This Orient

Print- and online-magazine. Contemporary Middle Eastern and North African culture. - architecture. its residents. their art.

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New publication: Ensemble – An #Architecture of the Inbetween by Shervin Sheikh Rezaei.
A mélange of different architectural styles, sacrum and profanum, a trans-culture, a hybrid of civilizations.
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Hurra: preorder our 4th issue here:

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"As we look around the tile factory, we cannot help but feel a bittersweet enthusiasm. In this wonderful terracotta cabinet, we are witnessing the end of a way of building, and with it the end of a very Mediterranean way of life." https://t.co/AidBZPDvSb
#mashrabiya #mena

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"Fine Arts was eye opening", she explains, and even today her art is still a mixture of various disciplines like visual #arts, #design, and #architecture. We visited her in her studio in #Tehran, #Iran.
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We had the pleasure of speaking to one of the founding partners, Sami Aloulou. Sami offered a Tunisian perspective on the architectural identity and heritage of #Tunisia, and also spoke more broadly on #Septembre’s projects and approach to #architecture.
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Volume 3.
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Voices, Newsletter:
Today the #Egyptian #architect, teacher and #actress #ShahiraFahmy took over our newsletter.
“I guess the #pandemic comes with its blessings and mournings as does life.“
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Today #Berirut-based artist Hatem Imam took over our newsletter. As somehow a colleague in spirit we would call Hatem whose work for @JournalSafar we appreciate a lot. A fantastic journal which celebrates Middle Eastern culture, graphic design and art.
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For those who speak German:
A lovely Podcast by @ohnedenhype
https://t.co/EP3mqRaFDh

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"I love it here, but I never imagined moving to #Morocco. I first came here on a trip to the #desert and I really liked it. So I came back for another six weeks with my sewing machine and I ended up buying fabric here and making bags." #LaurenceLeenaert
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"I was really stuck in a #mindset where everything was rushed. My life had such a quick pace and that meant being harsh with myself. When the #pandemic happened, I had this moment where I realized that I the power to change it." #NajlaSaid
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This is Elias Cherni, a young film director from #Tunisia born in #Tunis who took over our newsletter. He founded the cinematic and audiovisual production company called "Hokka Hendy" which produces short-films in the fields of documentary and music.
https://t.co/3j7KdkgByx

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In a video interview directed and edited by Raquel Cambralla, @olimpiazagnoli & fellow illustrator Sergio Membrillas discuss dreaming, the Talking Heads and more. Watch now on @this_orient_com 📹👇 https://t.co/tb4h1iq8AQ

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Newsletter, Voices: We'd like to start this week and the ney year with #Dutch-#Moroccan photographer Hanane El Ouardani who took over our newsletter.
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"I think that the pandemic has affected everyone. As you know, #Lebanon is experiencing an economical crisis, a result of the corruption and the mismanagement of our political institution. "
Aly Saab from #Beirut
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A German-Turkish multidisciplinary designer with a focus on textile design rooted in #Munich’s pulsating station quarter, where many different cultures live together and share their neighbourhood.
https://t.co/hFAOLLKoKr

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This is Mashael Alsaie, an emerging artist with #Bahraini roots who resides in #NewYork. Her website is like a treasure chest full of interesting artistic videos and photographic series. https://t.co/H4nTkURkeD Subscribe to our newsletter to receive these interviews every #Monday

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An insight into the Greater Middle Eastern art scene and a debut to a new chapter of This Orient Magazine Issue 3. https://t.co/cBrVUQkEzM

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‘#Painting is the only place where I can totally draw on and be #myself. I do not ignore my surroundings, but in the act of painting, I can be free of my surroundings.’ Moley Talhaoui, #ThisOrient Vol. 3
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‘Every time I walk into friends’ homes — no matter if they are #Arabians, #Turks, #Iraqis, or #Iranians — I feel welcomed and at #home.’ Moley Talhaoui