In the September 15, 2019 edition of Washington DC Cultural Majlis, art historian Taimur Hassan speaks about the challenge of “cutting through the politics” as a collector of South Asian Art. Read more »
Archives for 2019
Washington DC Cultural Majlis: Rose Issa & Juliet Cestar
In the September 11, 2019 edition of Washington DC Cultural Majlis, curator / writer / producer Rose Issa and photographer / art historian Juliet Cestar discuss “Arabicity,” modern to contemporary art of the Arab world. Read more »
Personalien: Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi
A profile of Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi featured in Der Spiegel (German). Read more »
Washington DC Cultural Majlis: Dr. Hisham Hellyer
In the September 7, 2019 edition of Washington DC Cultural Majlis, Dr. Hisham A. Hellyer explores the Sufi traditions of the Hijaz in the West. Read more »
Washington DC Cultural Majlis: Faraj Abyad
In the September 1, 2019 edition of Washington DC Cultural Majlis, Faraj Abyad discussed his journey as a fourth generation Syrian in America and performed with his band songs of Oum Kalthoum, Abdel Halim Hafez, Sabah Fakhri and others. Read more »
Forgotten female artists of Modern Arab art to get their due in Sharjah show
Collector Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is organising an exhibition with an equal number of male and female masters to redress gender bias. Read more »