(FILES) Newly appointed head of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Anne-Claire Legendre poses at the Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA - Arab World Institute) in Paris on February 18, 2026. The Arab World Institute (IMA) navigates between culture and diplomacy as it turns forty, facing financial strains but aiming to dispel "misunderstandings" and "fantasies" surrounding a region in turmoil, its president Anne-Claire Legendre told AFP. (Photo by Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images)