This is something I wrote when I was thinking how war/life in middle east stole away my (and many other’s) childhood, and shuttered most of our dreams, but I’m still trying to pick up the pieces of my dreams, and …
Posted in Arabs, Art, Iraq, Literature, Poetry, Youth | 6 CommentsAll pictures are copyrighted and you need to mention the owner in case of re posting them ( pictures by iraqi streets website …www.iraqistreets.com ) Today in Baghdad the Iraqi people celebrated the memory of the great iraqi sculptural Jawad Salim, the clebration was orgnize by …
Posted in Art, Iraq, Literature, Photography | Tagged Iraq | Leave a commentMarch 15-May 31, 2012 – Cairo, Egypt The Artellewa Arab Collaboration Project will bring together six artists and writers from countries of the Arab uprisings in Cairo to collaboratively develop a creative project over a ten-week residency, from March 15 …
Posted in Art, Creative Media, Egypt, Middle East | Tagged Art, Artellewa, creativity, Egypt | 1 CommentYou might have noticed that we have completely revamped one of our latest projects, Mideast Tunes, which showcases underground musicians throughout the Middle East and North Africa. We’re happy to say that since last week it’s been available as an …
Posted in Announcements, Art, Creativity, Culture, Entertainment, Media, Middle East, Music | Tagged Mideast Tunes, mideastunes, Music | Leave a commentGod as an old bearded men: For some devout Muslims, a film accused of blasphemy caused angry protests in Tunisia. The riots were directed against a television station that broadcast to the French-Iranian film “Persepolis.” ,and today they hit the …
Posted in Arabs, Art, Censorship, Comics, Creativity, Education, Entertainment, Film, Iran, Tunisia | Tagged Censorship, Tunisia | 3 CommentsOn the very day that everyone in this planet celebrated the International Peace Day, Baghdad celebrated this event in a totally new horizon, by the same youth that have been involved in three consecutive wars, the same youth who underwent …
Posted in Art, Events, Iraq, War | Tagged Film, Iraq | 2 CommentsAfter Mohamed Bouazizi set himself alight in protest at repeated ill-treatment by the police, the whole Arab world echoed his scream of pain and call for justice and many countries were shaken by anti-government demonstrations. Mohamed Bouazizi is a street …
Posted in Activism, Arabs, Art, Civil Rights, Creative Media, Creativity, Culture and Society, Democracy, Film, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Middle East, Youth | 4 CommentsFashion and the natural world don’t always go hand in hand (unless you’re lucky enough to come across some whimsical banana-shaped pumps by designers such as Kobi Levi). Usually haute couture is the anti-natural, with silhouettes that combat the shapes that we were born with and materials (such as fur) that require the destruction of something natural. Yet in an attempt to come up with a national garment for Israelis, fashion designers decided to center their inspiration on the natural. Namely, on Israel’s only fresh water lake, the Sea of Galilee which is now severely depleted.
Posted in Art, Environment, Israel | Tagged Environment, fashion, Israel | 3 CommentsHere’s another piece for my art blog on Mideast Youth. It’s called ‘Blue, Badges, Burka’, oil and acrylic on board and 122 x 174 cm. See more here.
Posted in Art, Awareness, Civil Rights, Creativity, Culture, Entertainment, Gender, General, Humor, Interfaith, Islam, Islamophobia, Media, Photography, Politics, Satire, Sex, Society, Taboos, Women, Youth | 2 CommentsInterested in my work? Visit www.sarahmaple.com
Posted in Art, Creative Media, Culture, Entertainment, Freedom of Speech, Gender, Islam, Islamophobia, Photography, Religion, Satire, Taboos, Women | 3 Comments