Category Archives: Culture
Art review: Bita Ghezelayagh, The Letter that Never Arrived
In 2011, Bita Ghezelayagh’s combination of rural felt-craft and modern Iranian imagery earned her a place on the Jameel Prize shortlist. In her latest exhibition, she takes worn-out carpets from Western homes and returns them to their Middle Eastern roots
Art review: Bita Ghezelayagh, The Letter that Never Arrived
In 2011, Bita Ghezelayagh’s combination of rural felt-craft and modern Iranian imagery earned her a place on the Jameel Prize shortlist. In her latest exhibition, she takes worn-out carpets from Western homes and returns them to their Middle Eastern roots
And then there were three: Iraqi artist Hanaa Malallah exposes the disappearance of Baghdad’s galleries
Royal advocates and oil wealth has nourished art in the Gulf States. The revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia have unleashed a wave of dissident images. Iran produces cutting-edge cinema. So what is happening in Iraq? While a despotic regime is
And then there were three: Iraqi artist Hanaa Malallah exposes the disappearance of Baghdad’s galleries
Royal advocates and oil wealth has nourished art in the Gulf States. The revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia have unleashed a wave of dissident images. Iran produces cutting-edge cinema. So what is happening in Iraq? While a despotic regime is
‘Bush is like my father’: Reel Iraq opening film Dreams of Sparrows revisits the contradictions of 2003 Baghdad
With a civil war in Syria and uprisings across the Arab world, the invasion of Iraq and its backdrop, the US ‘War on Terror’, can sometimes seem to belong to another era. But Haydar Mousa Daffar’s ‘The Dreams of Sparrows’,
‘Bush is like my father’: Reel Iraq opening film Dreams of Sparrows revisits the contradictions of 2003 Baghdad
With a civil war in Syria and uprisings across the Arab world, the invasion of Iraq and its backdrop, the US ‘War on Terror’, can sometimes seem to belong to another era. But Haydar Mousa Daffar’s ‘The Dreams of Sparrows’,
Shakespeare meets Scheherazade in a film which took nine years to complete: Kamel Zouaoui on ‘Hold Back’
London may be home to over 100,000 Arabs, but the larger Arab-origin community in Paris is arguably far more famous. It is therefore not surprising Hold Back, an award-winning French film about a black Parisian who wants to marry his
Shakespeare meets Scheherazade in a film which took nine years to complete: Kamel Zouaoui on ‘Hold Back’
London may be home to over 100,000 Arabs, but the larger Arab-origin community in Paris is arguably far more famous. It is therefore not surprising Hold Back, an award-winning French film about a black Parisian who wants to marry his
Sirees: Photocopier malfunction DID lead to worker’s torture
A tale in which a civil servant is tortured because of an accidental blot on a dictator’s face is true, Syrian author Nihad Sirees has said. Sirees confirmed the story, in which the employee is blamed for the malfunction of
Sirees: Photocopier malfunction DID lead to worker’s torture
A tale in which a civil servant is tortured because of an accidental blot on a dictator’s face is true, Syrian author Nihad Sirees has said. Sirees confirmed the story, in which the employee is blamed for the malfunction of
Coming up: Syria Speaks, Iranian shadows, exclusive film screening
Writing: Syria Speaks Making sense of what is happening in Syria right now can be difficult, so the Southbank Centre has drafted in three Syrian writers to help interpret the situation. Famed Arabic novelist Nihad Sirees, whose first English language
Coming up: Syria Speaks, Iranian shadows, exclusive film screening
Writing: Syria Speaks Making sense of what is happening in Syria right now can be difficult, so the Southbank Centre has drafted in three Syrian writers to help interpret the situation. Famed Arabic novelist Nihad Sirees, whose first English language
What’s On: From sketches with Nazir Tanbouli to watchtowers at the Mosaic Rooms
Award-winning mural artist Nazir Tanbouli is inviting anyone who can pick up a pen to come down to Studio 75 for a Draw In on Saturday 1 December 2012. Those who prefer to watch can see his live drawing demonstration
What’s On: From sketches with Nazir Tanbouli to watchtowers at the Mosaic Rooms
Award-winning mural artist Nazir Tanbouli is inviting anyone who can pick up a pen to come down to Studio 75 for a Draw In on Saturday 1 December 2012. Those who prefer to watch can see his live drawing demonstration
Interview: Bradley Secker on Kutmaan and photographing the personal and political in the Middle East
“Of course there’s an element of danger and risk about working in Syria, but it’s relative,” Bradley Secker argues. “Why should I just stay in the USA or Australia or the EU?” The British photographer’s move to the Turkish border
Interview: Bradley Secker on Kutmaan and photographing the personal and political in the Middle East
“Of course there’s an element of danger and risk about working in Syria, but it’s relative,” Bradley Secker argues. “Why should I just stay in the USA or Australia or the EU?” The British photographer’s move to the Turkish border
Future Shorts at Edge of Arabia, #Cometogether
How do you get Londoners excited about Middle Eastern short films? Try holding the screening in a Spitalfields art exhibition, calling it “secret” and then attracting as much attention as possible on the night by drumming in the queue. And,
Future Shorts at Edge of Arabia, #Cometogether
How do you get Londoners excited about Middle Eastern short films? Try holding the screening in a Spitalfields art exhibition, calling it “secret” and then attracting as much attention as possible on the night by drumming in the queue. And,
Want To Learn Arabic?
Above is a map showing schools that offer support for Arabic as a language. For an interactive version, click here. Some of the schools even offer extracurricular teaching for adults – we’ve outlined which ones.
Want To Learn Arabic?
Above is a map showing schools that offer support for Arabic as a language. For an interactive version, click here. Some of the schools even offer extracurricular teaching for adults – we’ve outlined which ones.
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