By Roqaya El Guiri “Your feet will bring you to where your heart is” – Irish proverb Whether you wonder alleys in the old Medina,…
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A History of Syria in One Hundred Sites
The wars in the Middle East, particularly in Syria, have had a huge impact on cultural heritage. Sites and heritage cities have been destroyed, landscape…
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Syrian artist Adel Daoud at the British Museum
An artist who fled the war in Syria to Vienna is exhibiting at the British Museum. Adel Daoud is a Syria artist who is taking…
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The “Arab Bedouin: No Future Without Past” in London
The “Arab Bedouin: No Future Without Past” exhibition is funded by the British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund in partnership with the UK Department for Digital,…
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22nd edition of the Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival
The 22nd edition of the Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival continued under the theme, ‘Prospect’ organised by the Cultural Affairs Department at the Sharjah Department of…
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Autobiographies in Al Maghreb and Al Mashriq: differences?
By Amir Darwish Autobiographies in the Arab world are not individualistic but group one that connects with the family and it has elements of other…
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Two Omayyad Mosques: Same Name, Different Fate
By Mor Lourent In Syria which was always called the land of prophets, you can find two Omayyad Mosques in two different cities, Damascus and…
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Diala Brisly: helping Syrian children through painting
By Claudia Ferrandiz Home Diala started studying at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering in Damascus. After a few months, she realized that this field didn’t…
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Arabian Yemen Mocha Coffee: Culture and history
By Gamal Almaitamy Yemen Mocha coffee is one of the oldest coffees in the world and has been grown and processed in the same way…
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Moroccan couscous is served in a circle
By Marwa Belghazi It makes the whole family gather around it and sit next to each other. On a Friday, day of worship, people go…
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