From Timbuktu to Cape Town: The place of Arabic in Africa before and during the colonial period
Xavier Luffin Professor Xavier Luffin teaches Arabic Language and Literature at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium). He is a member of the Royal Academy of Belgium and the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences. He has published several books about Arabic Literature (in French), and he has translated c. 20 books (novels, short stories, drama, […]
International Film, Richard III
Kuwaiti Folk Songs
” For Clarinet Lovers” performed by Ali Fouad and Friends. The clarinet is a musical-instrument family belonging to the group known as the woodwind instruments. It was invented in Germany around the year 1700 by Johann Christoph Denner.
Introduction to Islamic Geometry
“Introduction to Islamic Geometry” by Dr. Hanna Baroun. It is a practical course and an introduction to how to create Islamic geometric patterns using the traditional method using a compass and straight edge. Date: Sunday-Thursday 21-25 October 2018.
Memory of Peru
In photographs 1890-1950، the Peruvian photography is nurtured with the unquestionable talent of a group of excellent visual creators that used a photographic camera- one of the most distinguished emblems of modernity in that pertained period- as a means to portray، understand and interpret the country.
‘Four Hands’ Piano Duets
“Four Hands Piano Duets” performed by Grzegorz Nowak & Anna Wielgus. Grzegorz Nowak is a Classical Pianist. He began learning Piano at the age of 7. He won many prizes at national and international competitions. He has given concerts in Poland, Germany, Russia, Italy and Finland. Anna Wielgus is a pianist who was born in […]
Kuwait History by Dr. Hesham Al-Awadi
Kuwait History by Dr. Hesham Al-Awadi. Dr. Awadi is Professor of History and International Relations at American University of Kuwait. In this course, you can learn more about the Emergence of Kuwait, its relation with other powers, and the impact of the discovery of oil on the state and society. This course aims at non-specialists […]
International Film,The Ballad of Narayama
Music of the ‘80s
“Music of the 80’s With Nadia Mustafa” Nadia Mustafa is an Egyptian Singer. she began singing in 1982 where she became popular after singing “Salamat” which became a hit back then.
The Kuwaiti dialect in foreign sources
“The Kuwaiti dialect in foreign sources” a lecture presented by Dr. Yousef Al Bader. About the lecture:Many of the Arab researchers did not pay attention to the importance of the Kuwaiti dialect in foreign sources. Most of those who visited Kuwait from foreign travelers, political attachés and doctors at the American Mission Hospital noticed that […]