Culture

Changing perceptions. German translator Sandra Hetzel. (Al Arab)
German translator trying to change Western perception of Arabic literature
Khulud al-Fallah
A nostalgia for hope. Journalist and writer Rania Abouzeid. (Courtesy of Rania Abouzeid)
Talking with Rania Abouzeid about ‘Loss and Hope in Wartime Syria’
Sharmila Devi
For the love of cinema. Algerian director Yasmine Chouikh (3rd L) receives the Golden Dawn prize at the Oran International Arabic Film Festival. (Oran International Arabic Film Festival)
Do Maghreb film producers have a language problem in the Arab Middle East?
Lama Tayara
Under renewed threat. Algerian girls looks at graphic novels on display during the 10th Algiers International Comic Festival, last October. (AFP)
Salafists’ rise triggers concern in Algeria over cultural freedom
Lamine Ghanmi
A drawing by Azza Abo Rebieh that is inspired by her time in prison in Damascus. (Galerie Alice Mogabgab)
‘Art into the Night’: a show of night-time inspiration and torment
Samar Kadi
Graffiti on diplay at the Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art in Cairo. (Al Arab)
Graffiti goes indoors in Egypt
Muhamad Abdul Hadi
A general view of Sharjah city. (Sharjah Architecture Triennial)
Sharjah Architecture Triennial sets stage for discussion on GCC urban policy directions
Krishna Kumar
A file picture shows one of Syria’s most prominent antiquities scholars, Khaled al-Asaad, speaking in Damascus. (SANA)
International award honours legacy of slain Arab archaeologist
Irfan Rasheed
New twist. Cover of Abdulkhaleq Abdulla’s “ The Gulf’s Defining Moment in Modern Arab History.”
Emirati author chronicles rise of Gulf countries
Mohamad Kawas