What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Science of Meditation’

Authors: Daniel Goleman & Dr. Richard J. Davidson "The Science of Meditation: How to Change Your Brain, Mind and Body" is a self-help book written by psychologist Daniel Goleman, and professor of psychology and psychiatry...

What We Are Reading Today: Pliny’s Roman Economy: Natural History, Innovation, and Growth

Author: Richard Saller The elder Pliny's Natural History (77 CE), an astonishing compilation of 20,000 "things worth knowing," was avowedly intended to be a repository of ancient Mediterranean knowledge for the use of craftsmen and...

See the visual retelling of Scheherazade’s Middle Eastern tales

LOS ANGELES: The Middle Eastern epic "One Thousand and One Nights" has been reinterpreted as hand-drawn works of art in Mobina Nouri's exhibit "A Thousand Tales." Linda Roshi Rahnaama, founder and director of ADVOCARTSY, said...

Arab Americans prepare to celebrate April heritage month events

CHICAGO: Every April since 2017, Arab Americans throughout the US celebrate their heritage and contributions to the nation during "Arab American Heritage Month," featuring dinners, festivals and cultural presentations.The national event is similar to...

Iraqi rapper Narcy to teach course on Kanye West at Concordia

DUBAI: Iraqi-Canadian rapper and professor Narcy, who was born Yassin Al-Salman, will be teaching the first-ever course about US rapper and designer Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) at Montreal's University of Concordia, where...

Arab artists shine at Art Dubai 2022

MANAL ALDOWAYAN The Saudi artist has experimented with a wide range of artistic mediums, from photography to installation. But, whatever the medium, her work often explores Arab women's place in, and relationship with, society. 2005's...

THE ROUNDUP – Pop-culture highlights from around the region

Mounira Al-Solh 'In Blood in Love' The Lebanese artist's ongoing collaborative project with groups of women from across Sri Lanka was on show in Abu Dhabi recently as part of a traveling iteration of the...

‘Turning Red’ director Domee Shi breaking down barriers

DUBAI: Eleven years ago, Domee Shi, the director of Disney/Pixar's latest film "Turning Red," was sitting in the Pixar cafeteria with the only four other women who worked in the story department. She was...