Weekend Reading: Dubai Street Art, Valentine’s in Egypt, and a Prison in Syria

Reading selections for the weekend of February 17, 2017.

A general view of Dubai and the world’s tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa (Karim Sahib/Reuters).

By Steven A. Cook
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Mohamad Ali Harissi explores the proliferation of street art in Dubai.

Aymon Kreil examines how Egyptians celebrate and dismiss Valentine’s Day.

Alessandria Masi interviews Amnesty International’s Nicolette Boehland on the investigation of Syria’s Saydnaya prison.

By experts and staff