In this episode, Hind Mezaina interviews Yasmin Atassi from Green Art Gallery in Dubai about the exhibition Modernist Women of Egypt. The exhibition focuses on the period between the 1950s and early 1970s, it reflects on the role of women artists from that period and addresses issues of nationalism, womanhood, activism, traditions and multiculturalism. Yasmi ... Show More
Jul 2021
#142 - QDM de Poche - L'exposition “Divas arabes d'Oum Kalthoum à Dalida"
Jusqu'au 26 septembre 2021, l’Institut du monde arabe à Paris met en scène une exposition passionnante rendant hommage aux Divas arabes, d’Oum Kalthoum à Dalida. Du Caire à Beyrouth, retrouvez ces icônes et artistes féministes du XXe siècle qui ont marqué l'âge d'or du cinéma, de ... Show More
11m 46s
May 2020
Ep 1 - Universalism, Secularism and Islamism: The Three Feminisms of the Arab World
In this episode, we will be diving into the various representations of feminism that exist in our world today, from the West all the way across to the Middle East. Beginning with a brief overview of the most popular Western liberal conception of feminism, we discuss why this pers ... Show More
35m 27s
Nov 2023
Féministes arabes au Levant : portraits de femmes libres
Dès la fin du XIXème siècle, des figures féminines engagées dans la lutte pour le droit des femmes ont émergé au Moyen-Orient. Une dynamique particulièrement forte au Levant, de l’Irak à l’Égypte, du Liban à la Palestine. À ces pionnières, musulmanes ou chrétiennes, ont succédé u ... Show More
19m 30s
Oct 2020
[Female gaze] The feminist art historian and critic discusses self-portraiture and photography as tools for female self-expression
Welcome to the 17th episode of the Dior Talks series ‘The Female Gaze’. With the term developed in response to the writings of feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey, this podcast series will explore how the work of the female photographers, directors and creatives collaborating wit ... Show More
31m 5s
Nov 2021
Raphael Cormack, "Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring 20s" (Norton, 2021)
One of the world’s most multicultural cities, twentieth-century Cairo was a magnet for the ambitious and talented. During the 1920s and ’30s, a vibrant music, theater, film, and cabaret scene flourished, defining what it meant to be a “modern” Egyptian. Women came to dominate the ... Show More
56m 50s
Nov 2023
Femme, vie, liberté : une exposition d’affiches au Palais d’Iéna
Le CESE, conseil économique, social et environnemental, accueille au Palais d’Iéna à Paris, une exposition internationale d’affiches dont le titre est « Femme, vie, liberté ». C’est le slogan scandé dans les rues iraniennes depuis la mort de la jeune Mahsa Amini sous les coups de ... Show More
19m 30s
May 2024
Yasmine Ramadan, "Space in Modern Egyptian Fiction" (Edinburgh UP, 2021)
In 1960s Egypt, a group of writers exploded onto the literary scene, transforming the aesthetic landscape. Yasmine Ramadan’s Space in Modern Egyptian Fiction (Edinburgh University Press, 2021) explores how this literary generation presents a marked shift in the representation of ... Show More
40m 50s