Tag: Culture

Top Spanish literature award for Mexican Fernando del Paso

The Cervantes Prize is the most important literary honor of the Spanish-speaking…

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Rewriting textbooks in India, a hidden agenda?

A debate has broken out over attempts by the ruling Bharatiya Janata…

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Where the big deals are made at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Some 7,200 publishers from 104 countries are promoting their new publications during…

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Prophecies come true: When there’s nowhere to hide from culture

By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD A stunning opera show was held on…

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Head start: Lenin’s bust returns to Berlin despite red tape

The way they unearthed Lenin's buried head couldn't be more different: Filmmaker…

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Cultural treasures are also victims of war

The “Islamic State” militant group recently smashed several art pieces at the…

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How the IS is waging war on Syrian culture

When the terrorist organisation "Islamic State" (IS) took over Syria's ancient desert…

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Nothing has changed in the culture scene over the last year

"There isn't any movement in literature and nothing has changed," says writer

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Jewish extremism leaves Duma village traumatized

The West Bank village of Duma is still struggling to come to…

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How Egypt lost its soft power edge

Egypt was always widely renowned for its soft power, which it used…

Mohammed Nosseir Mohammed Nosseir