Arts Review 03 December, 2013

Muslim convert behind Marvel’s Pakistani-American superhero

Marvel's Pakistani-American superhero? Apparently Kamala is not Marvel's first female Muslim superhero - in 2002 the X-Men-related comic books introduced Sooraya Qadir, a niqab-wearing mutant who could transform herself into a cloud of dust.

"Kamala Khan is not your typical teenage Pakistani-American girl from New Jersey - Marvel Comics' latest superhero is gifted with special powers that enable her to change shape."

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Journalism World 30 November, 2013

Audiovisual archive for Palestine refugees

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On this website, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) unveils the first images of its newly digitized archive. Over half a million images and hours of film will follow, covering all aspects of the lives and history of Palestine refugees from 1948 to the present day.

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Arts Review 22 November, 2013

Flesh and Blood

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Using Skype as a digital rehearsal studio, Sofiane and Selma Ouissi's experimental choreography is surviving long distance

Selma and Sofiane Ouissi share a body with two heads – at least that’s how Sofiane, the Tunis-based half of this Tunisian brother and sister dance duo, sees it. They do have their differences, he explains. Selma, who is currently based in Paris, is the more pensive of the two, while he is driven by impulse and instinct. When they dance together however, they are bound by a palpable energy, one that allows them to flow through each other’s bodies.

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