war — Features

An Iraqi-British playwright's exercise in teasing out inner turmoil through humour

Digital Editor Dalia Al-Dujaili sits down with playwright Jasmine Naziha Jones to discuss why she wrote an absurd tragic-comedic play for the Iraqi diaspora; at once a deeply personal experience, and a publicly political act of resistance to the narrative around the country’s history of conflict and colonialism.

RESISTANCE, ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -December 17, 2022play, theatre, iraq, diaspora, comedy, war, tragedy

Yusra Mardini's swim from survival to stardom

Following the release of ‘The Swimmers’ on Netflix – a film about her and her sister’s refugee journey from Syria – the Olympic swimmer tells Digital Editor Dalia Al-Dujaili why she wants to shift the narrative towards real women’s refugee stories.

ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -November 23, 2022swimming, refugee, feminism, sisters, film, egyptian, syrian, war