by Samir Atallah | Aug 20, 2016 | Opinion
What does one enter a book shop to buy? A book or a music CD, of course. I recently purchased a delightful book entitled “Ô nuit, ô mes yeux: Le Caire / Beyrouth / Damas / Jérusalem” (Oh night, Oh my eyes: Cairo / Beirut / Damascus / Jerusalem) that is made of up of...
by Samir Atallah | Aug 13, 2016 | Opinion
Mohammed Al-Sharekh’s CV lists the following achievements and positions that he has held: a masters in Economics from Chicago University, Deputy Director General for the Kuwait Fund of the Arab Economics Development, member of the board of the Word Bank,...
by Adnan Hussein | Jun 15, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture
The Iraqi Fine Artists Association – UK, organized its second Conceptual Art exhibition at the Greenside Hall in London. Ten artists from Iraq, Syria, and the United Kingdom participated in the exhibition. The themes of the conceptual pictures varied to deliver the...
by Vivian Haddad | Jan 4, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—People often keep their secrets and real intentions hidden deep inside, yet the Naked: Beyond the Social Mask exhibition has uniquely revealed these inner thoughts through the handiwork of thirty Lebanese and international designers brought...
by Abeer Mishkhas | Jul 17, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The annual graduation show at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in London is highly anticipated by the school’s students and teachers. The event is an exhibition of the fruits of a two-year intensive course in a variety of traditional...