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An inspiring setting: exploring art in Luxor – culture – Al-Ahram Weekly
Chaired by Popular Dean of Faculty Ahmed Mohie, the remarkably well-organized three-day event brought together artists and academics from Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, Jordan, Iraq and France. It included a collective exhibition of 120…
Tasnim News Agency Launches Hebrew Website – Social News / Culture
Announcing the official launch of the Hebrew-language website, Tasnim News Agency CEO Majid Qolizadeh said, âAlthough the number of Hebrew-speaking people around the world is not that large, the news agency Tasnim decided…
The Music of Mount Vernon Belongs to Us All | Arts & Culture
The Mount Vernon Music Association (MVM) is one of the area's little-known treasures, bringing fine music…
Prince Hassan sends his Christmas and New Year greetings | Culture & Society
Prince Hassan sends Christmas and New Year greetings…
Year 2021: Cinema 21 – Culture – Al-Ahram Weekly
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…
THE ROUNDUP – Pop Culture Highlights from Across the Region
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…
Diriyah named capital of Arab culture for 2030 – Middle East Monitor
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…
Palestinian embroidery added to UNESCO cultural heritage list | Arts and culture news
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…
Amira’s filmmakers suspend the screening amid public outrage – film – arts and…
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…
Dubai Culture launched a framework for the creative economy
The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has launched the âDubai Framework for Cultural Statisticsâ which defines a comprehensive local statistical framework and a classification of areas and…
Cairo elected cultural capital of the Islamic world for 2022
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.…
Unesco chief Audrey Azoulay explains how to harness the power of culture
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…
Speech from Book Highlights Life, Influence of Edward Said | Culture & Society
Ammon news - The global influence of famous Arab-American intellectual Edward Said remains in all corners of the world, according to an American scholar.During a conference called "Said in Exile", organized by the Columbia Global…
Coffee and Arab Culture Week in Campinas Schools
(MENAFN- Brazilian-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo - Students from public schools in Campinas, São Paulo, are having a special week. It's Education and Coffee Week,…
Palestinian festival celebrates films about life under Israeli occupation | Arts and culture
Ramallah, Occupied West Bank - The curtains have been raised on the eighth edition of the Palestinian Film Festival, with the final screening of the winning films focusing on life under Israeli occupation and in exile which took place…
Amira to represent Jordan at the 2022 Oscars | Culture & Society
Ammon news - Jordan nominated the narrative feature film "Amira", by Mohamed Diab, as the official entry for the 94th Academy Awards (Oscar) to compete in the International Feature Film category.Based on the recommendations of an…
How a film festival seeks to improve film culture in Palestine
From fiction and short films to documentaries and real life, the Palestinian Film Days this year presented a rich, diverse and unique selection of Palestinian, Arab and international films. Hundreds of Palestinian, Arab and international…
69% say culture cancellation unfairly punishes people for their past actions and statements
(Credit: WTVO)
(The hill) - A new Hill-HarrisX survey finds that most voters believe that "culture cancellation" unfairly punishes people for their past actions.
The survey used the!-->…
AlUla and UNESCO sign agreement to promote Saudi heritage and culture
RIYAD: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center recently participated virtually in the conference âLeaving No One Behind: Benefiting from Innovation to Access Quality Education and…
An open letter to Sally Rooney from Gaza | Arts and culture
Dear Mrs. Rooney,
I am a Palestinian-South African scholar who teaches literature at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza. I wish to salute you for your decision in principle not to grant the Israeli publisher Modan the right to translate your…
A window on tribal life and culture
A knee-length loincloth tied around their waists and a series of ethnic jewelry covered all of the men's bodies as they joked with the women. The women responded to the openings in tune with the music of…
Challenging Israeli narratives of queer Palestinian culture
Breathtaking in its extent, Queer cinema for Palestine comes from a worldwide trend to redefine the scale and scale of a film festival. Taking place simultaneously in 12 cities on five…
Jordan and Palestine discuss educational cooperation | Culture & Society
Jordan and Palestine discuss educational cooperation…
Palestine Short Film Festival in Naples – Culture
NAPLES - The Neapolitan stage of the 4th edition of the NAZRA Palestine Short Film Festival begins Wednesday in Naples and ends on November 6 in San Domenico Maggiore.The festival is organized by the Cinema School with the…
The 5th El Gouna Film Festival: Beyond Borders – Culture – Al-Ahram Weekly
At the Fifth El Gouna GFF Film Festival, the Arab premiere of Amira and the Captains of Zaatari was held. Two feature films by Egyptians, respectively Mohamed Diab and Ali El Arabi, they depict the life of Arab characters outside of Egypt…
National Tribal Dance Festival: Affirming the Universality of Tribal Culture
Tribal dance groups from all over the world have started arriving in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, for the National Tribal Dance Festival, starting October 28. Preparation for this unique cultural festival has been completed at…
Palestine submits ‘The Stranger’ to Oscar nominations – film – arts &…
The Stranger is set in the Golan Heights where "a desperate and unlicensed doctor subverts the expectations of his village when he accidentally meets a wounded soldier from the war in Syria," reads the film's IMDb file.
Written and…
The “Cancel Culture” lobby of the Israel lobby in Canada
Activist and lawyer Dimitri Lascaris interviews Palestinian activist Manal Tamimi in June 2018, in Spain. (Photo: Supplied)
By Yves EnglerThe Israel lobby regularly torments people and seeks to undermine their ability to earn a…
Praise and Defense of Sally Rooney | Arts and culture
When asked what they should do with their lives, radical American historian Howard Zinn advised his students: âYou can't be neutral on a moving train.
Zinn, of course, has spent an honorable life putting his warning into…
Perking lot: Israel’s coffee culture served at an exhibit in Jerusalem
Coffee, revered for its taste, aroma and caffeinated properties, has its time at the LA Mayer Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem with âCoffee: East and West,â an exhibition focusing on Israeli…
Artist profile: Samia Halaby – Our culture
The artist and the scholar Samia halaby is considered a pioneer of Arab modernism and one of the main defenders of Palestinian art in the twentieth century. Halaby's family fled Palestine when she was 11 and settled in the United…
Palestinian Stories: 32 Movies Available On Netflix Around The World – Entertainment –…
A combined image of some movie posters of Palestinian filmmakers or Palestinian storiesPalestine Stories' first film bundle includes award-winning titles like Like 20 Impossibles by Annemarie Jacir, The Crossing by May Odeh, 3000 Nights by…
OPINION: Hateful Incident Demonstrates Problems With Pitzer’s “White Ally” Culture
Reactions to a hateful comment recently reported to Pitzer are a reminder that conversations about prejudice must begin from a place of support and centering of the voices of marginalized individuals, argues Kenny Le PZ '25. (Justin…
Canceling culture is no laughing matter
(October 12, 2021 / JNS) Comedian Dave Chappelle's latest Netflix special, "The closestdoes the trick but not for his hilarity. No, his high marks can be attributed to the venom he has garnered in the mainstream press and social…
Hello Bonaparte! Commemoration of Napoleon – Culture – Al-Ahram Weekly
"The news came that the French had reached Damanhour and Rosetta, causing their inhabitants to flee," wrote the early 19th century Egyptian historian Abdel-Rahman al-Jabarti in his account of the invasion and the French occupation of Egypt…
Palestinian “Cinema Bus” aims to revive art and culture in Gaza
âOur society avoids selecting films that conflict with politics and religionâ and only chooses films that âserve the community and promote positive conceptsâ.Mahmoud…
Egyptian Supreme Council for Culture celebrates Egyptian-Chilean cultural ties
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CAIRO - September 9, 2021: The Supreme Council for Culture, in cooperation with the Foreign Cultural Relations Sector,…
Famous Greek Composer Mikis Theodorakis Dies at 96 | Arts and culture news
Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose fiery music and life of political challenge gained international fame and inspired millions of people in the country, has passed away. He was 96 years old.
His death Thursday at his home…
The Bearded Bakers, Palestinian culture in the spotlight
Knafeh Bakery the adventure has started in Melbourne at the end of 2014, and within 5 years, brothers Ameer and Joey El-Issa can already measure the progress made. After visits to New York and Lebanon, these real âbakery…
Bearded bakers put Palestinian culture on the map
The Palestinian city of Nablus may be famous for being the homeland of knafeh - slices of melted cottage cheese baked in the oven with a filling of kataifi or semolina, then drizzled with fragrant syrup - but in Sydney, two Palestino…