Japanese experiences in the Arab world

The "clash of cultures" is an interesting phenomenon whereby diverging customs, as well as the attitudes, morals and opinions, of two dissimilar cultures are revealed. Arab News Japan spoke with three Japanese people who either...

Demi Lovato criticized for buying ‘fake’ Egyptian artifacts

DUBAI: US pop star Demi Lovato faced criticism this week for sharing videos of Egyptian artifacts that she bought, but which experts now say may be fakes. In the now-expired clips on her Instagram stories,...

Moroccan label Casablanca steps in to help Africans fleeing Ukraine

DUBAI: Moroccan-helmed label Casablanca has pledged to donate all proceeds from sales on its website this weekend to help Africans fleeing Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion. In a statement on its...

Egyptian-American filmmaker Dina Amer discusses her debut feature ‘You Resemble Me’

DUBAI: "To be honest, I never thought this film would be screened in Saudi Arabia," admits the Egyptian-American filmmaker Dina Amer. "For this film, which deals with Islamic radicalization, to be seen and embraced...

Highlights from the Ras Al-Khaimah Fine Arts Festival

Abdulrahman Aldark 'The Venture' For the 10th-anniversary edition of the Ras Al-Khaimah Fine Arts Festival in the UAE, held under the theme "The Journey," the organizers invited artists to "consider the notion of the journey through...

Dubai retrospective examines work of Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige

DUBAI: A cinematic retrospective of the work of Lebanese artists Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige is taking place at Cinema Akil in Dubai until March 23. Centered on the exclusive GCC release of "Memory...

Vogue omits mention of Palestine in story about Gigi Hadid charity donation

DUBAI: Fashion magazine Vogue has come under fire for a story about supermodel Gigi Hadid in which it edited the content of one of her posts on Instagram, removing a reference to Palestine. In her...

Art Dubai’s Bawwaba is gateway into minds of top Global South creatives

DUBAI: Art Dubai kicks off its 2022 edition on March 11 with its Bawwaba gallery, meaning "gateway" in Arabic, that provides a route into the creative processes of some of the Global South's most...