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This Wednesday, May 2, 2012 file photo, shows a general view of the Interior ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) during their meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
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Noreen Abu Oun and Virginia Forbes accepting the UNESCO–Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture earlier this year. (UNESCO)
The Arab-British Centre: A window on Arab culture in London
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...Caption:
A Manuscript on the Prophet from Morocco and dated probably on late 17th-early 18th century is displayed at the Nur: Light in art and science in the Islamic world exhibition in Seville, Spain, Friday, Oct 23, 2013. A private museum in the south of Spain is hosting an exhibition of rare Islamic art objects that […]
Opinion: We’re not as different as we think
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...Caption:
Iraqi people celebrate after United Nations announced the end of sanctions imposed on Iraq, in Baghdad, June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani.
Debate: The Gulf should do more to promote Arab culture
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...Caption:
A Palestinian boy plays soccer as a mural depicts the Dome of the Rock and a map of British Mandate Palestine, on the gate of al-Sadaka club in Gaza City June 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)