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Gaza’s famous Zahra restaurant in the Al-Amal neighborhood of Khan Younis. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Abbas Qatish. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Mesaharati, Still Part of Sidon’s Ramadan Tradition
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Late at night, during the holy month of Ramadan, a mesaharati makes his way through the alleyways of Sidon in Lebanon. He bangs his drum, recites poetry, and calls out to the people to wake them for their pre-dawn suhoor meal, their final...Caption:
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in the context of nuclear talks with Iran, in Vienna, Austria, on 13 July 2014. (EPA/Hans Punz)
Iran and Germany: A 100-year-Old Love Affair
As the deadline for P5+1 group nuclear negotiations with Iran is extended by 4-months until November, commentators assume that the four Western powers involved, the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany, are united in their determination to curtail Iranian...Caption:
Regent’s Park Mosque (L) and the Director General of the mosque’s Islamic Cultural Centre Dr. Ahmed Dubayan. (Asharq Al-Awsat/James Hanna)
London’s Muslims celebrate Ramadan in traditional style
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Despite being expats and practicing different customs to those of the West, Muslims from around the world who are living in London have not abandoned the religious rituals and social customs they practice during Ramadan. The multicultural...Caption:
A general view of Algiers with the Kasbah in the background taken on June 5, 2014. AFP/Getty Images
Algerian artist Kader Attia tackles conflicted identities in his latest exhibition
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A precondition for visiting the Contre Nature exhibition featuring work by Algerian artist Kader Attia is that you must don appropriate footwear. At the entrance of the exhibition held in the Beirut Art Center the artist has placed scrap metal,...Caption:
Graduate Shaheen Qasamani explains her art work to the Prince of Wales.
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