Daily Times
March 20, 2021
Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, president of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, has been named as a member to the steering committee for the 2022 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
As a member of the committee, Shaikha Mai will help select an independent master jury which, in turn, selects the award recipients from the nominated projects.
It is also responsible for establishing the eligibility criteria for project nominations, providing thematic direction to the award, and developing plans for its long-term future.
She is the founder of the Sheikh Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research, an NGO established in Muharraq in 2002. Since it’s opening, it has helped conserve and rehabilitate over 25 traditional Bahraini houses and spearheaded urban regeneration in the historic city.
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Leaders say inoculations will not break fast
Religious leaders and health officials around the Middle East and North Africa have declared that receiving a COVID-19 vaccine anytime during Ramadan, when it is customary for Muslim adults to fast from dawn to dusk, will not violate the religious obligation.
In Bahrain, the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs under the leadership of Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa ruled earlier this week that the inoculation presents no problem during the monthlong holiday, set to begin on the evening of April 13, as it entails no dietary intake.
In Jordan, where the virus is particularly widespread, Roya News reported that the General Iftaa Department for the Hashemite Kingdom, which rules on Islamic matters, verified on Wednesday that the vaccination is acceptable during Ramadan because it is administered through the recipient’s muscle.
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The Food is Culture 6 festival opened yesterday, connecting culinary and art while giving connoisseurs of art and taste a unique flavour of music.
The experimental project, as in its previous editions, ensures this time also a creative collaboration of chefs and artists.
Kickstarted yesterday at the Bahrain National Museum, the festival, now in its sixth iteration, allowed spectators to taste the recipes created while marvelling at some original musical renditions.
Farah Matar, Director of the Culture and Arts Department at the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, was present at the opening ceremony.