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Editor | Joobin Bekhrad |
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Categories | Middle East arts and culture |
Founder | Joobin Bekhrad |
Year founded | 2012 |
Final issue | January 2018 |
Country | Canada |
Based in | Toronto |
Website | www.reorientmag.com |
Reorient was a Canadian online magazine focusing on contemporary Middle Eastern arts and culture. The magazine was founded in 2012 by Joobin Bekhrad who also edited the magazine. [1] [2] The areas covered primarily included visual art, music, books and literature, and film. The magazine folded in January 2018. [3]
Reorient has been mentioned and cited in a number of publications and websites from around the world, including Newsweek , [4] Campaign Magazine , [5] Art Dubai, [6] Canvas, [7] Harper’s Bazaar Art Arabia, [8] Oasis, [9] Art & Antiques , [10] the Cairo Review of Global Affairs, [11] and Ryerson Folio . [12]
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