We’ve just come back from the opening ceremony of my father’s exhibition at Dar Al-Barih Art Gallery in Adliya with a renewed sense of awe. Although we have lived with his art throughout our lives, and have come to take his paintings as something rather normal, seeing 36 of his recent block-prints hung in the …
More Than Meets the Eye is the theme of an art exhibition opening at 7.30pm 7.00pm tonight at the Albareh Art Gallery, Adliya. Around 30 limited edition linoleum prints by Bahraini artist Nasser Al Yousif are being showcased at the event, which is being held under the patronage of Culture and National Heritage Assistant Under-Secretary …
The “hawks” of Al-Wefaq have resigned in response to the society’s decision to re-register under the new Political Societies Law which specifically recognises the Constitution of 2002. Shaikh Hassan Mushaim’i, Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singaise and Dr. Saeed Al-Shehabi say that their resignation decision is final. The board of directors however have not accepted Shaikh Hassan Mushaim’i’s …
Flowers, plants and bulbs from Amsterdam, originally uploaded by malyousif. I went wild in the flower market in Amsterdam this time. I brought over 300 bulbs, rose bushes and flower plants… 6 hydrangeas2 rose bushes (red and cream)3 begonias3 chrysanthemums300+ bulbs of various things
Arab regimes, ALL of them, being used to control what, where, how and when thoughts are printed, have a total almost debilitating fear of the internet and how it freed their societies, and given them a voice unhindered by whatever draconian laws or technologies they throw at it. Megan Stack now looks at the blogging …