Listen to the talk with Yassin Al-Haj Saleh, Nisrine Al-Zahre, and Catherine Coquio

Artwork: Courtesy of Shakir Said

By Ayah Kutmah

Artwork: Courtesy of Ibrahim El-Salahi

Artwork: Courtesy of Khaled Dawwa

By Mina Ibrahim and Stella Peisch

By Mina Ibrahim and Stella Peisch

Artwork: Courtesy of Ayad Alkadh

By Mina Ibrahim and Stella Peisch

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Artwork: Courtesy of Abdul Karim Khalil

“You Have Not Yet Been Defeated” by Alaa Abdel Fattah

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Artwork: Courtesy of Khaled Dawwa

Artwork: Courtesy of Haitham Moussawi

Even in the most securitized, militarized panopticons, the “all-seeing eye” has blind spots within which resilience and commitment to freedom can find escape.

Artwork: Courtesy of Nasrin Parvaz

Artwork: Courtesy of Murad Subay 

"Paysage et décor sans lumière" de Abdelkader Benchamma via BARJEEL ART FOUNDATION

Image excerpt from Ibrahim El-Salahi’s Prison Notebook via THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART