NEW YORK, January 26, 2012 – Arab thought and culture quarterly magazine Kalimat has launched an Indie Go Go campaign to crowd fund their Spring 2012 issue, which will be the first printed issue of the magazine. The campaign can be viewed at http://www.indiegogo.com/Kalimat-Magazine.
Kalimat is a media production company that features bold, engaging political analysis, design, film, fashion, music, cultural affairs and new media content. Going to print is an exciting step for the quarterly which provides an Arab perspective on international current affairs, culture, design and new media.
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The Spring issue covers Kalimat’s four dossiers: Current Affairs, Culture, Art and Design and New Media. The 150+ page issue is Kalimat’s Revolution Issue, marking one year since the Arab Spring began and cautiously reflecting on the immense change and renewal sweeping through the Arab world. Seeking to historicise the events of 2011 in fresh and interesting ways, this issue features pieces that focus on the current state of revolutionary fervour around the Arab world and how things have arrived to the present state of affairs. Articles include conversations with leading cultural producers across the Arab region and diaspora including a piece on the subculture of revolutionary cartoons and video art, a feature on grassroots political campaigns from the Egyptian revolution and a look at whether activists are leading the revolutions astray. Regular content like Kalimat’s engaging film and book reviews and an interview with groundbreaking designer Corinne Martin will also be featured. Also interviewed is the Oscar nominated filmmaker Rachid Bouchareb. Design reports include a feature on Life and Death – a fashion inspired building design that is both cemetery and hospital building.
Kalimat Magazine launches an Indie Go Go campaign to print its Spring 2012 issue
Kalimat remains a platform for Arab cultural creatives to engage in thought and action around ideas, people and business moving the world forward. Thus, giving readers pages to turn, something to hold on to, and a magazine that will live in their shelves has become a foremost goal for Kalimat. Raising the $18,000 goal will allow the magazine to be printed, shipped and distributed internationally and ensure the continuation and longevity of the publication.
Kalimat also produces a podcast to accompany every issue: Isma3oo. Isma3oo No. 5 will include a variety of spoken and musical content with a focus on music and the musicians around the revolution. Isma3oo is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, or on our website.
Kalimat Magazine launches an Indie Go Go campaign to print its Spring 2012 issue
Previous issues of Kalimat Magazine can be viewed online at www.kalimatmagazine.com
About Kalimat Magazine
Kalimat Magazine is committed to rejuvenating Arabic culture by providing an outlet for political, cultural and social expression within the Arab region and its Diaspora. At the same time, it is a visual communication tool that serves to change prevalent perception of Arabs. The purpose is to be an open outlet for expression and to increase participation within the cultural/creative scene, providing a platform for Arab cultural creatives to engage in thought and action around ideas, people and business moving the world forward. Therefore, the content is created by Arab people, the writers are Arab, the editors are Arab, the people featured are Arab.
