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Palestinian

Hard times. Palestinian glassmaker Abed Abu Sedou removes the dust from samples of hand-painted glasses on displayed at his factory in Gaza City. (AP)

Gaza's traditional crafts industries rapidly disappearing

Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali

Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (R) walks with former Tunisian culture minister Sonia Mbarek at the Antonine Baths, in the archaeological site of Carthage in the capital Tunis on March 29, 2016. (AFP)

Battle of Carthage: Tunisia demolishes homes to protect ancient site

Riot Gear Summer Rush

Young people dance and cheer as they attend electronic music concert with western tunes at closed Hall in Shaab Stadium for the first time in Baghdad, Iraq August 16, 2019. (Reuters)

'People who love life and music' - dance parties return to Baghdad

Iraqi

Activists rest near an old building in Baghdad.(Courtesy of Burj Babel)

Iraqi NGO leads uphill battle to preserve country’s cultural heritage

Maghrebi

A picture taken from the Mount of Olives shows the Old City of Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock mosque in the centre, on December 6, 2017. (AFP)

Arab culture suffers from a love blind spot

Friends of Basra Museum

A general view of the Basra Museum in southern Iraq. (Courtesy of the Basra Museum)

Basra Museum comes with a view and a British-funded library

Karen Dabrowska

Jordan

ourists point at the Treasury, in the kingdom's Petra archaeological park, southern Jordan, February 13, 2017. (AP)

Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence

culture

A customer browses books at a bookshop in the Moroccan capital Rabat on August 9, 2018. (AFP)

Neglecting translation stunts Arab intercultural outreach

Hassan Ouazzani

Saudi Arabia

“Mycelium Running” by Zahrah Al Ghamdi at the Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai. (Mohamed Somji. Courtesy: Jameel Arts Centre)

Saudi artist Zahrah Al Ghamdi explores history through traditional architecture