December 2021

The Mount Vernon Music Association (MVM) is one of the area's little-known treasures, bringing fine music…

Prince Hassan sends Christmas and New Year greetings…

Last year, some governments may have maintained strict measures against the Covid-19 pandemic, but things were undoubtedly more relaxed here in Egypt. During the first months, the number of people allowed in assembly places, including…

For the second year, the Christmas Eve celebration in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem has been snuffed out by pandemic precautions. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The annual Christmas parade took place today…

DUBAI: From a delicate figurative drawing by Kahlil Gibran to Etel Adnan's tricolor painting "Planet 8", a recent exhibition at the Middle East Institute in Washington showcased the works of established and emerging Arab artists who…

DUBAI: From a delicate figurative drawing by Kahlil Gibran to Etel Adnan's tricolor painting "Planet 8", a recent exhibition at the Middle East Institute in Washington showcased the works of established and emerging Arab artists who…

The Saudi city of Diriyah has been chosen as the capital of Arab culture for 2030 by the Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALESCO). Diriyah is the traditional birthplace of the Saudi kingdom. Announcing the news on…

Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu, Miss Universe 2021 Image Credit:…

Last week brought some interesting footage from around the world including tornadoes that killed at least 88 people in Kentucky, a special screening of Netflix's Emily in Paris at The West Hollywood and Max Verstappen became the first…

Ramallah, Occupied West Bank - The United Nations cultural agency (UNESCO) has added the art of traditional Palestinian embroidery to its list of intangible cultural heritage. Wednesday SEO was made during the 16th session of the…

Bring the cake, take candles ... lots and lots of candles. It's time to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the Bill of Rights! December 15, 1791 marks the ratification of our Bill of rights, the first 10 amendments to our Constitution.…

Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival wraps up with red carpet and awards ceremony DJEDDAH: Another momentous occasion for Saudi Arabia's nascent film industry, the stars gathered again on the red carpet in Jeddah on Monday for the…

The move was encouraged by activists on social media, who said the film was an insult to the Palestinian cause. Diab acknowledged their complaints, explaining that the filmmakers understood the anger expressed by many over what they…

The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has launched the “Dubai Framework for Cultural Statistics” which defines a comprehensive local statistical framework and a classification of areas and activities of the creative economy…

In an interview with Arab News, Sheikha Intisar AlSabah discusses the actions on the ground taken to mitigate the impact of conflict on women in the Middle East and the importance of drama therapy as a tool for this purpose.…

In recent articles, I have written about the geography of food, water, sports, and music, and how geospatial technologies and geographic methods are applied to these topics - all of which have been an essential part of…

“I don't call them challenges, I call them a part of life that makes us stronger,” Egyptian producer Shahinaz Elakkad says of the obstacles faced in succeeding as a producer in the Arab world. Elakkad's positive attitude speaks…

It is time to talk seriously about the contribution of culture to society and economies, says Audrey Azoulay, Director General of Unesco.Talk to The National after delivering a speech at the World Conference on the Creative Economy event on…

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Deb Thomas FORTVILLE — Deb Thomas, a teacher at Mt. Vernon Middle School, recently received the Indiana College Geography Teacher of the Year award. This award, given by the Geography Educators' Network of Indiana, is given annually to…

The United States signaled ahead of next week's Democracy Summit that it is unlikely to translate empty words into adherence to human rights and democratic values ​​in the Middle East into a policy that demonstrates…

1We might be a little late for the party but this week we watched Impeachment: American Crime Story. It's a 10-part drama about the Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky affair, and you can see it from all angles:…

Mohammed Ali al-Husseini, one of the The last naturalized citizens of Saudi Arabia, ticks all the boxes necessary to win brownies in the quest for the kingdom of religious soft power by positioning itself as the beacon of…