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…
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…
Super Junior fans welcome K-Pop icons to Jeddah ahead of band’s first Saudi concert JEDDAH: South Korean boy band Super Junior arrived in Jeddah late on Thursday night ahead of their first-ever performance in Saudi Arabia on Friday night. The show, at King Abdullah Sports City, is part of the diverse international line up for…
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…
PORT SAID: When Mohamed Ghaly’s workshop was reduced to rubble in February, he could never imagine that a new cultural center dedicated to an instrument with Pharaonic roots would thrive just months later.The semsemia, similar to a harp and made of beechwood with steel strings, is believed to have ancient Egyptian roots. It appears on…
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…
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…
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: 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…
DUBLIN: Santander is generally off the tourist radar for most visitors to Spain, which is a shame given how much it has to offer. While it might not have the culinary cachet of San Sebastian, or the artistic offerings of Bilbao, the capital of the Cantabrian region has a charm all of its own. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
