Tala Abu Rahmeh writes for the political prisoners on strike in Israel’s jails

Love, grief, life and death – all of these suddenly take on a whole new meaning when the place you call home is drawn into conflict and violence. In Libyan poet Nora M. Barghati’s world, the dark is turned into an act of cultural revival.

Bazoga – an electro adventure and the collaboration between two brothers in Morocco, exploring darija poetry, trance beats & online samplings.

Iranian culture, with thousand-years old roots, bear testament to a heritage of lyrical nourishment. Azita Houshiar tells its culinary story.

“A Woman Sings Under the Ice”, a short film by Tehran-based animator and illustrator Maryam Khalilzade, marries poetry and fantasy.

Tala Abu Rahmeh’s beautiful poem on Palestine. “I do not want broken record poems about rubble, so I touch my empty belly. I don’t want my children
to grow up here.”

Welcome to the land of waiting. People here are born waiting. Waiting to return to a homeland lost, and, from the looks of it, in the most desperate moments, lost forever.

A poetic ode to the probably most intriguing chalet in Faraya, the beloved Lebanese ski resort 42 kilometres up the mountains from Beirut.

Ramy Essam – his perseverance, talent & enthusiasm quickly made him a staple of Tahrir’s daily life. Many simply call him the singer of the revolution.

L’auteur algérien Tahar Djaout, assassiné en 1993, reste l’un des écrivains majeurs de la littérature francophone algérienne.