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Saudi smashes ‘sinful’ horse statues on cleric’s orders
World
June 12, 2013
Saudi smashes ‘sinful’ horse statues on cleric’s orders
RIYADH- Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has smashed sculptures of horses erected on a roundabout in the southwest after the kingdom's top…
Prominent Saudi preacher calls on popular singer to retire
Culture
June 11, 2013
Prominent Saudi preacher calls on popular singer to retire
A prominent Saudi Muslim preacher has demanded Emirati star Ahlam, one of the Gulf’s most popular singers, retire from singing…
Belly dancer: Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt
Art news
March 3, 2013
Belly dancer: Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt
A once-prominent Egyptian belly dancer said she has decided to stop dancing, saying Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in…
Two new censorship cases reported this week
Art news
January 8, 2013
Two new censorship cases reported this week
Two new censorship incidents were reported this past week. The first happened over the weekend, when Youth Minister Osama Yassin…
Engaging young minds: Innovative, themed workshops expand children’s horizons
Life & Style
December 28, 2012
Engaging young minds: Innovative, themed workshops expand children’s horizons
There has been a noticeable rise in instructional workshops for children in Egypt over recent years, designed to deepen their…
Ammar al-Sherei left us, but his legacy lives on
Art news
December 9, 2012
Ammar al-Sherei left us, but his legacy lives on
Famous Egyptian musician, composer, arranger and critic Ammar al-Sherei sadly passed away on Friday at the age of 64, after…
The art of feng shui: A guide to cleansing and de-cluttering your home, in six steps
Art news
November 20, 2012
The art of feng shui: A guide to cleansing and de-cluttering your home, in six steps
I recently had the pleasure of getting a casual and insightful feng shui assessment of my home. “Feng” means wind…
For Syrian demos, artists work overtime
World
July 21, 2012
For Syrian demos, artists work overtime
Every Friday in Qusayr, Syrians protest against Bashar al-Assad, so every Thursday, a group of young artists meet in a…
Intellectuals slam Al-Ahram for covering naked woman in a painting
Egypt
June 23, 2012
Intellectuals slam Al-Ahram for covering naked woman in a painting
Anger surfaced this week after the Egyptian state's flagship newspaper Al-Ahram modified a famous painting by Abdel Hadi al-Gazzar by…
Artists to feature Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt
Art news
May 28, 2012
Artists to feature Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt
More than 20 notable artists will feature the Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt and its three-year stay after leaving Palestine,…