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Penned by Princess Najla bint Ahmad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the tome brings to life the rich cultural history of the kingdom
Traditional hand-painted woodwork is featured in the book Crafts of the Kingdom: Culture and Creativity in Saudi Arabia by Assouline. Courtesy Assouline
Traditional Saudi Arabian beadwork and plaiting feature in the tome. Courtesy Assouline
The quilting work of Saudi Arabia is explored in the new book by Assouline. Courtesy Assouline
Hand-carved plaster work typical of the houses in the historical Al Balad district of Jeddah. Courtesy Assouline
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UNESCO assembles peoples around transnational traditions like couscous, one of 32 new inscriptions on its Intangible Heritage Lists
16/12/2020
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Paris, 17 December During this year’s session (14 to 19 December, online), the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed three elements on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, and 29 elements on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Members of the Committee, chaired by Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport of Jamaica, also added three programmes to the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices and allotted $99,239 from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund to a project to safeguard Aixan/Gana/Ob#ANS TSI //Khasigu ancestral musical sound, knowledge and skills in Namibia.
Couscous, hawkers and saunas: The 2020 additions to Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
The organisation has added 35 entries to the 2020 list of traditions – and two from the UAE made the cut
An aflaj in the Al Ain area taken at some point between 1962 and 1964. Courtesy: David Riley
Camels at the Marmoom season finals for the camel racing season at Al Marmoom Heritage Village in Dubai. Satish Kumar
A Bedouin woman threads reeds as she weaves a rug at the Al Hayah community co-operative in the El Farafra Oasis, southwest of Cairo. AFP
Tunisian chef Taieb Bouhadra presents a traditional Tunisian lamb couscous dish at a restaurant in the Medina of Tunisia s capital, Tunis. AFP
The inscription of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait’s traditional weaving of
Al Sadu on the Intangible Heritage list is another step toward achieving the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030; particularly in the field of culture; said Princess Haifa Bint Abdulaziz Al-Muqrin; Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to UNESCO, on Friday.
Lauding the generous support of the leadership; Princess Haifa congratulated Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman; and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, and Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan on the remarkable achievement.
She also said that the achievement reflects the keenness of the leadership in the national heritage,; their concern for the national cultural identity, and the importance of highlighting it regionally and globally.
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3 poets to discover on the occasion of the World Arabic Language Day
World Arabic Language Day is an international day of the United Nations that celebrates the Arabic language on December 18th each year. This date commemorates the recognition of Arabic as an official language of the United Nations by the General Assembly on December 18, 1973. On this occasion, KAWA invites you to meet 3 of the best ambassadors of a language that can be found: the poets.
Gibran Khalil Gibran
Born on January 6, 1883 in Bcharré (in present-day Lebanon) and died on April 10, 1931 in New York, he was a
Lebanese poet of Arabic and English expression (who would also have spoken fluent French), and a