Amy Assad is an editor at <em>The Majalla</em> and an English–Syrian, London-based writer who specializes in the arts and culture of the Middle East. She received her BA in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies from Leeds University and has lived and studied in Syria and Morocco.

Capturing the Human Story

[caption id="attachment_55247510" align="alignnone" width="650"] Steve McCurryStruggling camels silhouetted against the oil-fire, Al-Ahmadi oil field…

Mashrou' Leila's New Project

[caption id="attachment_55245956" align="alignnone" width="620"] Hamed Sinno of Mashrou' Leila. (The Majalla/James Hanna)[/caption]The small concert…

A Tale of Destiny—and Cats

[caption id="attachment_55245766" align="alignnone" width="620"] A still from Feeding 500. (Rafed Al-Harthi/ Ray Hadded)[/caption] Many people would…

Pearls of Wisdom

[caption id="attachment_55245684" align="alignnone" width="620"] Buckets of pearls at the V&amp;A's Pearls exhibition (James Hanna/V&amp;A/Qatar…

Palestine at the Proms

[caption id="attachment_55244555" align="alignnone" width="620"] Nigel Kennedy and the Palestine Strings perform Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" at the…

Faith in a Cultural Evolution

[caption id="attachment_55243616" align="alignnone" width="620"] Children sit down for lunch in the Syriac Orthodox church hall in Acton, London…

Awakening Memories

[caption id="attachment_55241542" align="alignnone" width="620"] Scanograms #1, Image 09, Samira in her wedding gown, the first Christian wedding in…

Holding Hope Hostage

[caption id="attachment_55240746" align="alignnone" width="559"] Mor Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim[/caption]Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim is…

People by Numbers

[caption id="attachment_55239955" align="alignnone" width="620"] “Floos,” Mona Chalabi, 2013. [/caption]During the ten years since the US-led…

A Quiet Town

[caption id="attachment_55239372" align="alignnone" width="620"] Mr Abdo Ahmad Mohammad Obeya. Source: Youssef Nabil/Last of The Dictionary Men,…