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Art can diffuse intolerance of cultures, says Qatar’s Sheikha Al Mayassa

Doha became the first in the region to join the UNESCO Network of Creative Cities as a Creative City of Design, due to the country’s investment in culture and creativity. Art can…

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Museum of Islamic Art reopens ahead of World Cup tourism boom

Doha is leading a cultural push as the World Cup draws near, including the construction of numerous pieces of public art and the opening of the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum…

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‘Globalising the local, localising the global’: Meet this year’s Fashion Trust Arabia winners

A-list celebrities from around the world flocked to Doha this week for the most exciting fashion event in the region. Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA) named its winners at this year’s…

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Zidane ‘headbutt’ statue that sparked backlash to be reinstalled in Qatar

A meeting between PSG and the football icon is reportedly taking place today in Qatar, where PSG Chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi resides, according to Mundo Deportivo. The head of…

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Sheikha Al Mayassa secures spot in list of ‘most powerful Arabs’ in Qatar

Leading regional business magazine Gulf Business has named Sheikha Al Mayassa Al Thani as one of the five most powerful Arabs in Qatar. Gulf Business has revealed its Arab Power list for…

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Qatar-USA Year of Culture gets underway

The Qatar-USA 2021 Year of Culture was launched on Friday paving the way for more cultural and artistic exchanges between the two nations. To mark the beginning of the Qatar-USA…

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Graffiti finally cleaned off iconic ‘East-West / West-East’ artwork

The world famous East-West / West-East art work by Richard Serra, situated in Qatar’s Brouq nature reserve has finally been cleaned by authorities. Shortly after the iconic and unique structures…

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Qatar Fire Station’s first artists in residence preview their works

Last September, 18 people began their placements as the first artists in residence at the former Civil Defense building in Wadi Al Sail.

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Sheikha Al Mayassa: Artists welcome in Qatar, but no insults please

In what was her first television interview in two years with CNN International, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani described herself as a "facilitator" of art and spoke about how she sees modern art fitting in with the country's more conservative culture.

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