In Iraq, Where Beauty Was Long Suppressed, Art Flowers Amid Protests
Art and Culture 3 February 2020 0
BAGHDAD — Hollow-cheeked and shivering slightly in jeans he had outgrown, Abdullah stood in an unfinished parking garage, transfixed in front of a mural whose meaning he was eager to decode for a visitor. “See, the man in the middle, he is asking the security forces, ‘Please don’t shoot... Read more
Classical Egyptian Artists Display ‘Collector’s Eye’ in Cairo
Art and CultureRegional News 12 September 2019 0
Here are some highlights from ‘The Collector’s Eye VI’ at Cairo’s Ubuntu Gallery that is open until September 14. Seif Wanly The sixth edition of Ubuntu’s annual ‘Collector’s Eye’ exhibition includes work from a number of well-known modern and contemporary Egyptian artists, including this piece from the late Seif... Read more
Different Reaction on New Travel and Work Rights for Women in Saudi
Art and CultureLifestyle 30 August 2019 0
A wave of hope swept through Saudi Arabia when the government there announced in early August that it would soon extend significant new rights to women. The changes, which started applying at the end of August, were anticipated to dramatically change the conservative kingdom’s so-called guardianship system, allowing women... Read more
The Most Important Societal Change in Saudi Arabia
Art and Culture 27 August 2019 0
Al-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 24 Last week, on an unplanned trip to the city of Qatif, I had the chance to visit the home of Sayyed Hassan al-Awami, a local community leader. At the door to his residence, I met his granddaughter, along with her two sons. We chatted... Read more
Why Did a Student Decide to Raise Awareness of Ancient Egyptian Civilization?
Art and CultureRegional News 23 August 2019 0
The day Nour El-Demerdash stepped inside the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, she opened her eyes about the glory of the ancient Egyptian civilisation, sensing many people’s ignorance across the world about it. She made up her mind into raising awareness about this shining, captivating world to as much... Read more
Jerusalem Holds International Arts & Crafts Festival
Art and Culture 18 August 2019 0
Hutzot HaYotzer, Jerusalem’s annual International Arts and Crafts Festival is taking place now until August 24. The event is being held at the Sultan Pool on Sunday-Thursday from 6-11 pm, and on Saturday night beginning from 9 pm to midnight. The exhibit includes works by artists from around the... Read more
Egypt Displays Restoration of Tutankhamun Gilded Coffin
Art and CultureHistoryRegional News 4 August 2019 0
Egypt yesterday displayed the gilded coffin of Tutankhamun, under restoration for the first time since the boy king’s tomb was discovered in 1922. The restoration process began in mid-July after the three-tiered coffin was transferred to the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo from the Valley of the Kings... Read more
Inside Birchbark Books & Native Arts
Art and CultureTravel 25 July 2019 0
MINNEAPOLIS — Look up when you enter Birchbark Books & Native Arts and you’ll spot a handcrafted canoe hanging above the table of current and favorite books. An intricately carved Catholic confessional hugs a wall, although according to the store’s frequently asked questions page, it was renamed a “forgiveness... Read more
Visitor Who Appeared to be an Arab Man Attacks Egyptian Mummy at Cairo Museum
Art and CultureRegional News 24 July 2019 0
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has opened an investigation after an ancient mummy preserved in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum was attacked by a visitor. The Egyptian Museum’s director filed a complaint to the ministry demanding an investigation after video evidence of a visitor attacking the mummy appeared online. Sabah Abdel Razek... Read more
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