Mujge Küçükkeleş is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Anthropology and

Sociology at SOAS, University of London.

MER 319: Art at Work–People, Power and Cultural Production
48 Cacti, 2024. Manal Mahamid. Silkscreen print, 120 x 120 cm. Featured in the exhibit "Women at Work: Intersection of Fine Art and Craft," at Dalloul Art Foundation, reviewed in this issue.
Art

MER 319: Art at Work–People, Power and Cultural Production

James Ryan • 3 min read
Listening to the Jazira—Songs as Counter Archives in Northeast Syria
Syrian Kurdish men, women and children dance the dabke in a meadow to celebrate the spring holiday of Nowruz near the town of Qahtaniyah in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, March 2020. Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images
Syria

Listening to the Jazira—Songs as Counter Archives in Northeast Syria

Heidi S. Affi • 11 min read
Soundtrack of Dissent—The Music of Protest in Iran
Iranians in Athens sing the protest song "Baraye" by Shervin Hajipour during a demonstration to commemorate 40 days from the death in custody in Iran of Mahsa Amini, October 2022. Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images.
Iran

Soundtrack of Dissent—The Music of Protest in Iran

Nafiseh Sharifi • 14 min read