What We Are Reading Today: Biodemography

Author:  Sat, 2020-02-01 03:16 Authors: James R. Carey and Deborah A. Roach  This book provides a comprehensive introduction to biodemography, an exciting interdisciplinary field that unites the natural science of biology with the social science of human demography.  Biodemography is an essential resource for demographers, epidemiologists, gerontologists, and health professionals as well as ecologists, population biologists,...

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Model Imaan Hammam stars in Alexander McQueen campaign

Author:  Fri, 2020-01-31 14:27 DUBAI: Dutch-Moroccan-Egyptian model Imaan Hammam, who has walked for high-end fashion brands, is starring in the latest campaign for British luxury label Alexander McQueen.         View this post on Instagram                   My new Spring Summer 2020 campaign for @alexandermcqueen Thank you @jamiehawkesworth,...

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Madams’ family: Marianne Khoury’s deep dive into her history

Author:  Fri, 2020-01-31 11:40 CAIRO: “How old were you when your grandmother died?” asks Egyptian filmmaker Marianne Khoury as we sit down in her Downtown Cairo office.  It’s the first among numerous other questions Khoury asks during our interview. She’s used to being on the other side of the recorder. This particular enquiry was triggered by Khoury’s latest documentary film “Ehkeely” (Let’s Talk) — a brilliant autobiographical...

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New Emirati thriller ‘Nyctophobia’ hits cinemas this month

Author:  Fri, 2020-01-31 11:11 DUBAI: “Nyctophobia,” a new short psychological thriller from Emirati writer and director Tariq Al-Kazim, will screen in selected cinemas in February.  The film tells the story of Julia (played by Heba Al-Hamwi), a writer who has rented a secluded farmhouse in Al Ain to focus on her work. But it quickly becomes clear that she is not alone in the house — and all the doors are mysteriously locked. Actor...

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COYA restaurant: Premium Peruvian pop-up in Riyadh

Fri, 2020-01-31 10:37 RIYADH: Saudi gourmands and travelers may already be aware of the international acclaim and popularity enjoyed by COYA restaurant. Its primary location in Mayfair was named London Restaurant of the Year at the London Lifestyle Awards in 2014, just two years after its launch. Since then, COYA has become synonymous with contemporary and fusion Latin American cuisine in premium destinations around the world — Dubai, Abu...

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What We Are Buying Today: Makkah brand Duraibah

Author:  Fri, 2020-01-31 02:06 Duraibah is a brand born out of Makkah and got its name from one of the ancient doors of the Grand Mosque, which at the time led to the main city market. As a contemporary Islamic design house, Duraibah opens the door for lifestyle products that enrich the bond between Muslims and Islamic culture. Its products are designed in a unique, modern arty way and aim to promote holy city icons such as the Kaaba...

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British Museum exhibition to highlight major Mesopotamian discoveries by Iraqi archaeologists

Author:  daniel fountain ID:  1580417733852498100 Fri, 2020-01-31 00:05 LONDON: Discoveries made by a team of Iraqi archaeologists are to be the focus of a British Museum exhibition this year, along with dozens of artefacts removed from the country in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The British Museum’s collection of items from Iraq has for decades been understood without context, having been removed from the country...

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Saudi artist Sarah Abu Abdallah questions our hyper-connected present

Author:  Thu, 2020-01-30 15:10 DUBAI: The sound of glass and hard metal emanates from a room in Dubai’s Jameel Arts Center. Something is being broken. Step inside the gallery and the noise is revealed to be coming from a video installation by Saudi artist Sarah Abu Abdallah called “Salad Zone,” in which two women in black abayas are repeatedly hitting a large television.  The work, a 20-minute single-channel video projection...

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Inside the new Netflix series ‘Locke and Key’

Author:  Thu, 2020-01-30 14:51 LOS ANGELES: It’s not hard to imagine a world in which “Locke and Key” — the comic book series created by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez that has been now brought to life as a series on Netflix — was the sort of classic book series that lined every child’s shelf. The story goes like this: After the tragic death of a parent, three children move back to their family’s ancestral home. In it, the children...

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The UAE opens ‘Coins of Islam: History Revealed’ exhibition

Author:  Thu, 2020-01-30 11:21 DUBAI: The UAE exhibition “Coins of Islam: History Revealed” opened this week at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre (SZGMC). Inaugurated Thursday by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs. The gallery boasts one of the world’s most significant collections of Arab and Islamic coin collections ever assembled. It underlines...

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Bill Gates’ daughter engaged to Egyptian show jumper

Thu, 2020-01-30 11:40 DUBAI: Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates’ eldest daughter is engaged to the Egyptian showjumper Nayel Nassar, she announced Wednesday.  Both Jennifer and Nassar shared pictures of their heartwarming wintery proposal.          View this post on Instagram                   Nayel Nassar, you are one of a kind. Absolutely swept...

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