The return of Omar Offendum
Immigration and paternity in the new single "Close my eyes" by Omar Offendum, all accompanied by the qanun of the Palestinian Sarouna. Close my eyes The song is a moving…
“Arabpop” curated by Chiara Comito and Silvia Moresi
Arabpop is a magnificent anthology that fully explores post Arab Spring pop culture, resulting in an essential text for those who want to approach the contemporary Arab world Arabpop: art…
“Esilio dalla Siria” by Shady Hamadi
"Esilio dalla Siria" it is an extremely true, human and profound book that will be able to give us more tools to understand what is happening in the country of…
The 5 best books read in 2020 (and 5 honorable mentions)
The 5 most beautiful and significant titles read this year and 5 honorable mentions Preamble The list is not in order of pleasantness but in chronological order, except for the…
Mizrahim, the Jews of the Middle East
A population that has always lived in the Middle East, to the point of becoming, until the birth of Israel, one of the most wealthy and powerful Jewish groups ever.…
Yazidis, worshipers of the Peacock Angel
On 5 October 2018 Nadia Murad was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The award pays tribute to the efforts made by the Yazidi activist who has never stopped telling her…
Iram of the Pillars, the Atlantis of the desert
The story of Iram the Pillars, still hidden today by the desert sands. Many theories about its location, still unknown today. Iram of the Pillars As mentioned in the article…
The Necronomicon
Without a shadow of a doubt one of the most interesting pseudobiblions in history, with very profound references to the Arab world and the penetration of its sciences into the…
Abdul Alhazred, the “half-crazed Arab”
Abdul Alhazred is without a shadow of a doubt one of the most interesting and most successful figures in the entire universe of H.P. Lovecraft, becoming the protagonist as a…
Dagon, between Lovecraft and the Phoenicians
Lovecraft's second tale, Dagon, is deeply tied to the biblical and Mesopotamian imagery, providing the reader with very interesting anecdotes of "divine mutations". Dagon according to Lovecraft The story of…
