Digital Archive of the Middle East

Items

• A Proposal for the Construction of A Cultural Centre in Um El-Fahim Print 1983
  Document focuses on the cultural rehabilitation of Um El-Fahim, stated as the largest Palestinian territory in Israel, and illustrates plans on establishing a cultural centre and services within the community.
• Arab Observer No.285 (6 December 1965)
  Issue No.285 (6 December 1965) of 'Arab Observer and The Scribe', a Non-Aligned Weekly magazine published in Cairo, containing 53 pages of news and articles on topics including the UAR, Helwan-les-Bains, the Harad Conference at which Yemeni Republicans and Royalists tried to agree on a form of government, Occupied Palestine, art exhibitions, African and Asian affairs, short stories and tourism reports.
• Art Exhibition by Artists in Occupied Palestine London 1976
  Documentation on the artworks on display at this given exhibition of Palestinian artworks.
• Baghdad International Poster Exhibition brochure (1979)
  Brochure for the Baghdad International Poster Exhibition, held at the Iraqi Cultural Centre in London 28 March - 17 April and in Baghdad 9-30 May, 1979, with the two themes: 'The Struggle of the Third World for Cultural and Political Liberation', and 'Palestine: a Homeland Denied.'
• Baghdad Observer (1st April 1981) Vol. VIII, No.4032
  1st April 1981 issue of the Baghdad Observer. Discusses political, social and various other subjects and historical moments, primarily focussing on, but not limited to, the regions of Iraq and the wider Middle East. Some of the headings in this issue include: King Hussein receives Iraqi Minister Kurds attack Khomeini guards Iraqi planes destroy enemy bridge
• Bahrain: Civilisation Philosophy
  Documents the history of Bahrain and its cultural complexity. References to political mentality and climate, cultural practices and industries. Photographs included.
• Between the Lines
  Catalogue for an exhibition of Emirati comic art, entitled 'Between the Lines', held at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies in Exeter, April to June 2025. Includes the work of artists Maha Almheiri, Amna Al Hammadi, Asma Mohammed Alshehhi, Nadia Alghaithi, Khalid Mezaina and Moza, as well as graphic novels by Sumaia Alamoodi, Hamda Saad Alseiari and Iman Al Messabi.
• Emirati Comics and Illustrations
  Catalogue for the 'Emirati Comics and Illustrations' exhibition at Manarat al Saadiyat Museum in Abu Dhabi, September-October 2024
• Film poster for "Dr Omar's Gang" (2007)
  Egyptian film "Dr Omar's Gang", directed by Ali Idris. Starring Mostafa Amar, Yasmin Adbulaziz, Lotfy Labib, Edward, Khaled Sarhan and Ahmed Kamal. Screenplay and dialogue by Zainab Aziz. Produced by Hesham Abdelkhalek.
• Magazine of the College of Internal Security, No. 2 (1979)
  Issue no.2 (1979) of 'Ḥumāt al-amn' ['Security Guards'], the magazine of the Saudi internal security forces, with articles by various authors covering a range of topics on religion, socio-political interests and arts.
• Series of photographs showing mural art during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88), including caricatures of Saddam Hussein, Mitterand and American symbols, taken in Tehran in 1984-85.
  Series of nineteen photographs taken by Edith Maubec in Tehran in 1985 (with two from 1984), showing mural art on the subject of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88), including caricatures of Saddam Hussein, President Mitterand and the United States of America (symbolised by the Statue of Liberty as a skeleton and the figure of Uncle Sam), portraying Saddam Hussein as duplicitous, weak and reliant on the support of western powers.