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Egypt

A geometric design by Saudi artist Lulwah al-Homoud. (english.alarabiya.net)

Arab designers leave impact at London Biennale

Karen Dabrowska

Morocco

Visitors look at paintings at L’Atelier 21 gallery in Casablanca. (Saad Guerraoui)

Waves, Gnawa soul and trance blend in Najia Mehadji’s work

Egypt

Artists perform during the 11th International Samaa’ Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting in Cairo. (Hewar Foundation for Peoples Arts and Cultures)

Cairo festival highlights universal spiritual heritage

Sherif al-Shafei

Saudi Arabia

Saudi literary critic Saad Albazei. (Al Arab)

Saudi literary critic: ‘Fight against extremism continues’

Zaki al-Soudeir

Iraq

A religious student pages a book at the Howeish book market in the holy city of Najaf, 150 kilometres (95 miles) south of Baghdad, on August 16, 2018. (AFP)

Najaf: Iraq's city of bookshops

Libya

Columns of the amphitheatre at the site of the ancient Roman city of Sabratha. (AFP)

'Jewel of Roman Empire' faces Libya dangers

Antoine Sfeir

Remarkable legacy. A file picture shows Franco-Lebanese journalist and Middle East specialist Antoine Sfeir. (Wikipedia)

Middle East specialist Antoine Sfeir dies at 70

Book Fair

Tunisian books to the fore. Director of the national Tunisian Book Fair, Mansour M’henni. (Courtesy of Mansour M’henni)

Talking to the director of the first Tunisian Book Fair

linguistics

More than one language. Young Tunisians, some of them holding books, walk in the Avenue Habib Bourguiba in Tunis. (AFP)

Tunisia’s linguistic dilemma could affect future generations

Hsouna Mosbahi-70248