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Go topSOURCE: KHALEEJ TIMES BY: JASMINE AL KUTTAB The Pritzker Prize-winning French architect said that when he did not have to look far for the musuem’s design inspiration Standing under the dome of Louvre Abu Dhabi, visitors are struck with the reminder of past lives, lived under the oasis of the date trees of Al Ain. … Continued
SOURCE: MONDOWEISS BY JESSE RUBIN Palestinian artists from the Washington D.C. metro area and beyond convened at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on Monday, October 2nd for opening night of the annual D.C. Palestinian Film and Arts Festival (DCPFAF). Now in its seventh year, the festival was co-founded in 2011 by Nadia Daar, Noura Erakat and … Continued
SOURCE: LANGUAGE MAGAZINE When it was first published in 2005, Mourad Boutros’s classic work Arabic for Designers was the first of its kind, an authoritative guide for English-speaking designers working with the cultural and design complexities of Arabic. Extensively illustrated, it addressed the rise in global awareness of Arab cultures and provided a framework for … Continued
SOURCE: EGYPTIAN STREETS BY TOQA EZZIDIN She developed a passion for art early in her life and did an advanced level of painting as a kid and as a high-school student. Undeterred by the typical standards, she decided to pursue a career in what she believes can make the world a better place. Egyptian artist … Continued
SOURCE: DECATURISH.COM BY MARY MARGARET STEWART Clarkston is home to 14,000 refugees, meaning 43 percent of its residents are foreign born, making it the most diverse city in the United States. Refugees from over 57 different countries live in the city and refugee rights activist and local artist, Nabil Mousa works everyday to make that … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY SAEED SAEED If you search for Fairuz on YouTube, you will find a rare televised interview. Recorded in 1989 in Egypt, the legendary Lebanese singer sits in an empty cafe overlooking the pyramids with her interlocutor opposite her. The contrast between the two couldn’t be any more apparent – there’s the … Continued
SOURCE: ARTNEWS BY ALEX GREENBERGER The Institute of Arab and Islamic Art in New York has added five artists, writers, and curators to its advisory committee. The committee is designed to help the IAIA develop its programming and overall creative vision. The advisory committee’s new members are Bidoun‘s senior editor, Negar Azimi; Omar Berrada, the director … Continued
SOURCE: CHICAGO TRIBUNE BY STEVE JOHNSON How does “Backstroke of the West,” the Michael Rakowitz solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, break the rules for an art show? Let us use bullets to enumerate the ways, a choice that seems appropriate for an exhibition that is in part about the connections between … Continued
SOURCE: WASHINGTON POST BY VANESSA H. LARSON “I so much believe in the positive contributions that women are making in the Middle East,” says Janet Rady, curator of “I Am,” a recently opened exhibit at the American University Museum featuring works by 31 female artists with roots in 12 countries in the region. “They’re not … Continued
SOURCE: ARTNET BY EILEEN KINSELLA A senior official lays out research that he says supports the sculpture’s return. Two months after authorities seized an ancient head of a bull that was on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, a senior official in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office says, in no uncertain terms, that … Continued
SOURCE: CNN BY SARAH HASSAN (CNN)Clad in Bedouin attire from head to toe, “Sheikh” William of Arabia is smiling, seemingly content with having swapped Kensington Palace for a humble tent and camels. American singing sensation Beyoncé, meanwhile, covered in a black veil, serves Arabic coffee, and the king of pop Michael Jackson swaps his piano … Continued
The festival offers viewers a glimpse at contemporary Arab and Arab-American lives. SOURCE: MINNESOTA DAILY BY HALEY BENNETT Hosted by Mizna, a local arts organization, the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival invites viewers to share in the iterations of contemporary Arab lives, but above all, to enjoy some incredible cinema. Festival director Michelle Baroody, a … Continued
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