Bidayat بدايات

2012 - 2022

Bidayat (Beginnings) is a pan-Arab quarterly launched from Beirut in 2012 shortly after the Arab Uprisings started, and conceived as a forum for economic, socio-political and cultural production and exchange aiming to better understand developments in the Arab World. In particular: movements of resistance, protest and change for democracy and social justice in our region and all over the world. Bidayat draws inspiration from the values of freedom and equality, and defend peoples’ right to self-determination. Bidayat’s sections deal with memory and history, visual culture, literature, music, etc. Its contributors are scientists, academics, writers, journalists, critics, artists and practitioners. Bidayat can be accessed on www.bidayatmag.com. Its print edition is distributed in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon and to independent bookshops in London, Paris, Berlin and Brussels. Bidayat joins academic rigor, professional journalism and esthetic appeal and considers itself a workshop for artistic experimentation and graphic innovation. Contributors to the graphic and visual team: Ziad Bouassi, Ayman Hassan, Lynn El-Hout, Jamal Saleh, Philippa Dahrouj, Khgajag Apelian, Alaa Mansour.
— Identity Design, Art Direction (print and web), and Communication. Contributions in Layout design, Editorial illustrations, Infographics, Lettering.