|* cinema. Annual Arab Film Festival
This year
the 9th Annual Arab Film Festival took place in San Francisco, San Jose and Berkeley September 23rd - October 2nd 2005. More than thirty films were shown, including feature narrative films, shorts and documentaries that reflect the variety of Arab Cinema throughout the world.
Unfortunately, I have not much to say about the
films screened there, as I heard only about few of them. Unfortunatly, there is no opportunity for me to travel so far just for the festival. However, I hope in the future I will.
|* links.
Just few links you might want to check.
- Darat Al-Funun - Khalid Shoman Foundation - home for the Arts and the artists of Jordan and the Arab world. The Darat al Funun is dedicated to promoting contemporary creativity in the widest possible sense. Many exhibitions are devoted to the most innovative Jordanian, Palestinian, and other Arab artist, and reveal the creative dynamism of contemporary ideas and forms, and to contribute to the nurturing of contemporary Arab culture.
- Islamic Architecture - Articles on buildings, trends, architects, art of the Muslim and Arab world (past and present).
- The Art of Arabic Calligraphy - you can also find an interview with Mamoun Sakkal about Modern Arabic Typography
- Mohamed Zakariya Calligraphy - articles, gallery, history and development, tools
- Islamic Architecture - Art, dynasties, mosques, palaces, techniques...
- Islamic & Arabic Arts & Architecture - a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information on arts and architecture. Explains the historical and cultural significance of Islamic and Arabic artifacts.
|* music. BeirutBiloma 2004
BeirutBiloma - BeirutBiloma
Beirut is Arabia's gate to the world (especially the western world). Beirut Biloma is the cutting-edge sound of Arabia - the meeting and fusion of Arabia's authentic sounds with international music, especially chillout, dance, & R&B; and like many creatively adventurous international acts it features promising and exciting talents: singers, DJs, arrangers, and musicians.
List:
01 - Take me to Beirut (Biloma)
02 - I Ana (feat. Lix
03 - Azoza (feat. Angels of Harem)
04 - Harem (feat. Sarah Brightman)
05 - In rah minik ya ein (Cairo mix feat. Rudy)
06 - Shaifni shi? (feat. Lamees & Aks'ser)
07 - Mazaj (feat. Oumeima)
08 - Hawil ya ghanaam (feat. Nathalie)
09 - X-ray
10 - Babylon 2 Beirut
11 - 1001 nights & days (feat. Shahrazad)
12 - Shady il alhan (feat. Rudy)
13 - Hubbley Bubbley
14 - Another half in Monot st.
Download Berut from here
