Zeina Maasri: Decolonising the Page is a research project by Dr. Zeina Maasri (University of Bristol) funded by an Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) Fellowship grant (2022-25). The project investigates the significant role of Arabic book design and visual culture during processes of decolonisation dating from the 1950s through the 1980s.  

Helmi el-Touni: The online exhibition brings together a digitised collection of around 250 books, enabling broad accessibility to rich historical sources in art and design and to little known archives of Arab visual and material culture that hold contemporary resonance. The website supplements the exhibition with further insights about the books on display: the Library provides a searchable database of the books and biographies of artists/designers, and the Learning Hub offers short texts written by various experts, as well as other related teaching and learning resources.

Zeina: Designed with a non-specialist¹ audience in mind, the website is intended to be enjoyed by anyone interested in the subject matter and can serve as a teaching resource across various courses and academic disciplines. Crucially, the primary objective of this website is to draw attention to a neglected yet remarkable era of Arabic book arts, better to appreciate the visual significance of postcolonial Arabic books, spark interest and inspire further research.

Helmi: Designed with a non-specialist audience in mind, the website is intended to be enjoyed by anyone interested in the subject matter and can serve as a teaching resource across various courses and academic disciplines. Crucially, the primary objective of this website is to draw attention to a neglected yet remarkable era of Arabic book arts, better to appreciate the visual significance of postcolonial Arabic books, spark interest and inspire further research.

Zeina: Designed with a non-specialist audience² in mind, the website is intended to be enjoyed by anyone interested in the subject matter and can serve as a teaching resource across various courses and academic disciplines. Crucially, the primary objective of this website is to draw attention to a neglected yet remarkable era of Arabic book arts, better to appreciate the visual significance of postcolonial Arabic books, spark interest and inspire further research.

Helmi: Designed with a non-specialist audience in mind, the website is intended to be enjoyed by anyone interested in the subject matter and can serve as a teaching resource across various courses and academic disciplines. Crucially, the primary objective of this website is to draw attention to a neglected yet remarkable era of Arabic book arts, better to appreciate the visual significance of postcolonial Arabic books, spark interest and inspire further research.

Zeina: Designed with a non-specialist audience in mind, the website is intended to be enjoyed by anyone interested in the subject matter and can serve as a teaching resource across various courses and academic disciplines. Crucially, the primary objective of this website is to draw attention to a neglected yet remarkable era of Arabic book arts, better to appreciate the visual significance of postcolonial Arabic books, spark interest and inspire further research.

Helmi: Designed with a non-specialist audience in mind, the website is intended to be enjoyed by anyone interested in the subject matter and can serve as a teaching resource across various courses and academic disciplines. Crucially, the primary objective of this website is to draw attention to a neglected yet remarkable era of Arabic book arts, better to appreciate the visual significance of postcolonial Arabic books, spark interest and inspire further research.