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Welcome! Our site features the work of our blog abroad correspondents and has everything you need to know about our study abroad programs!
Rainbow Street in Amman. Photo credit: Johnson, 2021.
MENA athletes who wowed the international crowd and brought home medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Lebanese designers leaving their mark on the contemporary Middle East design scene through their innovative pieces showcased at We Design Beirut.
Yahya Ashour, Palestinian poet, award winning author, and Amideast alumnus.
Arab American artist Doris Bittar shares the importance of art in communicating Arab history, heritage, and identity.
Kristen Gresh with the Museum of Fine Arts Boston reflects on the 2013 exhibition “She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World,” and the importance of redefining present-day narratives on women in Palestine.
https://www.mfa.org/article/2024/sumud
Qatar launches the Design Doha Biennial, an initiative aimed at spotlighting MENA culture and creativity through emerging designers and innovators.
Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue creates a new art experience in Dubai that steps away from museums and moves towards a human-centered approach.
Learn more about efforts to recognize Arab women artists’ contributions.
The band Shkoon blends Arab lyrics and melodies with electronica and hip hop beats for a unique blend.
Arabic eco-literature explores impacts of climate change, ecological disasters, refugees, and colonialism.
In celebration of World Braille Day, learn more about influential blind figures in Egyptian history.
YES Abroad Morocco alumna Catherine Cartier discusses Zajal poetry in a podcast with the American Legation in Tangier, Morocco.