This is the remarkable work of an italian photographer, Paolo Evangelista, on the muslim community of the african Islands of Zanzibar.
“Freelance photographer born in Napoli (Italy). After studying Fine Arts, Music and Anthropology, I packed my camera and coffee machine and started traveling. My first stop was Australia where I spent nearly 3 years. I [...]
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This year we will paticipate in the cultural events organised in Tlemcen, Algeria, as it has been choosed the Islamic Culture Capital of the Arab Region for 2011 by the Islamic Conference
The name of Tlemcen, originally “Tala Imsane” (“dry spring” in Berber), highlights the Berber origins of this city whose population blended later on with [...]
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By Jonathan Jones On Art Blog
Guardian.co.uk
From graffiti to YouTube videos, the Shubbak festival brings the energy and unpredictability of the Arab spring to London.
At a gallery on a quiet street off London’s Sloane Square, the revolution continues. Graffiti that went up in Cairo earlier this year, calling on the tyrant to leave, has been re-stencilled [...]
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UNESCO has inscribed in its World Heritage list 25 new sites. Five of these new sites are situated within the countries of South shore of the mediterranean and Middle East:
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) (United Arab Emirates)
Selimiye Mosque Complex at Edirne (Turkey)
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (Syrian [...]
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