CULTURE
By Iman Zayat
"Jazz in Carthage" offers jazz musicians an opportunity to showcase their original talent
The exhibition is supported by a poem including the titles of artwork featured in the show
A Giacometti sculpture smashes the world record for an art work at auction, selling for $104.3 million
By Iman Zayat
On the programme of this event, are seven Iranian full-length films that were produced during the last five ...
British Council Egypt hosted a one-week translation workshop between 24 and 29 January 2010
The works relate, each in its manner, the history of an approach, which was born under the sign of the line
Fiction writing in English in much of the 80s and 90s was defined by Salman Rushdie, Anita Desai
Sheikh Zayed Book Award is committed to supporting the growth and development of literature
Adam Haslett delves into the world of finance, tackling topics such as wealth, greed and power
Enriching the local art scene with more talents is the main aim and ambition of the Directorate of Arts
The Award honors prominent figures for contributions to the advancement of the Arab culture
By Bouzekri Chakroune
Camus was estranged from his native homeland Algeria under the pressure of French ethnocentric claims
Gulf Photo Plus 2010 will kick off with a photography exhibition titled 'In the Blink of an Eye'
The Gulf Film Festival is offering more critical funding and support to Gulf film talent
Iraqi archaeologists discover a 2,000-year-old Sumerian settlement in southern Iraq
An important number of Arab experts in the field of adult literacy attended the meeting
The competition reflects ADACH belief in the value of photographs as living documents
British writer Ali Shaw drew inspiration from fairy tales for his debut novel and to magical effect
On December 27, 2009, Ramzy Baroud’s new book was released in London by Pluto Press
Cambridge University acquires an important collection of papers belonging to Siegfried Sassoon
Angry and impatient, Alceste despises the flunkies who hang around Jennifer (Knightley), whom he adores
The International Festival of the Olive Tree in Kalaa Kebira is running from the 18th to the 26th of December
The competition emphasizes the great effort of the ADACH in promoting Nabati poetry
“Kairouan through Postcards” by Ibrahim Chabbouh is one more interesting work devoted to Kairouan
The partnership agreement will promote filmmaking links between the two organizations
Kitab will attend the Beirut Book Fair where they will showcase the new projects at the ADIBF 2010
The book is a complete theory of life derived from the beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians
Chan-wook helped bring the Korean cinema to the forefront with his movie "Old Boy"
François-Goerges Bussac will be presenting and signing his very last book “The Gardener of Metlaoui"
Algerian cinema, which almost vanished in 1990, is witnessing, in recent years, a new start
By Iman Zayat
The Days of European Cinema is the only festival which programmes European and Maghrebian films
The book looks at how women’s bodies have been crucial arenas for visualising modernity, tradition
Andalusian Centre of Photography and AL TARAB Organization announce the 3rd PhotoAfrica Contest 2010
By Iman Zayat
The UK delegates’ participation was organised within the framework of a broader British Council project
Consolation is a solo show for photographer Topçuoğlu marking the artist’s first appearance in the Middle East
By Iman Zayat
Among the honoured Arab actors, are Iraqis Raed Mohse and Akil Mahdi Aref, Algerian Ayed Zayen Cherif
By Iman Zayat
The event aims at presenting the public with different views from the American independent cinema
Carla Bruni visits Qatar to persuade the emirate to set up branches of major French universities
By Ibtihal Ahmad
The concept of the musical dialogue was first started by Helmut Burkard in 1999
By Iman Zayat
The theatre festival comes to celebrate the centenary of the Tunisian theatre
Leading theatre professionals will be attending performances, meetings with professionals in Tunisia
The right of expression constitutes a prerequisite for the exercise of cultural rights
Restoration work will begin on the tomb of Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamen
Children Of The World is a truly exceptional creation that ART SAWA is pleased to bring
Green Art Gallery presents an exhibition of large-scale paintings by Syrian artist Ahmad Moualla
Christie's fetches the highest price for a work of contemporary Arab art at 662,500 dollars
This mainly well-acted production is a more sober rendition than the original 1983 Broadway staging
Elkoury’s images echo Virilio theory of the overexposed city where traumatic events are captured
Zionism is the ideology that dispossessed the Palestinians of their traditional territory
'Brick Lane' author Monica Ali lays out yet another multi-ethnic tangle for her latest work "In The Kitchen"
Nayla Al Khaja is the VIP Keynote Speaker for the Education and Career Forum at NAJAH
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award was established in memory of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan
Moshiri’s works have been inspired by diverse sources as history, philosophy, politics and artistic expression
The Time That Remains is one of 18 films at MEIFF competing for the Black Pearl Award
Shades and grades of colour create a multifaceted impression of the work that was subject to sensory reception
Al-Daradji pleads for his governments support for the countrys nascent post-war film industry
T.S. Eliot has been voted Britain's favorite poet in an online BBC poll to mark National Poetry Day
Mueller wins the Nobel Literature Prize for her work inspired by her life under Ceausescu's dictatorship
Paris museum had bought the antiquities in 1980 even though its curators knew they were stolen
Digging into the past, "Son of Babylon" unearths to the Arab world Iraq’s hidden horrors
Tunis has recently joined the circle of guests of the “Cow Parade” like 50 other major cities
Coetzee could become the first writer to claim the coveted Man Booker Prize three times
"Al Ain Centre for Music" is a research Centre part of Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage
The UN declares the tango tradition of Argentina and Uruguay a world cultural treasure
By Iman Zayat
The Golden Elissa (Elissa d’or), delivered by Mr.Yves Gautier, went to Marie Jaoul De Poncheville
The UAE capital will receive around 400 official delegation members from the 114 countries
Women are the main focus of the third annual Tunisian Film Festival which begins on Thursday
With photographic works, Ebtekar’s new series focuses on the past and present of Iran
The anti-colonial struggle attributed Africa's problems to colonial rule and misrule
MEIFF’s Documentary Feature Competition, includes 15 films, five of which are receiving their World Premieres
The mammoth-scale production will see gladiator duels, pirate ship attacks and real chariot races
Khaled’s work is inspired by ordinary objects, which act as a catalyst to create intense moods
Women still account for an estimated 10 percent of directors in Hollywood and elsewhere
By Jim Miles
Democracy, terrorism, land tenure and ownership, economic conditions were all evaluated on two standards
Flying Home can serve as a strong method to develop the message of freedom and homeland
Arab poets will meet with American short story-writers, South Korean poets with their Russian colleagues
Students in the UAE are increasingly looking towards international institutions in the emirates
FRANCE 24 and RFI launched the first Web Documentary Award on June 20th 2009
The Venice film festival kicks off with an Italian movie for the first time in 20 years
"Capitalism: A Love Story", sees Moore take on the corporate bosses with his trademark combative style
By 2013, Abu Dhabi will boast an offshoot of the Louvre, a new Guggenheim museum, a National Museum
'Let's Read' aims at using various activities to help motivate children to read more
The Festival will hold its annual Careers Fair in search of the recruits at the Knowledge Village
From Tunisia, Fadhel Jaibi, Abdelhalim El Messaoudy and Jalila Bakkar will take part in the event
The film opens with a wide shot of Waters, the songwriter behind Pink Floyd's hit 1979 album "The Wall"
By Iman Zayat
The performance included musician from 11 countries and took the audience away on a trip through diverse musics
Kairouan’s Aghlabid Emirate paid the tribute of sovereignty to the Caliph of Baghdad partly in carpets
Golden Gates is a new group show featuring some of the most dynamic work by artists from the Middle East
There are several faults with the development of Benny Morris' arguments that should be noted
The co-production market champions directors of Levant, Maghreb, Gulf or North African origin
The Third Line will be presenting the second solo exhibition by Rana Begum in Dubai
The decorations were handed by France’s Ambassador in Tunis, Serge Degallaix
Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) announces key members of the team heading up the inaugural 2009 Festival
Newly discovered pieces, composed by Mozart, are performed in the composer's birthplace of Salzburg
VANITAS, INSHALLAH is a veritable illustrated tale, extravagant and provocative
By Iman Zayat
Accompanied with the Lebanese singer Oumeima Khalil, Khalifa performed a number of his acclaimed songs
Feature-length narrative and documentaries will screen in two separate competitive sections
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation will offer scholarships to professional Arab translators
Rana Begum has evolved from a multiple layering of colour to hard edged repetition and symmetry
A long-lost unfinished Graham Greene novel is being serialised in a US magazine this month
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