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Syria Speaks

25 July '14

Review Winner English Pen Award‘Syria Speaks is a remarkable achievement and remarkable book – a wise, courageous, imaginative and beautiful response to all that is ugly in human behaviour. This extraordinary anthology gives a voice to those we may have forgotten, or whom we may classify as simply passive and silent victims. The people shown living, […]

Sajjil: A Century of Modern Art

29 January '14

The story of the formation and development of modern art in the Arab world. This exhibition catalogue will present the collections highlights to expose new audiences to modern art from the Arab world. It will accompany the first long-term installation in the museums galleries, and will present works in thematic, chronological and regional context. REFERENCE […]

Sun, Bread and Sticky Toffee

29 January '14

SENSUAL AND DELICIOUS DATE DESSERTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE Sticky. Sweet. Gooey. Eating a date is like biting into a caramel cloud, its sweet and soft flesh tinged with molasses and flavor. Dates are one of the oldest cultivated foods with over 600 varieties grown around the world today. From California’s thirst-quenching date shakes to […]

Arabicity

29 January '14

Published to accompany an exhibition by Rose Issa Projects at the Beirut Exhibition Center in Lebanon, Arabicity features the work of nine contemporary artists from the Arab world: Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Buthayna Ali, Chant Avedissian, Ayman Baalbaki, Hassan Hajjaj, Fathi Hassan, Susan Hefuna, and Raeda Saadeh. These very different artists explore their cultural […]