Marianna Francese and Jaad Gaillet lived in Istanbul’s Tarlabaşı district. There they met Mustafa, an intriguing character, and produced a documentary.

Vsual contribution from Written In Sand, photo essay about an unknown architectural jewel: the Abu Dhabi Bus Terminal.

Vishnu Pasupathy walked through Dubai to document the opaque doors of older residential and suburban areas and tell their stories.

Sophie Chamas writes about Echoing Yafa, an online audio project that brings back the memories of the destroyed neighbourhood of Manshiyyah in Jaffa.

Beirut Re-Collected, Mashallah News’ first adventure in print: a narrative + visual book with lost stories from the Lebanese capital

Our day-by-day account of the Occupy Gezi protests.

The occupation began with a few dozen people protesting the demolition of trees in Gezi Park by a private company at 2 AM. That morning, the bulldozers came back and tried to continue demolishing the patch of land on the far edge of the park.

The 2013 edition of Art Dubai exhibited a huge array of contemporary art – but, says Abraham Zeitoun, the aim of the fair is to sell Dubai to the world.

Visit the homes of the people of Kuştepe – urban residents whose lives are rarely seen – in this portrayal of a neighborhood under threat.

Tarlabaşı has long been a neighbourhood where Turkey’s most marginalised communities live. Close to the prosperous heart of the city, the area represents the world of ‘the other’.