LONDON, UK, January 15 – DStv viewers can expect to see African tennis star Ons Jabeur in Grand Slam action when the Australian Open kicks off from Monday January 17, 2022 SuperSport is the ultimate destination for tennis fans, with an unrivaled selection of action from around the world. Tunisian …
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Escalating military action in Yemen has displaced more than 15,000 people over the past month, killed or injured more than 350 civilians in December and left the Arab world’s poorest country facing growing hunger and a economic collapse with no political solution in sight, senior UN officials said on Wednesday. …
Read More »Meet the delegation of Jewish and Arab “Angels of Peace”
“I have heard a lot of terrible things about Israel,” said Fatima El-Harabi, 30, a writer from Bahrain. âI thought the Arabs were living there under oppression, that the war there never ends. But then the Abraham’s accords were signed and the atmosphere started to change. A connection with the …
Read More »Abu Dhabi Festival Presents Fusion Concert Featuring …
(MENAFN- Hattlan Media) In its 18th edition and under the theme âThe future begins nowâ, the Abu Dhabi Festival (ADF) announces a unique concert at BOZAR in Brussels, Belgium on November 11. The event, co-produced by the Abu Dhabi Festival in partnership with the Palace of Fine Arts of Belgium, …
Read More »Artists and critics join Riyadh Art Memento exhibition focus groups
PARIS: âSomewhere between silence and wordsâ revives memories of a trip to Algeria made by Florian Gaite, philosopher, art critic and curator of the exhibition which runs until November 28, 2021 at the Maison des Arts Malakoff centers in Paris. The exhibit “seeks to bring forth the voices and silence …
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PARIS: âSomewhere between silence and wordsâ revives memories of a trip to Algeria made by Florian Gaite, philosopher, art critic and curator of the exhibition which runs until November 28, 2021 at the Maison des Arts Malakoff centers in Paris. The exhibit “seeks to convey the voices and silence that …
Read More »Silence speaks volumes as Algerian artists explore cultural heritage
PARIS: âSomewhere between silence and wordsâ revives memories of a trip to Algeria made by Florian Gaite, philosopher, art critic and curator of the exhibition which runs until November 28, 2021 at the Maison des Arts Malakoff centers in Paris. The exhibit “seeks to convey the voices and silence that …
Read More »Egyptian model agency “decolonizes beauty standards”
CAIRO: Between the frantic rush of wardrobe changes and the photographers preparing for the shoots, Iman Eldeeb’s agency is slowly innovating for the Egyptian fashion scene by hiring a diverse range of models. Eldeeb forged an international career in Milan, the fashion capital of Europe, where photographers told her she …
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PARIS: “Somewhere between silence and words” revives memories of a trip to Algeria made by Florian Gaite, philosopher, art critic and curator of the exhibition which runs until November 28, 2021 at the Maison des Arts Malakoff centers in Paris. The exhibit “seeks to convey the voices and silence that …
Read More »Against Orientalism on Instagram – World – Al-Ahram Weekly
The crystal clear, translucent waters and the soft, slightly wavy white sand are surrounded by stones. The scenic green mountainous backdrop with perfect blue skies does not suggest Algeria. And few outside the North African country have heard of the ancient neighborhood in question, Collo, where forests, mountainous terrain, stunning …
Read More »The misfortune of words in Morocco highlights the larger struggle for Lin …
(MENAFN – Syndication Bureau) AFP Photo: Abdelhak Senna The new school year will start in Morocco next Tuesday. This year, unlike previous ones, schools will be able to teach certain subjects in French rather than Arabic, the usual language of instruction. In universities, where the language of instruction is French, …
Read More »The overhaul of the Arab working class
First of all, Egypt and Tunisia are very different, because in Egypt the Egyptian Trade Union Federation was created by the state in 1957, five years after the military coup that brought Gamal Abdel Nasser to power. . Nasser had until then refused to authorize a national trade union federation. …
Read More »The reshaping of the Arab working class
J.B. First of all, Egypt and Tunisia are very different, because in Egypt the Egyptian Trade Union Federation was created by the state in 1957, five years after the military coup that brought Gamal Abdel Nasser to power . Nasser had hitherto refused to authorize a national trade union federation. …
Read More »Reasons for the political bankruptcy and cultural decay of the Arab world – Analysis – Eurasia Review
At the very beginning of the Arab independence of the last century, the populations which had just freed themselves from the yoke of humiliating colonization and cultural enslavement by the West were in a state of euphoria bordering on madness. Everyone believed deep down that the future was going to …
Read More »Abstract and Arabic: “Take Shape” at the McMullen Museum
Between 1950 and 1980, the Arab world survived the world’s precarious geopolitical balance as the lines that distinguished East from West were redrawn. Imbued with the legacies of an unparalleled global mix, inheriting overlapping traditions and conflicting identities, Arab artists from India to Morocco, from Kuwait to Paris have been …
Read More »Maghreb, Africa – World Atlas
The region known as the Maghreb is a region in northwestern Africa. The word “Maghreb” literally means “west” in the Arabic language. This name makes sense because it is found in the west of the Arabian Peninsula, which is the original homeland of the Arabs. Today, the Maghreb encompasses the …
Read More »The Arab world: time for a reset? | Middle East
In today’s Arab world, there is a treacherous tendency to classify people into a one-dimensional identity, be it religion, sect, ethnicity, or nationality. We often hear voices claiming that the Arab world does not exist and that the persecution of the Palestinian people is not our concern or that our …
Read More »Kais Saied and the great calamity in Tunisia – Middle East Monitor
The way Tunisian President Kais Saied wrote and addressed a letter to the Prime Minister recently was revealing. He seems to have given up his role in directing Tunisian diplomacy and shaping the country’s foreign policy, and instead started grappling with conflicts and meaningless nonsense. Meanwhile, Tunisia has never been …
Read More »Libya’s tortuous path to a constitution and elections | Politics News
Geneva, Switzerland – Members of a newly elected Libyan caretaker government pledged in Geneva this week to bring the country to national elections on December 24 this year, an ambitious timetable fraught with almost impossible challenges. The interim authorities appointed by the 75 members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum …
Read More »Climate change could put millions of people at risk in Tunisia and Egypt
As the Mediterranean Sea gets hotter and hotter, extreme tropical weather could displace millions of people and, with it, change the geography of North African countries. Rising global temperatures, mainly due to greenhouse gas emissions, will cause the displacement of millions of people from coastal cities in North Africa, according …
Read More »How Moroccans reacted to normalization with Israel
Thu 24 Dec 2020 How Moroccans reacted to normalization with Israel Source MENA through Zineb Riboua Unidentified Moroccan and Israeli officials sign memoranda of understanding during a visit by Israeli emissaries to Rabat, Morocco, December 22, 2020. Photo taken on December 22, 2020. REUTERS / Shereen Talaat “I was born …
Read More »Israel-Morocco deal follows a history of clandestine cooperation
Normalization shouldn’t come as a surprise – the unofficial ties between Israel and Morocco have been around for decades. News of Morocco’s normalization with Israel makes it the fourth Arab country in three months to agree to a deal brokered by the United States to establish formal diplomatic relations with …
Read More »Black Lives Matter protests strengthen anti-racist movement in Tunisia
As uprisings for the life of blacks spread around the world following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman in late May, dozens of people also took to the streets of the Tunisian capital to protest anti racism. -black – a long time taboo in the country. Black …
Read More »Relevance of Amazigh culture to Moroccan civilization – Analysis – Eurasia Review
Almost 60% of Moroccans can trace their ancestry to the Amazighs, the indigenous people of all of the Maghreb. Although many have lost their linguistic and cultural ties with the many Amazigh tribes that dot the Maghreb landscape, the importance of the Amazighs to the history, society and culture of …
Read More »Can he break the hostile tattoo culture in Tunisia? – OZY
Because this pioneer creates a new generation of artists. As the head of Tunisia’s first licensed tattoo studio, Fawez Zahmoul breathes new life into the tattoo scene in the Arab world. It helps normalize an art form often associated with criminals. Zahmuol Tattoo School trains the next generation of artists. …
Read More »Integration of Tunisian Islamists – Foreign Policy
In May, the head of the the biggest party in the Tunisian parliament made a dramatic announcement. “There is no longer any justification for political Islam in Tunisia”, noted Rached Ghannouchi, explaining why his Ennahda party has decided to distance itself from its Islamist origins and to redefine itself as …
Read More »Beyond Arabic vs. Berber: The Rich Complexities of Algerian Identity Should Be Celebrated, Not Dreaded
With the hindsight of half a century of post-independence policies, the most damaging and least forgivable failure of Algerian governance is arguably not economic or political (although there have certainly been many) but cultural and moral: the failure to honor Algeria’s founding ethnic and cultural diversity in all its rich …
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