by Jamal Al Marri | Jun 21, 2014 | Debate
The security of the Gulf, and particularly the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), is not structurally or ideologically under threat today. The current security landscape demonstrates that even the most dangerous of any potential threat is simply incapable of negatively...
by Abeer Mishkhas | Dec 26, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Anyone who has lived in London, or even visited recently, must have noticed a growing interest in Arab culture among the British public. This interest has been growing steadily over the last few years, with the scene evolving from a trickle of...
by Ataollah Mohajerani | Nov 5, 2013 | Opinion
Recently, I was invited by a cultural center in Dubai to speak about the cultural relationships between Arabs and Iran. The cultural center was indeed cultured! It was housed in a unique building—a building that made you feel you could breathe comfortably and...
by Hamad Al-Ammari | Jul 27, 2013 | Debate
If we take a closer look at the cultural scene in the Gulf, we will indeed find an unprecedented retreat in our government’s interest in cultural issues. The reason for this is certainly the tough and historic structural developments taking place on different...
by Raba'i Al-Madhoun | Jul 22, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the final part of this four-part series, Asharq Al-Awsat spoke with Selma Dabbagh, a British—Palestinian writer who writes in English and desribes herself as having little command of the Arabic language. Her novels are mainly set in the...
