Albania's Rama uses culture to artwash Israel's genocide and growing repression
As protesters face rubber bullets in Tirana, Edi Rama's government invokes Albania's wartime protection of Jews to justify deeper ties with Israel
Culture
NYC built a monument to Khalil Gibran and Little Syria. Why was there global uproar?
Lebanese officials were furious, claiming the city erased Gibran’s identity. Yet there was a time when Arab immigrants in the US thought ‘we were all Syrians’
Culture
Vacheron Constantin and The Met: Inside Ceramicist Ibrahim Said’s Artisan Residency
Egyptian American ceramicist Ibrahim Said reconnects with the traditions that shaped him through Vacheron Constantin’s Artisan Residency Programme with The Met. Here, he finds new possibilities in the craft he learnt from his father
Culture
UK Actor Noel Clarke Pleads Not Guilty to Six Offence Charges
British actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke appeared in a London court on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to six charges, including two counts of sexual assault. Clarke also denied three counts of voyeurism and one count of exposing himself, with the allegations spanning 2007 to 2016, Reuters said. The 50-year-old stood in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address and enter his not guilty pleas. He was granted bail ahead of his next appearance at Southwark Crown Court on November 18.