Culture
A more complete image of the region’s rich arts and culture scene as well as the less-traditional.
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Friday, 26 Nov, 2010
After purchasing his first painting, Sheikh Hassan was hooked. Gradually, he purchased one artwork after another until his collection swelled to more than 6,000. The sheikh began building his collection in the 1980s, primarily through the acquisition of works by Qatari artists. He later began to acquire works from all over the Middle East, North Africa and from within the Arab diaspora. In 1994, these works were included as part of a collection located in a villa that served as a pr...
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Tuesday, 16 Nov, 2010
Within the major artistic developments in the Arab world during the past decade, the genre of experimental video documentary stands out as one of the most important, and one that has received much international attention. Among the reasons for this development are improved accessibility of digital technology as well as the surfacing of new transnational media, such as satellite TV stations and the internet, with their stress on investigative journalism. As a result, a new visual culture has dev...
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Middle Eastern film production is experiencing a renaissance. There has been a substantial growth in films produced in the Middle East, improved film quality, and increased globa...
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Tuesday, 2 Nov, 2010
Flying in over the white-domed roofs of Muscat at night, I was already experiencing a gentle surge of pleasure at returning to one of the most attractive capitals in the world. Th...
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Friday, 22 Oct, 2010
Certain cities seem to conjure up a wealth of images at the mere mentioning of their names. Damascus, just like Paris and Venice, is such a place. Hardly any other place seems to ...
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Monday, 18 Oct, 2010
Blood and Gifts World premiere at the National Theatre, London September 2010 to 14 November Blood and Gifts by American writer JT Rogers is an epic political thriller, whic...
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Thursday, 7 Oct, 2010
In markets like Khan El-Khalili in the old city of Cairo, or indeed in any other Arab souk, the shops, courtyards and the very clothing of the traders and their customers are enve...
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Wednesday, 22 Sep, 2010
Consider the map: an object created to represent some aspect of the physical world, purporting to be objective but naturally reflecting the perspective of the mapmaker. If you con...
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Tuesday, 7 Sep, 2010
Despite its reputation as a world-class destination for culture, Beirut’s art scene has been hindered by sociopolitical factors since the mid 1970s—as the onset of the Lebanes...
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Tuesday, 24 Aug, 2010
Dariush Borbor is an architect, urban planner and researcher based in Tehran. Educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, he has made significant architectural contributions t...
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