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From Oil to Culture: The Commodification of Arab Heritage in the Post-Oil Gulf
At-Turaif District of Diriyah. Photo: Ali Lajami. CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons By Tarique Ahmed For decades, oil has shaped the economic, political and social landscape…
What a Worker Notices in a Poem
Image courtesy of Wiki Commons By Paul Michael Durivage When a poem puts a tool in somebody’s hands, I want to know whether the person knows how…
More Than A Sampler: Alistair Findlay on Building Jerusalem – A Culture Matters Sampler 2016/2026
By Alistair Findlay Building Jerusalem: A Culture Matters Sampler 2016-26Foreword by Mike Quille, Culture Matters, £15 This is more than a simple anthology: it demonstrates the strength of…
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Russell Brand at a London Revolution protest. Commons image By Naomi Foyle After the first trial of Russell Brand A cool hand on hot forehead... Continue reading
Image courtesy of Wiki Commons By Paul Michael Durivage When a poem puts a tool in somebody’s hands, I want to know whether the person... Continue reading
By Alistair Findlay Building Jerusalem: A Culture Matters Sampler 2016-26Foreword by Mike Quille, Culture Matters, £15 This is more than a simple anthology: it demonstrates the... Continue reading
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Acts of compassion. Commons image By Anne Irwin I wonderif the book is closed on the red wavethat wave that’s thirsty for the blood74 thousand... Continue reading
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