Venetia Porter is former senior curator for Islamic and Contemporary Middle East art at the British Museum where she is now honorary research fellow. Her exhibitions include Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam (2012) and she was the lead curator...
Vered Maimon is a Senior Lecturer in the Art History Department at Tel Aviv University. She writes for October, Oxford Art Journal, History of Photography, Art History, Third Text and TDR. Most recently, she is the author of Singular Images,...
Victoria Biggs is Max Batley Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Peace Studies at the University of Sheffield. She has a PhD in Humanitarian and Conflict Response and an MA in Jewish Studies both from the University of Manchester. She has published in...
Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, journalist and commentator. He is the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College. He writes regularly for Frontline, The Hindu, al-Araby...
Wafa Ghnaim is an American-born Palestinian businesswoman, writer, and artist. Wafa began learning Palestinian embroidery from her mother when she was two years old. Throughout her life, she traveled alongside her mother for exhibits, lectures and...
Wafa Shami was born and raised in Ramallah, Palestine. She moved to the US to pursue higher education and graduated with a Master’s degree in International Studies. Since moving to the US, Wafa has maintained her engagement in Middle Eastern...
Wasim Said is a young Palestinian writer and physics student from Beit Hanoun, Gaza. He began writing during the war, documenting what he witnessed between bombardments, hunger, and repeated displacement. His book, Witness to the Hellfire of...
Widad Kamel Kawar is an internationally renowned collector of Palestinian and Arab dress and material culture, author of several publications, and founder of the Tiraz museum in Amman, Jordan.
