Palestinian pottery sees revival in war-ravaged Gaza
Deir el-Balah, Palestinian Territories - Traditional clay pottery is seeing a resurgence in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians are forced to...Arts & Culture
Portraits of pain: smuggled Palestinian art shows trauma of Gaza
Smuggled art pieces from Gaza are on display in an exhibition in Amman showcasing pain, suffering and a strong resolve...Arts & Culture
Widening cultural offerings add to Dubai’s growth
Alternative cinematic content is helping the emirate's creative economy diversify and contribute to its GDP, Butheina Hamed Kazim, Founder and...Alternative cinematic content is helping the emirate's creative economy diversify and contribute to its GDP, Butheina Hamed Kazim, Founder and MD of Cinema Akil tells TRENDS
The Dubai Creative Economy Strategy seeks to raise the economic contribution of the creative economy to 5 percent of the emirate’s GDP by 2025
UAEU initiates research program to support scientific activities
The funding for each project ranges from AED 250,000 for literary, social, and humanities proposals to AED 400,000 for other...The initiative aims to support scientific research and empower faculty members to achieve distinction in scholarly activities
The university is likely to support the dissemination of the outcomes of research projects at international conferences
Indian Oscars return as Abu Dhabi hosts Bollywood bash
Bollywood's brightest stars will gather in Abu Dhabi on Saturday as the Indian Oscars return for the first time since...The glitzy show follows a box office slump when movie-mad India was hit hard by Covid-19
The awards have been held at venues around the world including London, Madrid, Johannesburg and Singapore
Cinema legend returns to Tunisia, her ‘home’
Actress Claudia Cardinale may have been a sixties legend of Italian and French cinema, but in Tunisia, in the portside...To celebrate her connection to the North African country, authorities on Sunday named a street after her in the La Goulette suburb of the capital Tunis
The multicultural beachfront neighborhood was once home to a sizeable Sicilian population -- including Cardinale's parents
Dubai ranks second globally in attracting FDI in creative economy
Dubai ranked first in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and second in the world in attracting foreign...Surpassing other major cities such as New York, Singapore and Berlin, Dubai improved its rankings from fifth in 2020.
In terms of the number of new jobs in the creative economy, Dubai held on to its top rank regionally and fourth globally with 6,204 new jobs created from FDI.
Making art in Jordan out of trash
Jordan-based artist Maria Nissan is on a mission: to rid the world of single-use plastics and to raise public awareness...Nissan, US citizen of Iraqi origin, urges people to avoid buying plastic products and to go shopping with reusable bags
Jordanians use three billion plastic bags every year, of which only seven percent is recycled, according to the UN Development Program
Saudi Arabia launches 40% cash rebate for film productions
The program provides big support to local, regional and international film producers to shoot their works inside Saudi Arabia.The program provides big support to local, regional and international film producers to shoot their works inside Saudi Arabia
The commission called on Saudi and international production companies that are planning to shoot in the oil-rich kingdom to apply for the incentive program
Tabla gets a new lease of life in Egypt
It is often women who are now playing the goblet-shaped traditional drum, an early version of which has been found...The beat of the tabla is ubiquitous, animating every Egyptian wedding, concert and impromptu dance party.
And yet professional tabla players have been associated with nightclubs, where they accompany the undulations of belly dancers, looked down on as figures of ill-repute by many.
Sharjah Museums Authority to study ancient civilisations in UAE
The book Ancient Inscriptions and Writings in the Emirate of Sharjah provides a comparative analytical study, is one of the...The book Ancient Inscriptions and Writings in the Emirate of Sharjah provides a comparative analytical study, is one of the most important publications for researchers and students
The first section includes a comprehensive introduction to writing and its beginnings, forms and types, the invention of the alphabet
Ithra participates in Cannes Film Festival with new Saudi films
Director of Theater and Performing Arts at Ithra Majed Zuhair Samman said that the Ithra's participation in the festival reflects...Director of Theater and Performing Arts at Ithra Majed Zuhair Samman said that Ithra's participation in the festival reflects its active role in the film industry in Saudi Arabia
Ithra is participating as part of the Saudi pavilion at the festival, which is supervised by the Film Commission
