Sacred Waters at Risk: Why Iraq’s Mandaeans Are Leaving Home
Pollution along the Tigris River in Iraq, where environmental decline has made the water increasingly unsafe. (Credit: Qamar Al-Samarie) The...
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How Emirates Literature Festival Engages Young Readers
As social media reshapes reading habits in the younger generation, the Emirates Literature Festival brings online conversations to the physical...
Getting to Know Lebanese Filmmaker Mounia Akl
Director Mounia Akl, 32, is paving her way through Arabic cinema while wearing the heart of Lebanon on her sleeve....
Art Dubai Enters World of NFTs and Digital Art
The Art Dubai annual exhibition included for the first time this year a whole section dedicated to works by digital...
Khalil Rabah Brings Palestine to the Sharjah Art Foundation’s Spring Exhibition
The Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) unveiled its spring 2022 program of cultural events that will feature artworks from places like...
Pop Culture Fans Flood Comic Conference in Abu Dhabi
After delays caused by the Covid pandemic, the Middle East and Film Comic Con (MEFCC) opened its doors to all...
Cinema Akil: ‘Memory Box’ Opens Painful War Wounds
Dubai’s Cinema Akil kicked off a three-week retrospective of Lebanese artists and filmmakers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige with the premiere...
Sharjah Hosts First Retrospective Exhibition of Late Lebanese Artist Aref El Rayess
Sharjah Art Museum, in cooperation with the Sharjah Art Foundation, is hosting a retrospective exhibition of the late Lebanese artist...
Students Showcase Medical Innovations at Dubai’s Pharmaceutical Conference
Pharmaceutical students from various universities in the Middle East have presented this week their research and innovations in the medical...
Julia Quinn brings Bridgerton to Dubai at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Book and series fans swarmed the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature to welcome Julia Quinn, who held a session all...
`Inside the War on ISIS:’ Jana Andert’s Journey through the Battle of Mosul at the Xposure International Photography Festival
Accompanying soldiers at a combat zone as fierce as the Battle of Mosul is no easy task. Yet, for Czech...
When Art meets Food: Reem Gallery and Zaatar w Zeit collaborate for a Unique Art Session
Bounded by the four walls of a studio, artists often lose muse and inspiration to feed their art. Reem Gallery,...
S.K. Ali brings Muslim Representation to Young-Adult Novels at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature opened on February 3 in Dubai, highlighting the work of a diverse line-up of...
Palestinian Heritage Comes to Life at Reel Palestine Film Festival
Taking over the streets of the cultural district of Alserkal Avenue in Dubai, the Reel Palestine Film Festival (RPFF) returns...
Art in Lebanon Reels From Unprecedented Economic Crisis
In the wounded city of Beirut, where dusty debris are piled up with shattered hopes and dreams, multimedia artist Katya...