What to Expect in Issue 4:

Act One: A cross-examination of Lebanese composer, writer and performer Hamed Sinno and Moroccan writer and filmmaker Abdellah Taïa ; The myriad answers to the question "What does being Arab mean to you?" from a non-Arab point of view.

Act Two: In the second act we go to a garden overlooking the sea, where Umberto Pasti's determination, combined with the help of local villagers, (re)creates ancestral ties while protecting the biosphere; Ismail Zaidy's photographs conjure up the intimate dance between desires for connection, states of deadlock and tipping points; Rehab Eldalil and the Bedouins of the South Sinai archive the medicinal powers of plants in their Flora Guide.

Act Three: an interview with Tatiana Fayad and Joanne Haye, the co-founders of Vanina, a brand making waves for its cutting-edge creations as well as its social conscience ; Whatever happened to the 109 dress? Announcement of the winners of the I CAME FOR COUSCOUS x Musée YVES SAINT LAURENT Marrakech Open Call.

Act Four: Mina Abouzahra opens up a dialogue between Dutch designers and Moroccan weavers aimed at preserving the ancestral feminine know-how expressed in the Amazigh carpet; vinyl records, cherished by a handful of diggers, musicians, producers and music lovers, bring 20th century Arab music back to the present day. 

Act Five: We sit down at the table of the Jewish-Arab diasporas and summon sensory memories of the ingredients, dishes, utensils or smells, as well as the rites and rituals surrounding them, which act as a link - sometimes the only one - to their North African and Arab roots.

Paris, France; 210 x 275mm; Bi-Annual; Autumn/Winter 2023/2024; English and French language inside