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Wafaa Bilal's "Domestic Tension"

Iraqi Artist as Human Target

For an entire month, the Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal subjected himself to a remote-controlled barrage of fire from a paintball gun. Internet users shot at the defenseless man over 60,000 times. Ariana Mirza spoke to the USA-based artist
Iraqi Art

A Culture in Exile

Much of contemporary Iraqi art has been produced abroad - the main focus of exiled artists has nevertheless remained on the motherland, as an exhibition in Berlin goes to show. Ariana Mirza recounts here her impressions
Oday Rasheed's "Underexposure"

Blinking Incredulously at the Sun

"Oday Rasheed has taken the term 'guerilla filmmaking' to a whole new level," according to Variety Magazine. The film demonstrates, however, how difficult it is for Iraqi film to develop a genuine cinematic language of its own. By Silke Kettelhake
Open-Air Art in Syria

Dialogue with the Angle Grinder

The actor Faris al Helou, popular throughout the Arab world, brought fifteen sculptors together in the heart of Syria to work for a whole month in the open air. Manuela Römer went to see the artists at work
"International Photography Gathering" in Syria

The 9/11 Pietà

The International Photography Gathering in Aleppo, Syria is featuring an exhibition called "Encounters with the Middle East". Gabriela M. Keller has been taking a look at how the international artists have approached the Orient - and why the curator of the exhibition has incurred the displeasure of the Syrian regime
Syria

Oriental Jazz with a Touch of Classical Music

Hewar, "Dialog," is the name of a group of young Syrian musicians. The name of the ensemble is program: the encounter of wildly different musical styles and artist personalities. This dialog is worth hearing. Wera Reusch takes a look at "Hewar."
Egyptian-German World Music

Mohammed Mounir and the Schäl Sick Brass Band

The Egytpian musician Mohammed Mounir gave a concert in Cairo with the Schäl Sick Brass Band from Cologne. Frederick Richter reports on the audience's reaction
Graffiti in Tunisia

A Weapon for Civil Resistance

After the revolution, Tunisia pours its troubles on its walls. Artists celebrate the people's victory through mural blows. Graffiti invades the cities' walls. Thameur Mekki reports from Tunis
Tunisia's Art Scene after the Overthrow of Ben Ali

Politics as Inspiration

Activism and art go hand in hand nowadays in Tunisia. The young and politicized artistic scene in the Mediterranean country has flourished since the dictator Ben Ali fled Tunisia in January. Sarah Mersch offers an overview from the capital Tunis
Arab Intellectuals and the Arab Spring

The Silence of the Thinkers

Many intellectuals in the Arab world had already made their peace with the autocrats and dictators. Few of them made an active contribution to the Arab Spring movements. A commentary by Mona Naggar