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Born in 1966, Obeidi is an Iraqi-Canadian artist, who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad in 1990.
He left Iraq in 1991 and obtained a diploma in New Media from Ryerson University, Toronto in 1998.
He also obtained another diploma in Film Production from HIF Film Academy, Los Angeles and received his MFA from the University of Guelph, Ontario in 1998.
Architect of Fire Station Artist in Residency – Doha, Qatar and Nabu Museum, Lebanon.
Obeidi works in a variety of mediums and his artworks have been exhibited widely around the world.
Mona Sewilam has the COMESA media award (TV category), on the sidelines of the 21st COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit held in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital.
The winning documentary is an abridged special edition of one of the episodes of her programme titled “ON Africa” produced and aired on ON Network TV.
Titled “COMESA: Between Equal Opportunities and African Integration” the film was presented, scripted and directed by Sewilam.
It focuses on the important role of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) whose 21 member states have a population of 583 million which is about half of Africa’s population, and with a gross domestic product of $805 billion, and a global export/import trade in goods worth $324 billion. This renders COMESA the largest market for trade and investment in Africa.
The documentary which was mostly filmed in Zambia where the COMESA secretariat is based also highlights Egypt’s efforts to boost intra-African trade and achieve African integration. The documentary covered the significance of the Cairo-Cape Town Road that runs through Zambia. It filmed the successful Zambia-Egypt Joint Farm Venture located in Zambia, which will benefit from the road and COMESA’s incentives on exporting its products to COMESA member states like Egypt.
Sewilam previously won the COMESA award on the sidelines of the 20th COMESA Summit in the Zambian capital Lusaka.
source/content : english.ahram.org.eg
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Mona Sewilam wins the COMESA media award in TV category
To mark the UAE’s Golden Jubilee, local flower delivery service Floward organised an event to break not one but two world records.
Visitors showed up at the Address Montgomerie in Dubai, to help create the world’s largest word and number made out of flowers.
The floral display spelt out “UAE 50”.
Dubai delivery service Floward is the creator of the floral display now in the Guinness World Records.
source/content: thenationalnews.com
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Ahmed Bucheeri, Official Adjudicator – MENA giving Abdulaziz B. Al Loughani, Floward CEO the Guinness World Record certificate for the World’s Largest Flower Number and the Largest Flower, Floward Word Guinness World Record. Ruel Pableo for The National
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Princess Haifa bint Abdulaziz Al-Mogrin was recently elected to chair the UNESCO Executive Board Program and External Relations Commission for two years.
During the 213th session of the UNESCO executive board in Paris, the executive council named Princess Haifa, Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to UNESCO, for the position.
Princess Haifa received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Riyadh-based King Saud University in 2000 and a master’s degree in science in economics with reference to the Middle East from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London in 2007.
Latif Al Ani: ‘father of Iraqi photography’ dies aged 89.
The renowned cameraman was the first to chronicle life and society during the country’s ‘golden age’.
Known by many as the “father of Iraqi photography “, Al Ani was famed for documenting daily life in Iraq during the country’s “golden age”.
At a time when Iraqwas forming into a new republic, Al Ani captured daily life as a site of modernity’s contrasts: old meets new, East meets West.
The photographer from Baghdad cemented his art in the fabric of the nation when he founded the photography department at the Ministry of Education in 1960 and later became director of photography at the Iraqi News Agency.
In 2017, at the Les Rencontres d’Arles, he was selected as the winner of the Historical Book Award from a shortlist of 15.’
Latif Al-Ani passed away in Baghdad on November 19th, 2021
He is the subject of two books:
Tamara Chalabi and Morad Montazami, Latif Al Ani, Hajte Cantz, 2017,
Hoor Al Qasimi, Kathleen Butti and Muʼassasaẗ al-Šāriqaẗ li-l-funūn, Latif Al Ani: Through the Lens, 1953-1979, Sharjah Art Foundation, 2018
source/content : thenationalnews.com
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Latif Al-Ani, Photographer Latif Al-Ani in the North of Iraq.
Gelatin silver negative on
film, 6 x 6 cm. Latif Al-Ani Collection
The day aims to raise awareness about the art of Islam and its contribution to culture and civilization. The ministry is working with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization to produce the Biennale.
Islamic art is not restricted to religious art — it includes the art of the rich and varied cultures of Islamic societies throughout history.
It is a complex art to define because it spans over 1,400 years, covering many lands and populations, and is not restricted to a single medium. Instead, Islamic art covers a range of artistic fields, including architecture, calligraphy, painting, glass, ceramics and textiles.
Last year, Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan designated 2021 as the Year of Arabic Calligraphy in appreciation of its importance in expressing the Arabic language’s historic significance. The ministry has launched “The Calligrapher Platform,” an electronic platform to teach Arabic calligraphy and Islamic ornamentation with the support of the Quality of Life Program.
The International Day of Islamic Art was proclaimed at the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019 and takes place every year on 18 November. It aims to raise awareness of past and contemporary artistic expressions of Islam, and the contribution of culture through Islamic Art to civilization.
The Fez-born architect was honored for her project on addressing climate change-induced tribal displacement.
The Moroccan architect earned both the Global Holcim Awards Bronze prize and the Acknowledgement Prize for her project “Cultural Interlude.” The project draws a self-sustaining music school and ecotourism center that aims to preserve the tribal cultural heritage in an oasis located in the town of M’Hamid El Ghizlane, in Zagora province.
Chaouni is also the co-founder of the Bureau of Ecological Architecture and Systems of Tomorrow (EAST) with Takako Tajima, a renowned landscape architect based in Southern California. Tajima has won many prizes, including The Architectural League Prize from the Architecture League of New York in 2009.
www.azizachaouniprojects.com
source/content: moroccoworldnews.com
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Aziza Chaouni awarded at 6th International Holcim Awards / pix: moroccoworldnews.com
he 25 prophets and messengers mentioned in the Qur’an will be introduced in five different languages.
The Muslim World League has launched an exhibition on the lives of the prophets at its Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion.
“The Prophets As If You See Them” uses the latest technology to present the biographies of Islam’s prophets and messengers.
It sheds light on the messages of peace, love, affection, tolerance, coexistence, and humanity that they brought to the world.
Visitors can learn about the prophets’ titles, nicknames, characteristics, morals, childhoods, relatives, the books that were revealed to them, the miracles they performed, and the languages they spoke.
source/content: arabnews.com
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The Muslim World League has launched an exhibition on the lives of the prophets at its Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion. (Muslim World League)v/ pix: arabnews.com
The ninth Ajyal Film Festival presented by the Doha Film Institute announced the winners of the Ajyal Jury Competition and the Made in Qatar Awards in a festive closing ceremony at Katara Cultural Village.
Winners of the Made in Qatar Awards:
Best Narrative Award: Olayan (Qatar, 2021) by Khalifa Al Marri
Best Documentary Award: And Then They Burn The Sea (Qatar, 2021) by Majid Al Remaihi
Abdulaziz Jassim Award for Performance Award: Saleh Salem Al Marri for Olayan
Special Jury Mention: Virtual Voice (Sudan, Qatar, 2021) by Suzannah Mirghani
Winners of the Ajyal Jury Competition Awards are:
Mohaq:
Best Short Film Award: Umbrellas by José Prats, Álvaro Robles
Best Feature Film Award: Poupelle of Chimney Town by Yusuke Hirota
Hilal:
Best Short Film Award: Olayan by Khalifa Al Marri
Best Feature Film Award: Captains of Zaatari by Ali El Arabi
Bader:
Best Short Film Award: When Beirut Was Beirut by Alessandra El Chanti
Best Feature Film Award: Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege by Abdallah El Khattib
Audience Award: ORCAby Sahar Mossayebi
This year’s esteemed international Made in Qatar Awards Jury included actress Sheila Vand; Executive Board Member and CEO of Katara Studios Ahmed Al Baker, and Farah Nabulsi, Oscar-nominated and BAFTA award-winning filmmaker. Jurors were divided into three age categories: Mohaq (8–12-year-olds), Hilal (13–17-year-olds), and Bader (18–25-year-olds).
The week-long festival, held under the theme, ‘Press Play!’ signifying the aspirations of the community to return to normalcy, featured 85 films from 44 countries, including Qatar. The programme included 31 feature films and 54 shorts from accomplished directors as well as first-time and emerging talent. 22 of the films are by Arab filmmakers, with 32 helmed by women filmmakers – nearly a third, highlighting the significant role of female talent.
Ajyal featured 13 films supported by the Doha Film Institute, including recipients of the Spring/ Fall Grants, co-financing, Qatari Film Fund and mentorship through the year-long labs and development workshops. The 2021 Made in Qatar programme presented by Ooredoo, had 10 films representing promising homegrown talent and storytellers.
The seven-day festival featured a diverse mix of virtual and in-person events including film screenings, interactive discussions, multi-media art exhibit, Qatar’s largest pop-culture event Geekdom, and a drive-in cinema as part of a multisensory experience for all ages.
source/content: www.iloveqatar.net
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On the cover image: Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Abdulla Al Mosallam with the team of Captains of Zaatari. / Source and image credit: Ajyal Film Festival
