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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.
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Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh smiles at her home in Tehran on September 18, 2013, after being freed following three years in prison. Sotoudeh told AFP she was in good physical and psychological condition, and pledged to continue her human rights work. Her release came a week before Iran’s new moderate President Hassan Rowhani, who has promised more freedoms at home and constructive engagement with the world, travels to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI (Photo by BEHROUZ MEHRI / AFP)