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Small Birds, Big Quest: How “The Jasmine Birds” Conveys Overcoming a Dictator and a Deadly Virus in Syria

by Stefanie Van de Peer • November 2, 2020 • 0 Comments

In 2014 I wrote a short piece for this blog on Syrian animation and the changes the form had undergone during a time of civil unrest and war. With this new piece, I would like to delve deeper into one…

by Stefanie Van de Peer • May 5, 2014 • 7 Comments

In the Middle East, historically, the relationship between art and religion is complex. Islam declares that Allah is the only image-maker, the only creative and shaping being with divine inspiration. In that context, figurative art has been avoided. Islamic art…

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Tag Archive for Syrian Animation

Small Birds, Big Quest: How “The Jasmine Birds” Conveys Overcoming a Dictator and a Deadly Virus in Syria

by Stefanie Van de Peer • November 2, 2020 • 0 Comments

Animation in the Middle East

by Stefanie Van de Peer • May 5, 2014 • 7 Comments