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Palestinian musician Bashar Murad’s unlikely collaboration with Icelandic band tops 1m views
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Palestinian musician Bashar Murad’s unlikely collaboration with Icelandic band tops 1m views

Palestinian musician Bashar Murad’s unlikely collaboration with Icelandic band tops 1m views DUBAI: Palestinian musician Bashar Murad and Icelandic band Hatari — who made global headlines recently with their appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv in May — have released a track called “Klefi/Samed,” designed to raise awareness of the situation in Palestine. The…

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle in Royal box for Wimbledon final
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Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle in Royal box for Wimbledon final

DUBAI: Inspired by the iconic British actress and human rights activist Bianca Jagger, Egyptian designer Abeer Al-Otaiba’s fashion label SemSem has released its Resort 2020 collection which also draws inspiration from the 1970s disco scene. Apart from looking to her most iconic style moments, Al-Otaiba also resonated with Jagger’s advocacy for the social and human…

Mobile app aims to make life easier for young parents in Egypt
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Mobile app aims to make life easier for young parents in Egypt

CAIRO: Traditionally, couples in the Middle East feel pressured into having children early in their marriage, but it is a responsibility not many are ready for. Quite often, parents find themselves making sacrifices, such as quitting fulltime work, in order to take care of a child. Hossam Taher’s dream is to make life easier for…

Ancient Pharaonic harp strums along to new tune
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Ancient Pharaonic harp strums along to new tune

DUBAI: The 2019 Venice Biennale marked the first time that Pakistan has had a national pavilion at the world’s oldest and most prestigious contemporary art show. The Pakistan pavilion presented a solo exhibition of the conceptual, multi-disciplinary artist Naiza Khan, who works between London and Karachi. Her experimental oeuvre reflects her thoughtful depiction and analysis of…

The cafe that is bringing a taste of Saudi Arabia to South Korea
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The cafe that is bringing a taste of Saudi Arabia to South Korea

JEDDAH: A Saudi restaurant in South Korea has proved so successful that its owner has been forced to find bigger premises. Alaa Mandora moved to Seoul seven years ago. The 33-year-old from Saudi Arabia graduated from the city’s Sogang University with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, and worked for an information technology company for…

Santander: A coastal break away from the crowds
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Santander: A coastal break away from the crowds

DUBAI: The 2019 Venice Biennale marked the first time that Pakistan has had a national pavilion at the world’s oldest and most prestigious contemporary art show. The Pakistan pavilion presented a solo exhibition of the conceptual, multi-disciplinary artist Naiza Khan, who works between London and Karachi. Her experimental oeuvre reflects her thoughtful depiction and analysis of…

Naiza Khan’s ‘disrupted geography’ on display in Venice
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Naiza Khan’s ‘disrupted geography’ on display in Venice

DUBAI: The 2019 Venice Biennale marked the first time that Pakistan has had a national pavilion at the world’s oldest and most prestigious contemporary art show. The Pakistan pavilion presented a solo exhibition of the conceptual, multi-disciplinary artist Naiza Khan, who works between London and Karachi. Her experimental oeuvre reflects her thoughtful depiction and analysis of…

Dubai-based influencer Shahd looks back at Paris Couture Week
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Dubai-based influencer Shahd looks back at Paris Couture Week

DUBAI: We caught up with Dubai-based fashion influencer Shahad, who goes by @hermajeesty with her 493,000 Instagram followers, who was spotted dashing around the streets the French capital for Paris Couture Week last week. The trend-setter shared her thoughts on the shows, the mayhem and what it’s really like to get caught up in the madness…

Lady Gaga to launch beauty line on Amazon
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Lady Gaga to launch beauty line on Amazon

Berlin opening new addition to its museum home to Babylon’s Ishtar Gate , Egyptian Nefertiti BERLIN: Berlin is opening a new addition to its Museum Island complex, a stylish entrance building described by officials as a milestone in a long-term effort to renovate the neoclassical ensemble that is home to treasures such as Babylon’s Ishtar…

What We Are Reading Today: Euler’s Gem by David S. Richeson
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What We Are Reading Today: Euler’s Gem by David S. Richeson

Book Review: Enduring Arab diplomat’s compelling account of war and peace in Egypt BEIRUT: Ahmed Aboul Gheit is part of a select group of high-ranking Egyptian diplomats whose career has spanned the end of the monarchy, the 1953 creation of the modern republic of Egypt, and on until today. He worked closely with Mohamed Hafiz…

Imaan Hammam explores Arab roots in Vogue Italia’s DNA-themed issue
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Imaan Hammam explores Arab roots in Vogue Italia’s DNA-themed issue

DUBAI: Dutch-Moroccan-Egyptian model Imaan Hammam is Vogue Italia’s July cover star in an issue that focuses on themes of identity and genetics. The DNA-themed issue hit newsstands late last week with three different covers, featuring models Karen Elson, Imaan Hammam and Gigi Hadid. US-Palestinian model Hadid was photographed by Alasdair McLellan, while Imaan Hammam and…

K-pop band Exo to get a Dubai Star
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K-pop band Exo to get a Dubai Star

DUBAI: Dutch-Moroccan-Egyptian model Imaan Hammam is Vogue Italia’s July cover star in an issue that focuses on themes of identity and genetics. The DNA-themed issue hit newsstands late last week with three different covers, featuring models Karen Elson, Imaan Hammam and Gigi Hadid. US-Palestinian model Hadid was photographed by Alasdair McLellan, while Imaan Hammam and…

Pre-loved fashion pop-up takes Dubai by storm
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Pre-loved fashion pop-up takes Dubai by storm

DUBAI: Dutch-Moroccan-Egyptian model Imaan Hammam is Vogue Italia’s July cover star in an issue that focuses on themes of identity and genetics. The DNA-themed issue hit newsstands late last week with three different covers, featuring models Karen Elson, Imaan Hammam and Gigi Hadid. US-Palestinian model Hadid was photographed by Alasdair McLellan, while Imaan Hammam and…

Sergio Ramos shows love for Egypt on Instagram
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Sergio Ramos shows love for Egypt on Instagram

DUBAI: US-Iraqi makeup mogul Huda Kattan is posing up a storm on the streets of London and has taken to Instagram to document her antics abroad — including a sit-down with none other than Victoria Beckham.   The meeting comes as fashion designer and former pop megastar Beckham prepares to launch her own beauty brand, sparking…

Khatt power: Keeping Arabic lettering alive in the digital age
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Khatt power: Keeping Arabic lettering alive in the digital age

DUBAI: “Calligraphy is so strongly associated with Islam. It’s part of our culture. And we take pride in the Arabic language — not only from oral culture, but also from the written script. It’s so rich, but it’s concise. It’s complex and simple at the same time. And there’s a beauty to the script that I…

PREVIEW: The biggest movies coming your way this summer
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PREVIEW: The biggest movies coming your way this summer

Spider-Man: Far From Home July 4 “Avengers: Endgame” transformed the Marvel Cinematic Universe, marking the end for one of the franchise’s central characters, Iron Man. Now, two-months later, Spider-Man (Tom Holland) returns to grapple with the loss and to try to fill his mentor’s shoes, however impossible that may be. While on a school trip…

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