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‘Horizon’ - Expansion of Artistic Views and the Convergence of Cultures

23 Dec, 2018

Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah inaugurated the opening of the SIAF at the Sharjah Art Museum Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Dr. Sultan Al Qasimi, Supreme Co...

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Sharjah Islamic Art Festival kicks off with vibrant masterpieces

23 Dec, 2018

The Sharjah Islamic Art Festival (SIAF) on Wednesday kicked off a month-long celebration of vibrant masterpieces that illustrate how Islamic art complements the...

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Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival opens today

23 Dec, 2018

The Cultural Affairs Department at the Sharjah Department of Culture has announced that the 21st edition of the Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival will open on Wednesday, under the patronage of H...

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Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival Launches its 21st Edition

18 Dec, 2018

The opening of the 21st Edition of Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival was announced today at the press conference held at the Sharjah Department of Culture and Infor...

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Sharjah Islamic art fest to begin tomorrow

18 Dec, 2018

A total of 377 art pieces and 238 activities will be organised during this year's Sharjah Islamic Art Festival (SIAF), which will kick off on Wednesday at the Sharjah Art Museum. The even...

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Tribute to a Sudanese genius

15 Jan, 2018

The Fourth Dimension Exhibition opened on Jan.10 at the Sharjah Calligraphy Museum to shed light on a pioneering calligraphy experience through the select artwo...

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Sultan attends poetry fest

14 Jan, 2018

His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Monday attended the 16th edition of Sharjah Arab Poetry Festival, which is organised by ...

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Sharjah hosts Arabic Poetry Festival2018

14 Jan, 2018

HH Dr. Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has attended the opening of the 16th Sharjah Arabic Poetry Festival.

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Flying Mosque, Floral Pavilion wow visitors at Sharjah fest

14 Jan, 2018

flying mosque, floral pavilion and a host of artworks, being displayed at various spots in Sharjah city as part of the ongoing 20th Sharjah Islamic Art Festival (SIAF), have attracted massiv...

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Artist Timo Nasseri's journey to find calligrapher Ibn Muqla’s four Arabic letters

14 Jan, 2018

In the early 10th century AD, the Abbasid Caliphate official and master calligrapher Ibn Muqla proposed that the Arabic language was incomplete by four letters....

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Society launches Calligraphy Fonts exhibition

14 Jan, 2018

The Sharjah-based Emirates Fine Arts Society witnessed the launch of the personal exhibition Arabic Calligraphy Fonts of the Omani artist, Abdul Nasser Al Sayegh, with the participation of a...

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Wooden Textiles by Elisa Strozyk

14 Jan, 2018

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, member of the Supreme Council and ruler of Sharjah, the Cultural Affairs Department...

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