Watch this short documentary film that explores Arab art, featuring an interview with Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, a prominent art collector based in Sharjah, UAE. Read more »
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Barjeel wing opening at Sharjah Art Museum
In this news report published on Sharjah Television, viewers get an inside look at Barjeel’s marquee exhibition, A Century in Flux. Read more »
The Arabian Gulf in the Social Media Era
In this short feature, Sultan Sooud al Qassemi discusses the importance of Arab writers and thinkers in reclaiming their own narratives, and the reshaping of modern political discourse in the region during the social media age, that encourages a spirit of debate in an increasingly interconnected world. Read more »
Gazbia Sirry: The Nubian Family
Egyptian artist Gazbia Sirry’s, “The Nubian Family,” captured the moment of displacement of thousands of residents by the flooding caused by the construction of the Aswan Dam. In 1962, artists throughout Egypt were invited to capture the moment. Instead of painting the construction of the dam itself, Sirry chose to pay homage to the villagers that lived there. Find out more in this AJ+ Arabic piece with Sultan. Read more »
Kadhim Haidar: He Told Us How It Happened
In Iraq, popular opposition to The Baghdad Pact reached a climax after the attack on Egypt in 1956. Kadhim Haidar’s, “He Told Us How It Happened,” examines the immense political repression that activists faced during that time. Learn more in this AJ+ episode with Sultan. Read more »
Naeem Ismail: Commemorative Photograph of Lebanon
Watch Sultan’s AJ+ episode about Naim Ismail’s “Commemorative Photograph of Lebanon,” which explores the multiple layers of destruction that were caused by Lebanon’s fifteen year civil war. لوحة+ | تذكارية من لبنان سياسيون ومقاتلون في حفلة تنكرية على مسرح لبنان، في لوحة+ Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi Posted by عربي +AJ on Friday, May 5, 2017