Press

Archivoz – Akkasah: Preserving Photographic Heritage in the Middle East and North Africa

Open Culture – New Archive of Middle Eastern Photography Features 9,000 Digitized Images

McGill Islamic Studies Library Blog

Jadaliyya – Lost and Found: The Yasser Alwan Photography Collection at Akkasah

The National – The long read: NYUAD’s Centre for Photography unveils a new collection of antique images from the Middle East

Ahram Online – Samir Farid Collection: Akkasah in Abu Dhabi launches photos from Egypt cinematic history

Hazine – A Guide to Online Visual Sources in Middle East, North Africa, and Islamic Studies

The Culturist – Samir Farid Collection in Akkasah: Center for Photography at NYUAD

The National – Egypt’s golden age of cinema: hundreds of rare photos come to Abu Dhabi

Middle East Eye – Art and coronavirus: Middle Eastern galleries to view on lockdown