Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula
Lisa Urkevich Dr Lisa Urkevich is Professor of Musicology/Ethnomusicology and Chair of the Department of Music and Drama at the American University of Kuwait. She was recently appointed general editor of the College Music Society (CMS) Symposium, overseeing all ten publications of CMS, which is the largest academic music organisation in the world. In 2015-16 […]
Islamic Architecture of the Deccan: Bujapur and Golconda
George Michell Dr George Michell is a researcher, with work ranging from surveys of town planning and Islamic buildings to detailed studies of temple architecture and sculpture, especially in southern India and the Deccan. During the 1980s and 1990s he and the American archaeologist Dr John M. Fritz co-directed a detailed survey of the medieval […]
“Singing With Waves, the Journey of Pearl Diving and Interpretation of its songs “
Discussion “Singing With Waves, the Journey of Pearl Diving and Interpretation of its songs ” presented by Nouf Albehairi. Maritime in Kuwait hides in its depth waves mixed with tears that carry sounds of joy, sorrow and secrets.
الموسيقى في العلم
د. محمد قاسم أستاذ مساعد بكلية الدراسات التكنولوجية، في قسم الهندسة الالكترونية، تخصص الخلايا العصبية الاصطناعية، وشبكات التعلم العميق والإيمان العميق. عمل في مجال التحسين وضغط المعلومات، يقدم خدمات استشارية لمؤسسة الكويت للتقدم العلمي، ويعمل على نشر وتبسيط العلم في المجتمع. د. قاسم ينشر العلم أيضا من خلال محاضرات يلقيها في الكويت والخليج، ومن خلال […]
Precious Books and Their Travels in the Indian and Iranian Worlds.
Manijeh Bayani Wolpert Dr Manijeh Bayani is an independent scholar based in the UK, specialising in Persian and Arabic epigraphy. She is the author of/contributor to various publications including: The Windsor Shahnama of 1648 (2007), most of the catalogues in the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art series, among them: Lacquer of the Islamic […]
A Brief History of Arabic Calligraphy Through The al-Sabah Collection
Alain George Dr Alain George is the IM Pei Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at the University of Oxford’s Khalili Research Centre and Wolfson College and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. His research, for which he was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2010, encompasses several intersecting themes. He is currently […]
The Origins of the Arabic Language
Christian Robin Dr Christian Robin is the director of research emeriti of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France, the founder of the French research center in Sana’a (Yemen) and has served as director for many archaeological expeditions and research projects. He is the author of numerous books and scientific papers, most related […]
Ancient Yemenite Jewellery in the pre-Islamic period
Learn more about “Ancient Yemenite Jewellery in the pre-Islamic period” presented by Dr. Laila Aqeel. Dr. Laila Aqeel holds a doctorate in the history of art and archeology from the Sorbonne University in Paris. She has an important role in documenting Yemeni seals in the Louvre Museum. She has participated in many conferences by UNESCO, […]
Representation of Power in Southern Arabia in the Early Centuries CE
Sabina Antonini Dr Sabina Antonini is the Director of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen for Monumenta Orientalia (Rome). From 1984 to 2013, she was the archaeologist and principal art historian for the mission’s excavations. Since 2012, she has contributed to CNRS (Paris) archaeological efforts in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia. She is the author of […]
A new reading of the history of the Arabian Peninsula of recent archaeological discoveries in Saudi Arabia
A lecture titled “A new reading of the history of the Arabian Peninsula of recent archaeological discoveries in Saudi Arabia ” presented by Dr. Ali Bin Ibrahim Alghabban. Dr. Ali bin Ibrahim Alghabban is a Vice President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities and General Supervisor of King Abdullah cultural heritage project.