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Opinion: The Culture of Calligraphy

by Samir Atallah | Aug 31, 2016 | Opinion

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...

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A protester is detained during clashes between garment workers and security forces in Phnom Penh January 3, 2014 (REUTERS/Samrang Pring)

4 dead after Cambodian police fire on protesters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2014 | World

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, AP—At least four people were killed Friday when police outside Cambodia’s capital opened fire to break up a protest by striking garment workers demanding a doubling of the minimum wage, police and human rights workers said. Chuon Narin,...

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Cambodian people shout slogans during a demonstration at the Democracy Park in Phnom Penh on September 15, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY)

Cambodian demonstrators march as election crisis deepens

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 15, 2013 | World

Phnom Penh, Reuters—Thousands of demonstrators defied road blocks and a jail threat to hold a march in Cambodia’s capital on Sunday in a last-gasp push for an independent probe into a July election they say was fixed to favor the ruling party. Supporters of the...

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) speaks to Prince Norodom Chakrapong (L) at Phnom Penh International Airport on August 12, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY)

Cambodia election crisis deepens as opposition rejects results

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 12, 2013 | World

Phnom Penh, Reuters—A deadlock over Cambodia’s disputed election hardened on Monday as the opposition rejected official results confirming a victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s long-ruling party and raised the prospect of further street protests. The...