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Crowds gather in London’s Trafalgar Square to celebrate the Muslim Eid Al-Fitr festival at an event organized by the mayor of London, on July 28, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

A Celebration of Eid in Trafalgar Square

by Najlaa Habriri | Aug 4, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—London’s world-famous Trafalgar Square was the site of an event marking the Muslim Eid Al-Fitr festival on Saturday. Thousands flocked to the square between noon and 6 pm to celebrate the end of Ramadan with oriental music and cuisine, amid...

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Lebanese singer Marwa (C) celebrates with Egyptian actress Yasmin Abdel Aziz and actor Talaat Zakaria during the first day shooting of their film “Haha wa Tufaha” in 2005 in Cairo. (Amro Maraghi/AFP/Getty Images)

Talaat Zakaria: From Playing Mubarak’s Chef to Mursi’s Bodyguard

by Moataz Abdel Moneim | Aug 4, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian actor Talaat Zakaria is no stranger to controversy. A beloved comedian before the January 25, 2011 revolution, Zakaria’s career stalled thanks to his unwavering support of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and criticism of the...

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Mohammad Ali Berno during his coverage of the earthquake in Iran in 2012.

Award-winning Iranian photographer Mohammad Ali Berno speaks of dark series showing public execution

by Mansoureh Farahani | Aug 3, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian photographer Mohammad Ali Berno was named the 2014 Photographer of the Year at the Prix de la Photographie (Px3) last month. His winning work, The Last Moment, was a series depicting the last ten minutes of the lives of two Iranians who...

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Selva Rasalingam (L) as Kevin/Khaled Al Hamrani and Nabil Elouahabi as Carlos Fuentes in The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes. (Photo by Judy)

Tale of an Iraqi refugee’s struggle to become British takes to London stage

by Al-Mustafa Najjar | Aug 2, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—“Arabs are savage tribes, but Britain is the land of democracy,” shouts Salim Abdul Hussein—or Carlos Fuentes—as he struggles in his broken English to convince the UK Border Agency officer of the validity of his asylum claim. Based on a short...

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Smoke rises after an Israeli strike hit Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Palestine’s Syrian Refugees: From the Frying Pan to the Fire

by Mahmoud Abu Awad | Aug 1, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fadil Al-Wadiyeh, a Syrian refugee of Palestinian descent, thought it would be safer for himself and his family to return to the Gaza Strip rather than stay in the conflict-torn country. But following the Israeli attack on Gaza he and his family...

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Customers get to choose how much they pay for their meals in Beirut’s Motto restaurant.

Pay-what-you-want restaurant concept arrives in Beirut

by Vivian Haddad | Jul 31, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—New restaurant Motto, just off Mar Mikhael’s main street in Beirut, is the first in Lebanon to invite customers to draw up their own bills. The ‘pay-what-you-want’ concept was imported from restaurants around the world, where some eateries have...