Held within the wider BredaPhoto Festival, a strand of exhibitions by artists from the SWANA region dismantles flat media-driven narratives to present richer, more nuanced perspectives
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The SWANA-focused gallery, which underwent a period of renovations, relaunches by exhibiting Circles and Storytellers, alongside Palestinian artist Dima Srouji’s new permanent commission
Images of North African and African migrants to France from Ne M’oublie Pas resist forgetting in a new edition of the show – BJP speaks to curator Jean-Marie Donat
Iraqi Female Photographers is a collective addressing systemic sexism, a lack of women’s stories and institutional support in the country
The South London-based Moroccan photographer spent time in Marrakech’s barbershops, photographing its young men
We sit down with Slidefest organiser and Gulf Photo Plus Director Mohamed Somji to hear about the motivations behind the event and this year’s theme, Diaspora
From Trump’s bloody ear and dangerous migrations to injured children Gaza and the impending climate crisis, this year’s edition captures a turbulent zeitgeist
The photographer’s new book A Sea Apart explores migratory distance and the memories that come with yearning for a homeland
Jaou Tunis is creating a gathering point for artists from Tunisia, the SWANA region, and its diaspora, reflects Taous Dahmani, who curated two shows at this edition – Unstable Point and Assembly
Beyond Gaza, image-makers are creating representations of Palestinian life that challenge western stereotypes and find beauty in the everyday