by Afram
A bilingual experimental comic exploring paranoia, boredom, and surveillance in the streets of Beirut. The inaugural comic of writer and artist Afram.

by Lina Fansa,

“Well, I’m in no-man’s land, and without a man…”

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."

by Raphael Cormack,

Spiritualism in the Arabic-speaking world claimed to be scientific, progressive, and modern.

by Linnea Bennett,

Folk songs share a stage, but can they build a bridge?

by Adnan Samman,

Lebanon's beauty lies in its layers of contradiction

with Mohammad Zaza,

All the elements of creation, both natural and technological, are already expressed in the universe

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by Lizzy Vartanian Collier,

Steeped in themes of loss, Syrian art continues to grow

by Hamza Bilbeisi,

"You escaped a war but I just, escaped an air-conditioned home..."

Join Salafi Cowboy and Openism this Saturday (8/12) in Los Angeles for Ahwa: a truly collaborative event showcasing visual art, music, and -- of course -- coffee.

by The Dirty Saint:

"These pieces were created out of frustration towards the lack of compassion and empathy towards refugees in the United States..."

by Isaac Suarez:

A pro-Assad settlement in Syria is less likely than Western media would have us believe.