On a warm Autumn evening in central Iraq, Hawraa Adnan visited the Arts Palace of Diwaniya and caught up with up-and-coming artist Hasanin Sadeq to talk ambition, creative influences, and Iraq’s art […]
Hasanin Sadeq and Diwaniya’s vibrant art scene
Take Aniseed not Antidepressants: battling Arab taboo (III)
Zena Youseph has first-hand experience battling one of the bigger elephants in the Arab room. After accompanying her as she first learned of the Arab mental health taboo in part one of this series, […]
Shimon Peres’ legacy is not one to be lauded
There is a special kind of amnesia reserved for the solemn occasion of a statesman’s death. So it is with Shimon Peres, the consummate Israeli politician, would-be Prime Minister and sometime fig-leaf […]
Take Aniseed not Antidepressants: battling Arab taboo (II)
Zena Youseph has first-hand experience battling one of the bigger elephants in the Arab room. In this second installment of her three-part Sajjeling series, Zena delves into the history of mental health taboos in Arab societies… […]
Take Aniseed not Antidepressants: battling Arab taboo (I)
Zena Youseph has first-hand experience battling one of the bigger elephants in the Arab room. In this first installment of her three-part Sajjeling series, Zena shares where her journey of battling mental health taboos in […]