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Alexandria Casablanca Alexandria’s connection to the Maghreb is often overlooked. But the cosmopolitan port city developed through centuries of migration and influence from the western side of the Mediterranean, up until the colonial era and the building of self-centered nation states. Read more

Unavailable and unsanitary 10.11.21 — Habib Battah

Beirut

A sign at the entrance of Kamed El Loz refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley promises to solve water issues but residents say they have been abandoned.

The red gold of Tabarka 02.11.21 — Myriam Amri Tunis

In northern Tunisia, seaside Tabarka has played a central role in coral fishing and cross-Mediterranean trade since at least the 15th century. Today, red coral continues to be traded across the sea, despite reef degradation and the informal workings of coral trade networks.

Neo-Ottoman cruise 30.10.21 — Kaya Genç Tripoli LB

In 2010, with great fanfare, Turkey inaugurated a ferry route between Mersin and Lebanon’s Tripoli, a first between the two countries. It was hailed as an important milestone in Turkey’s strategy of renewed engagement with former Ottoman territories. The latter failed but the ferry line managed to survive.

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The Mediterranean is more than a water body. Its shores and inhabitants are interlinked by centuries of exchange.
What happens to the mind and soul when we move places? In times of global immobility and isolation, what does the word migration mean beyond movement?
ماذا يحدث للعقل والروح عندما ننتقل من مكان إلى آخر؟ وفي زمن الجمود والعزلة حول العالم، ما الذي قد تعنيه كلمة الهجرة خارج حدود الحركة والتنقل؟
A neighbour, a person living by our side. We may differ in manners and ideas of how things should be done, but we will always stay closely connected.
More than a tool for reflecting what is, language is also a means of producing the real. It also has subversive potential – the ability to speak new kinds of selves, communities and solidarities into being, to resurrect mute narratives and resuscitate those that are running out of breath.

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Oy Dağlar 24.04.11 — Clément Girardot

Istanbul

Oy Dağlar means “admiration for the mountains” and is a theme in several folk songs. It is also the name of a prominent street art artist based in Istanbul.

أحد المرئيات 03.04.11 — Clément Girardot, Nicolas Brodard

Diyarbakir

تعرف مدينة ديار بكر، وهي أكبر مدينة كردية في جنوب شرق تركيا، برقصها الفولكلوري أكثر منه برقص البريك دانس

Cinema Filistin 21.09.14 — Julius Matuschik

Bethlehem Ramallah

German photographer Julius Matuschik documented the last remaining movie theatres in Palestine in his “Cinema Filistin” series.

Smelly feet 12.01.12 — Mashallah Team

Algiers

Graphic designer and cartoonist Bahia Beauvais likes to tell stories about her couscous-infused, culturally mixed, childhood.

Behind the window 18.06.14 — Vishnu Pasupathy

Dubai

Small-scale shop facades in the UAE are essentially an extension of who the shop keepers are and can be considered windows into small eco-systems.

Welcoming spring 23.03.17 — Karim Mostafa Beirut

Lebanon’s Kurdish community – many of whom are refugees from the Syrian parts of Kurdistan – celebrate Newroz at Dalieh, a rare piece of public space near the sea in Beirut.

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