A beautiful gathering of Urdu language and culture lovers is going to be held on the 9th of December 2021, to celebrate the work of Indian National Award-winning lyricist and composer Javed Akhtar’s contribution and work in the field of language and poetry. The evening “Jashn-E-Javed Akhtar” will compile with an international mushaira at the […]
DUBAI: An interactive artwork of life-sized bowling pins bearing images of women who are survivors of human trafficking, has been launched at Expo 2020 Dubai’s Oasis Hub in the Jubilee Zone. The event was hosted by the Abu Dhabi Centre for Shelter and Humanitarian Care, EWAA, which is affiliated with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Community […]
Banksy is making headlines yet again. He has volunteered to collect millions of pounds to purchase the Reading Prison, where Oscar Wilde was briefly imprisoned, and transform it into an artists centre. It was decommissioned in 2013 and is scheduled to be sold to developers to create homes. In March this year, Banksy had painted […]
Honolulu, Hawaii-based artist Kamea Hadar has lost count of how many murals he’s painted in his career — his best guess is at least 50 over the past decade. He’s painted a larger-than-life portrait of former US president Barack Obama on the side of a Honolulu law firm and wrapped a Lamborghini with vinyl of […]
DUBAI: Um Muhammad braves the hot sun and the long distance from Ras Al Khaimah to Expo 2020 Dubai every day, to be an ambassador of Emirati heritage. Um Muhammad proudly shows off her crafting skills, giving visitors the opportunity to learn about the UAE’s culture. She aims to instill the value of authenticity in the […]
DUBAI: The Swiss Pavilion explores tolerance through the lens of cultural heritage preservation at the Expo 2020 Dubai’s Tolerance and Inclusivity Week until 20 November, highlighting how past heritage helps craft a better future. The Swiss Pavilion in collaboration with Swissnex brought experts from Switzerland and the Middle East to take part in the panel […]
SHARJAH: The Arabic edition of ‘100 Great Indian Poems’, selected and edited by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. has been translated and published into Arabic by the Sharjah Institute for Heritage. Titled ‘١٠٠ قصيدة هندية رائعة ‘ in Arabic, the book includes poems from 28 Indian languages spanning over three thousand years of Indian poetry. Earlier […]
Lovers of Urdu poetry in the UAE recently witnessed their favourite poets from yesteryear at the Mehfil-e-Urdu. Brought to you by Bazm-e-Urdu Dubai, a non-profitable organisation, Mehfil-e-Urdu is a cultural event that works as a proponent of Urdu without boundaries. The evening at Hotel Crown Plaza (Deira, Dubai) on the 4th of November 2021 started […]
Ameer Khusrau’s poetry, to the movies of Bollywood, Urdu has been the language of romance and love. With its sophistication and gentleness, the Urdu language has elegantly managed to unite more than 1.5 billion people and now, you can now witness the grace and refinement of Urdu at the Mehfil-e-Urdu 2021 brought to you by […]
Ameer Khusrau’s poetry, to the movies of Bollywood, Urdu has been the language of romance and love. With its sophistication and gentleness, the Urdu language has elegantly managed to unite more than 1.5 billion people from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and many more countries around the globe which is a remarkable feat to say the […]
DUBAI: Expo 2020 Dubai’s one-of-a-kind community art project, Hammour House, was inaugurated with the ‘planting’ of its first piece of coral artwork, which will be added to and allowed to grow into an exciting sculpture from now until March. Show visitors are invited to make their own piece of coral from recycled materials at one of […]
