Louis Vuitton is facing accusations of cultural appropriation over a $705 scarf inspired by the Palestinian keffiyeh and sold by the luxury designer. On the French fashion house’s website, where the Monogram Keffieh Stole is listed, it describes the accessory as: “inspired by the classic Keffieh and enriched with House signatures.” “A jacquard weave technique is used to create the intricate Monogram patterns on its base of blended cotton, wool.
LONDON: A film festival dedicated to showcasing creative talents from the Arab world is set to return to London from July 1 for its sixth instalment. The SAFAR Film Festival, launched by the Arab British Centre, is the only UK festival dedicated to showcasing films from the Arab world. Featuring three premiers, 20 films and a host of talks and events, this year’s edition will
LONDON: An upcoming artist from Saudi Arabia has revealed the results of his collaboration with a British counterpart, launching digital artwork that “seeks to recalibrate viewers’ perception of ‘the other’ culture.”
Riyadh-based Meshal Al-Obaidallah worked with artist Carolin Schnurrer to produce the work, called “FAREWELL ARABIA: A Bold New Vision,” as part of the Connect ME Digital Residency program run by the Arab British Centre.
The initiative pairs young artists from the Gulf with British counterparts to foster artistic collaboration, and to consider how digital tools can encourage connectivity across borders despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
As part of the program, the young artists received mentorship from prominent Saudi artist Manal Al-Dowayan.
My Brother The Devil, Sally El Hosaini rejected many of the directorial offers that followed.
It might be counter-intuitive to anyone who has spent years knocking on the notoriously hard-to-open door to the film industry, but El Hosaini has her reasons. For one, she was not a fan of the stereotypical subject matter she was receiving
– a lot of ISIS and honour killings.
“They saw I was a woman, they saw my name and they approached me with those stories that I didn’t want to do,” says
the Egyptian-Welsh filmmaker, during
Mena Arts UK and the Arab British Centre’s first Friday Hangout event, held last week over Zoom. “I want to be happy with what I put out in the world.”
UK, Saudi Arabia & UAE artists to create digital artworks from 1000s of miles apart January 14, 2021
The Arab British Centre, in partnership with the British Council, announced the artists selected for the Winter edition of their Connect ME Digital Residency program.
LONDON The Arab British Centre, in partnership with the British Council, announced the artists selected for the Winter edition of their Connect ME Digital Residency program. Connect ME pairs creatives aged 18-30 based in the GCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates) and the United Kingdom to create collaborative digital work over a 4-week program of online mentoring by a leading artist or curator.