Safar #7

In this seventh issue, on Networks, Safar explores the community building practices and spaces of print collectives from New York to Spain; discusses symbols and short-term safe spaces in Palestine; shares the Black American lineage of resistance through mutual aid; examines the directions in which film distribution and production have historically flowed in Lebanon; follows the intricate and exhaustive naming process for a one-of-a-kind master’s degree program in design; delves into one professor’s viral course on Ye; asks questions about cultural funding and the ways money moves; traces the global webs that weave together land, food, consumption, and occupation; and more.

Safar is Beirut’s bilingual (Arabic-English) and biannual independent visual and design culture magazine, providing a window into cultural production in the Middle East. Born from a need for publications on contemporary design, critical investigation, thinking, and experimentation in the region, Safar invites designers, writers, thinkers and other creatives to respond to a set theme.