a perfect state of conservation’.

In Afghanistan, a new generation continues a family tradition of crafting handmade dentures.

Its white supremacy infected Black Africans as far away as Harare with self-loathing. I was one of its victims.

Basketball jersey from Jordan’s famed ‘Last Dance’ season with the Chicago Bulls sets record for game-worn memorabilia.

AJ Documentary Industry Days aims to bring stories from regions that are often underreported, its founder says.

Thousands of Benin bronzes are scattered around European museums after being looted by the British in the 19th century.

Men would embark on long voyages, often away from home for months, cramped together on the deck of a ship.

Mayyas, an all-female dance act from Lebanon, won the $1m prize and the chance to headline a Las Vegas show.

101 East goes inside the world of India’s paparazzi and meets those behind the lens.

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