Samiriyat
A traditional Khaliji night entitled “Samiriyat” performed by the Vocalist Samah Khaled. “Samri” is a folkloric music and dance native to Najd and common as a musical style in Khaliji music. It involves singing poetry while the daff drum is being played often while two rows of men, seated on the knees, sway and clap […]
International Film, Taxi
A Night at the Opera
“A Night at the Opera” performed by Amani El Hajji. Amani Al-Hajji is the first opera singer in Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf region and is a professor at the Higher Institute of Musical Arts. She was trained by top musicians in Kuwait, where she has strong and high voice potential, and she has performed […]
Of Buying Many Books There Is No End: Paratextual Marks as a Source for the History of the Book in Islam
Frédéric Bauden Professor Dr Frédéric Bauden is Professor of Arabic Language and Islamic Studies at the University of Liège, focusing on Mamluk historiography, diplomatics, and codicology. He is the editor of the Bibliotheca Maqriziana (Leiden), which will publish definitive critical editions of al-Maqrīzī’s works accompanied by annotated translations and thorough introductions. He has recently completed […]
Bahraini Music
“Evening of Bahraini Music” performed by Salman Zaiman The Bahraini singer Salman Zaiman is one of the most prominent stars in the Gulf. He admires his art. He has many songs, that have remained popular for some time, such as “ya muqlat Aini”, “ Haifa”, ‘Alta’er Alhaiman” and “Umm Aljada’el” etc. In addition he sings […]
زار وفد من الجمعية الكويتية للفنون التشكيلية -ملتقى د.سعاد الصباح للخط العربي مركز الامريكاني الثقافي
زار وفد من الجمعية الكويتية للفنون التشكيلية -ملتقى د.سعاد الصباح للخط العربي مركز الامريكاني الثقافي و قام الوفد بالتجوّل في معارض الدار المختلفة وتعرفوا على معرض روائع الشرق القديم والذي يضم معلومات قيّمة حول العصور البرونزية والحديدية والهلينستية اضافة لمعرض الكويت في الشرق القديم و معرض في قديم الزمان كانت حديقة للحيوان حيث ابدو اهتمامهم […]
Diwaniya: From hospitality to Architecture
Bashar Al Salem Architect Bashar AlSalem is a founder/ partner of Kayan, a Kuwait-based architecture firm. He is a principal architect, leading a team of young architects producing residential and commercial projects. Prior to Kayan, he was a senior architect and a project manager with SSH, a member of the Sphere Design Group, and worked […]
International Film, The Dove’s Lost Necklace
Hubban
“Habban” music night performed by Fadhel Kankouni The habban or “bagpipe” is a musical instrument with reed pipes that are sounded by the pressure of wind emitted from a bag squeezed by the player’s arm.
The Nabataean and Roman city of Hegra (Madain Salih): The ongoing excavations and surveys
Laila Nehmé Dr Laila Nehmé is a senior research fellow in the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris. She works on Nabataean archaeology and Nabataean inscriptions and the development of the Nabataean script into Arabic. She is the director of the Madain Salih Archaeological Project and has published a two volume book on […]