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Archives for September 2017

Articles / Emirates Diplomatic Academy / September 18, 2017

21st Century Diplomacy

In this article for Emirates Diplomatic Academy, Sultan Al Qassemi describes the contribution that Emirati art has made to the UAE’s cultural diplomacy and soft power. Read more »

Press / Emerge Eighty-Five / September 18, 2017

The Emirati Social Media Pioneer Accelerates His Arab Art Advocacy

Join Emerge Eighty-Five in conversation with Sultan Al Qassemi about his life’s journey from famed Twitter celebrity to Arab arts advocate. Read more »

Press / Egypt Today / September 16, 2017

Making Arab Art Accessible

In this interview, the Emirati art collector Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi talks to Egypt Today about his passion for art and artistic cultural exchange, and how art can act as a force that can stand up to fundamentalism.  Read more »

Press / Khaleejesque / September 13, 2017

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, Pushing Boundaries in the Arab Art World

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi deems himself a guardian of the foundation’s art collection and purchases artwork to tell a historical narrative of the Arab region. In this interview with Khaleejesque, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi discusses the growing art scene in the GCC and wider Arab world. Read more »

Press / Apollo / September 7, 2017

40 Under 40 Global: Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi

A profile of Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi as named among the 40 Under 40 Global in Apollo Magazine. Read more »

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About Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is an Emirati columnist and researcher whose articles have appeared in The Financial Times, The Independent, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Globe and Mail, as well as other notable publications. Al Qassemi is also a prolific commentator on Arab affairs on Twitter.

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