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Tirazain, a Digital Library of Palestinian Embroidery, Aims to Preserve a Traditional Art
The site’s creator, Zain Masri, says Tirazain aims to document, preserve, and reclaim a traditional art as an element of…
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‘Khuzama’: Sinan Antoon’s Latest Novel Explores Themes of Homeland and Memory
In “Khuzama”, the renowned Iraqi writer Sinan Antoon revisits themes of homeland, alienation and memory through the lives of two…
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Cairo’s Dawayer Cultural Festival Gives a ‘Cool Breeze’ to a Dull Time of Year
The ten-day Dawayer Cultural Festival brought well-known writers, scholars and other cultural figures to Downtown Cairo.
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Lebanese Designer Elie Saab Takes Pride in His Students and His Country
The internationally renowned designer Elie Saab has long collaborated with LAU’s fashion design programme. He spoke to Al-Fanar Media as…
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Diversity Can Be Empowered Through the Arts, Says Egyptian-Born Curator in London
The Tate Modern’s first curator dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa says art institutions must question Eurocentric narratives…
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Art Galleries Flourish in Beirut’s Port Blast Area Despite Lebanon’s Economic Crisis
Partly because art is seen as a safe investment in a country where many people cannot access their bank savings,…
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Berlin Cultural Majlis Enlivens Engagement with Arab Art in Germany
The Berlin Cultural Majlis plans to sponsor weekly events where artists, poets, filmmakers, and intellectuals from the Middle East discuss…
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Sculptures Advance Riyadh Art Initiative’s Goal of Making the City ‘a Creative Canvas’
The new public artworks were created for this year’s Tuwaiq Sculpture symposium. Sarah Alruwayti, the event’s director, discussed the project’s…
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Opinion
Head of the Smithsonian Institution Talks about the Power of Culture, History and Museums
Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the United States’ Smithsonian Institution, tells a Cairo audience about his vision of what…
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Opinion
‘Back to Alif’: Nada Abdallah’s Art Is Inspired by the Holy Letter of the Arabic Alphabet
The artist Nada Abdallah is captivated by the letter alif. She chose the letter to show the beauty of Arabic…
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