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A small clay pot in Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas could hold the key to unlocking the mysterious 17th-Century painting, argues Kelly Grovier. BBC …

A lesser-known artist created the image that summed up an era, writes Kelly Grovier. BBC culture / By Kelly Grovier

BBC CULTURE / By Hanna Flint Joseph Conrad’s classic novella Heart of Darkness – and the film Apocalypse Now – examined colonial brutality. …

 BBC FUTURE / By Zaria Gorvett Humanity hasn’t always lived with the flu. Could this era of social distancing hasten its demise?

FROM AL JADID ARCHIVES Marking the Fifth Anniversary of His Death: Poet Muayyad al-Rawi’s “On Poetry and Childhood,” the Introduction to His Last …

washington institute / Hassan Mneimneh Hassan Mneimneh is a contributing editor with Fikra Forum and a principal at Middle East Alternatives in Washington. …

1.  Palestinian national identity is strong and a source of great pride and resilience for our people. We are a people rooted in the …

washington institute / Matthew Levitt, Kash Patel, and Juan Zarate Three current and former U.S. officials discuss a powerful new interactive tool and its implications for …

When the dead are buried and the injuries addressed, the port explosions will surely further deepen Lebanese cynicism and despair about their government …

BBC CULTURE / By Lucinda Hawksley The extraordinary story of the legendary beauty Lizzie Siddal is both surprising and tragic, and led to …