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.

The Life and Times of Hezbollah

[escenic_image id="55183403"] Hezbollah: The Story from Within Naim Qassem, translated by Dalia Khalil Saqi 2010 £9.99 Lebanon’s decline…

Intervention Advocate

[caption id="attachment_55235949" align="alignnone" width="600"] Former Syrian General Akil Hashem[/caption] Twenty months into the uprising in…

Trappings of Oil

[caption id="attachment_55235014" align="alignnone" width="620"] "Oil Candies" by Maha Malluh at the Selma Feriani Gallery[/caption]Tucked away in…

Hurdles and other Obstacles

[caption id="attachment_55233408" align="alignnone" width="620"] Brigitte Lacombe: Sudan Running Team[/caption] Entering the exhibition Hey’Ya: Arab…

Confronting Paradise

[caption id="attachment_55231107" align="alignnone" width="620" caption="Laila Shawa with her work (Credit: Amy Assad)"][/caption] “Me being a…

The World Mourns Eve Arnold

[caption id="attachment_55228761" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Eve Arnold. 1912 - 2012"][/caption] The art world mourns an exceptional…

Brushstrokes in Motion

[escenic_image id="55211072"] Distinctive within Iranian artist Golnaz Fathi’s second solo UK exhibition, entitled Liminal Subliminal, are three red,…