Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Arabic | ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive 2005 -2017
Select Page
Media ID: 55377937
Caption:

Tomb of Hafez, Iran


Media ID: 55357495
Caption:
Opinion: The Culture of Calligraphy

Opinion: The Culture of Calligraphy

For the Chinese, calligraphy is an art almost as revered as poetry. In Arab culture, calligraphy is as valued as drawing is in the west, and I do not know why Arab intelligence services suffer from a shortage of calligraphers. The words for signboards are composed by...
Media ID: 55355414
Caption:

A general view of the upper parliament chamber is pictured in Algiers, Algeria [REUTERS]


Media ID: 55350010
Caption:
Media ID: 55305993
Caption:

This image released by the TriBeca Film Festival shows a scene from “Wadjda”, a film shot in Saudi Arabia, and the first Saudi film made by a female director. (AP Photo/TriBeca Film Festival)