Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi on CNN on Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims and the long term damage that will caused by his rhetoric. Read more »
Archives for 2015
جلسة الحرب الإلكترونية
Sultan Al Qassemi speaks about issues surrounding press in the UAE at The Emirati Media Forum in 2015, organized by the Dubai Press Club and the Government of Dubai. Read more »
Pressing Matters: Media Coverage and the Arab Gulf States
Over the past few years Western media’s negative coverage of the Arab Gulf states has increased so much that it is starting to look more like a rite of passage for some journalists and news organisations. Meanwhile, what’s notable is that most Western media outlets have softened their tone when reporting on Iran. Read more »
BBC interview with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi on Arab art
Interview with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi on Barjeel Art Foundation’s year-long exhibition at London’s Whitechapel Gallery with BBC’s Yalda Hakim. Read more »
Is Islamic Art Going Mainstream?
At GIES 2015, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi discusses the global relevance of Islamic art. Read more »
What Intervention in Yemen Means for UAE’s National Identity
Many Emiratis viewed the operation against the Houthis through the prism of a government decision. Now, Emiratis view the war as a life-changing experience fraught with difficulties and danger in order to avert an even a greater danger in the future: the control of an Arabian Peninsula state by Iran. Emiratis want to see this war brought to an end as soon as possible with as little civilian casualties and damage as possible. Read more »