Inside the Islamic Arts Biennale | HE Rakan Altouq & Dr Julian Raby| Listen on Anghami

Mar 16

The Maghreb Generation: Militant Artists & Pan-African Postcolonial Future | Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik

We explore the interconnected artistic and political lives of figures from the Maghreb and the Black diaspora who collaborated in North Africa from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s, forming what our guest calls the Maghreb Generation, and cover the iconic 1969 Pan-African Festival ... Show More

57m 35s

Feb 23

Deep History of the Fertile Crescent to the Tigris & Euphrates Under the Ottomans | Faisal Husain

Historian Faisal Husain wrote the book "Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire" and in this episode, helps us explore the history of the Tigris and Euphrates. He argued for the necessity of understanding human history within the context of geological ... Show More

1 h

Feb 16

Graphic Design & the Arab Creative Inflection Point | Ruba Abu-Nimah

Award-winning creative director Ruba Abu-Nimah (known to many as @ruba on Instagram) discusses the state of creativity in the Arab world, the importance of young Arab talent embracing their culture, and the challenges of navigating corporate spaces as a Palestinian in the West. S ... Show More

58m 20s

Nov 2023

Samia Halaby on Mona Saudi | On Women By Women in Art

*CHAPTERS*0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - Samia Halaby1:36 - Mona Saudi 2:30 - Samia and Mona’s friendship 3:36 - The Rice Paper Scroll, capturing Mona’s home and studio 10:38 - Drawing in movement, cinematic creation 14:35 - Mona and the PLO ****** ABOUT IAAW ******‎The Institute of ... Show More

19m 26s

Oct 2025

Hassan Sharif & Manal Aldowayan | Discover Arab Artists – The Misk Art Library Podcast

This episode of The Misk Art Library Podcast explores Saudi artist Manal AlDowayan and pioneering Emirati artist Hassan Sharif. The conversation highlights AlDowayan’s evolving practice, the challenges of documenting art histories, and the pioneering experimentation of Hassan Sha ... Show More

51m 48s

Oct 2025

Mona Saudi & Filwa Nazer | Discover Arab Artists – The Misk Art Library Podcast

This episode of The Misk Art Library Podcast reflects on the work of Filwa Nazer and Mona Saudi. Nazer reflects on her own textile-based practice, her early inspirations, and the process of documenting her first monograph, while Myrna Ayad speaks about Mona Saudi’s resilient care ... Show More

52m 24s

Sep 2025

Abdulrahman Alsoliman & Adam Henein | Discover Arab Artists – The Misk Art Library Podcast

The first episode of The Misk Art Library Podcast explores the life and work of two of the foremost figures of Arab art: Abdulrahman Alsoliman and Adam Henein. We are proud to feature esteemed Saudi artist Abdulrahman Alsoliman reflecting on his own practice, alongside curator Mo ... Show More

57m 48s

Sep 2023

Samar Mogharbel on Dorothy Salhab Kazemi | On Women By Women in Art

*CHAPTERS*0:00 - Introduction0:15 - Samar Mogharbel0:57 - The life and work of Dorothy Salhab Kazemi2:00 - Dorothy’s sources of inspiration & unique visual language2:46 - Samar on Dorothy3:46 - Dorothy’s Sculpture from 19745:04 - Lebanese Clay8:46 - Dorothy’s work as avant-garde9 ... Show More

12m 7s

Feb 2020

Alex Dika Seggerman, "Modernism on the Nile: Art in Egypt between the Islamic and the Contemporary" (UNC Press, 2019)

With scholarship in the discipline of history witnessing a shift toward global approaches to local historical processes, new questions are being raised about how to identify commensurate theoretical methods and conceptual frameworks for analysis – with art history being no less p ... Show More

42m 43s

Sep 2025

TLDR Ibrahim El-Salahi | The Inevitable

My TLDR episodes are meant to be short and to the point with a few key facts to know about the artist and a look at one of their major works. This episode explores the life and work of Ibrahim El-Salahi, a pivotal figure in Sudanese and African modernism. Born in 1930 in Omdurman ... Show More

12m 20s

Sep 2025

The Brush that Carried a Homeland - Sliman Mansour (Arabic Episode)

<p>Few artists have captured the soul of Palestine the way Sliman Mansour has. His paintings featuring olive trees, stone terraces, mud, and the steadfast women of the land have carried Palestine across generations and borders. </p><p>In this conversation, Mansour looks back on h ... Show More

50m 42s

Apr 2025

#7 - Art, Culture & The Arab Narrative: Rima Nasser of Selections Magazine

In this episode of "Tak on the Pod", Andrea sits down with Rima Nasser, founder of Selections Magazine, a platform dedicated to showcasing the richness of Arab art, design, and culture. Through Selections and initiatives like Cultural Narratives, Rima has created a space for arti ... Show More

29m 51s

Jul 2024

S5E5 Teaching Islamic Art in Schools, with Rizwan Iqbal

Join Rizwan Iqbal as he explores how to get young people excited about Islamic art. Listen as he details the problems faced, solutions he has discovered, and the exciting work he has done as part of our Hands On Islamic Art project, which connects the wider UK to Islamic art coll ... Show More

35m 43s

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