Tales of this Time, which was published in 2014, and
Good morning Lovelies, published in 2020. Youssef lives in Berlin.
SyriaUntold originally published this piece in Arabic here.
It is hard to introduce an interview conducted with a figure we love, let alone a figure we consider an idol.
I don’t know what prompted me to request an interview with Randa Baath. I was fully aware it would be difficult for both of us, due to the special bond I have with her and her family, but I decided to move forward regardless. I decided to put my personal feelings aside and focus on her work in translation and her relationship with Arab culture, knowing that she translated several books from French into a solid Arabic.
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New book traces the history of graphic design in the Arab world: It s important to document our own history
The publication studies the history of the art form in the region and the dedicated artists behind it Layali Al Haram (Pyramid Nights) book cover designed by Hussein Bicar, 1957. Bahia Shehab; Haytham Nawar
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