Amongst the casualties of the post-Arab Spring era are the Arab world’s dwindling number of individuals who identify themselves as Liberal. Six years on, Liberals are increasingly squeezed out of the (almost non-existent) political scene. Today Liberal thought in the Arab world is under siege. Read more »
Archives for October 2016
Charbel-Joseph Boutros: From Water to Water
A conceptual art piece that discusses the estranged relationship between an immigrant and their country of origin once the immigrant returns. Take a close look with Sultan in thus AJ+ Arabic story. Read more »
Rafat Ishak: Immigration Application
194 letters sent to 194 countries requesting the right to immigrate to them make up this mixed media installation by Egyptian artist Raafat Ishak. Take a closer with Sultan in this AJ+ Arabic story. Read more »
LSE Kuwait Programme Annual Lecture | Politics in Modern Arab Art
In his lecture, UAE based writer and art collector Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi will be discussing the political undertones of iconic artworks of the 20th century in the Arab world. From the Baathist regimes of Syria and Iraq to Egypt’s pan-Arabism under Gamal Abdel Nasser, paintings and sculptures in addition to film and performance have been employed by various governments as a tool of soft power to propagate their policies to the public not only in their respective states but throughout the region and beyond. Read more »
Profile of Presenter Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
Sultan introduces himself and the Barjeel Art Foundation to audiences in this AJ+ Arabic story. Read more »
Crossing Boundaries Lecture
UAE-based writer and art collector Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi discussed the political undertones of iconic artworks of the 20th century in the Arab world for the first Crossing Boundaries Lecture of the 2016-2017 year. Read more »