Culture

Culture celebrates the artistic and intellectual spirit of the Arab world, blending heritage, literature, and design into timeless expressions of creativity. Explore stories that honor identity, imagination, and cultural excellence across generations.

June 10, 2026

Egypt Sent a Room of Silence to Venice, and It Is One of the Biennale’s Most Talked-About Pavilions

The National Pavilion of Egypt at the 61st Venice Biennale opens not with noise

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June 8, 2026

A 1,100-Year-Old Jewellery Hoard Just Surfaced in Saudi Arabia

During the fourth season of excavation at the ancient site of Dariyah in Saudi

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June 3, 2026

Artist in Spotlight: Dia Azzawi

Most of the artists in this series are defined by absence, by what they left

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May 21, 2026

Artist in Spotlight: Chafic Abboud

There is a particular kind of artist who leaves their country young and never

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May 13, 2026

Artist in Spotlight: Mahmoud Sa’id

There is a particular kind of courage in spending your entire adult life doing

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April 30, 2026

Artist in Spotlight: Fahrelnissa Zeid

In 2017, Tate Modern organised a major retrospective of her work and called her

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April 16, 2026

Artist In Spotlight: Saloua Raouda Choucair

When Tate Modern mounted its first major retrospective of Saloua Raouda

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April 16, 2026

The King Faisal Prize 2026: Half a Century of Honouring Human Excellence

On the evening of April 15, HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Acting Chairman of the

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April 8, 2026

Artist In Spotlight: Inji Efflatoun

She was born into one of Cairo’s most privileged families, educated in

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April 6, 2026

Where The World Meets in Madinah: The Islamic University’s International Cultural Festival

There are universities, and then there is the Islamic University of Madinah

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