Home and Belonging: An Interview with Hava Toobian
Queer diaspora critical theory—and parkour.
Going Home
by Leena Aboutaleb,
de / construct, literature into spaces, scrawled on finger/bones, between guest beds, tore through across, bloodstained streets
The Sound Of
by Lizzy Vartanian Collier,
Exhibition analyses how sound constructs social identity and space.
Creativity and Imagination
by Priyal Thakkar
We are one of 30 global youth platform partners in the launch of an initiative by @ChimeForChange and @weareirregular to explore gender and our fluid future. In this piece from Irregular Report’s second issue, Priyal ruminates on her poetry and creativity, how this informs her activism and vice versa, and why it's so important to be creative.
WHAT YOU KNOW
by Laila Iravani,
Khabar Keslan is proud to present “What You Know,” a documentary series by Laila Iravani that brings you up front and personal with prominent Iranian artists in America.
Liminal Belonging
by Bergen Hendrickson,
"Al-Ghoussein’s most recent body of work documenting the derelict Al-Sawaber complex suggests a more subdued, tender continuation of his continued exploration of the space and poetry of a relation to ‘home’ that remains elusive."
Grow Along
by Hajer AKA Eclectic Yemeni
"The past is cruel; the future is pivotal. But for me, my struggles are the inception and conclusion of my existence. They are growth..."
Ubiquitous Follies
by Sara Khan,
"I study the repulsive and beautiful found in ordinary spaces and situations, and question the normalcy of the seemingly mundane matters in life."
The Beetle
by Shaikha Khalifa
"I do not know the nature I inhabit. I do not know the types of moths that visit my living room at night through my garden.
Interview: Mozart can be Syrian
with Kinan Azmeh, by Azmi Haroun,
"I grew up playing Mozart. And for me, Mozart was Syrian too. I have listened to it here and in Syria, and I played it in Syria. It's equally Syrian."