Layli Foroudi is a freelance journalist based in Tunis.

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View of the port of Algiers from the Casbah, January 2020. Photo: Layli Faroudi

The Algerians battling to save the Casbah from crumbling

It may be on Unesco’s list of World Heritage sites, but the houses of the famous district have suffered years of neglect

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A protest in Detroit on May 29, 2020, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. Photo: Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images

Expressions of empathy are not enough – it’s time for US museums to act

Art museums that consider themselves places of reflection should be thinking harder about what they are for and what needs to change

Queen Mathilde of Belgium and King Philippe of Belgium visi the permanent collection of the Old Masters Museum, part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, on May 19, 2020 in Brussels, as the country eases lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Daina Le Lardic/Belga/AFP via Getty Images

How will museums bring us close to art in an era of social distancing?

As museums around the world prepare to reopen, many do so with a renewed sense of purpose

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