Benjamin Ashraf

Ashraf

Benjamin Ashraf is an Editor at The New Arab. He was previously Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Jordan's Center for Strategic Studies.

Areas of focus: Critical Theory, Post-Colonialism, Aesthetics, and Sound Studies.

Follow him on Twitter: @ashrafzeneca

Revered British-Libyan calligrapher Ali Omar Ermes dies

A pioneer of modern Arab calligraphy, Ali Omar Ermes inspired a generation through his masterful appropriation of the Arabic script, igniting the Arab world's imagination.

14 July, 2021

It's Not Complicated: Ma3azef's sonic protest for Palestine

Ma3azef.com, a Arabic web-magazine dedicated to contemporary Arab music, has released its latest compilation album "It's Not Complicated". An audio-protest dedicated to the Palestinian people, the compilation is a trans-sonic, trans-national triumph.

06 July, 2021

How social media is unmasking Israeli exceptionalism

The battle over optics and perception has formally migrated online, where social media has been a gamechanger in revealing the rising tide of ultra-nationalism within Israel, writes Benjamin Ashraf.

29 June, 2021