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Pakistani artist develops unique Urdu script to tell stories of the marginalized

  • Self-taught maestro Ahmer Farooq’s work has been displayed at shows across the UAE, US, UK and Germany
  • On a global scale, contemporary Pakistani art has largely been recognized for truck art and neo-miniature paintings
By Yusra Jabeen ·

After criticism, Spain museum alters name of Palestinian program

By AFP ·
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‘Grand massacre’: Young artists in Karachi exhibition seek end to Israel’s killing of Palestinian children

By NAIMAT KHAN ·
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In Pakistan’s capital, an exhibition where art does the talking for Gaza

By Shahjahan Khurram ·
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Brushstrokes behind bars: Karachi’s art exhibition spotlights creative expression of prison inmates

By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Iraq’s prized modern art plagued by forgery, trafficking

By AFP ·
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Tough Karachi cop, expert in Lyari gang wars, turns to art for respite

By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Pakistani tech artist makes it to Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Asia

By Arab News Pakistan ·
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Former Pakistan Guantánamo detainee uses art to portray anguish of years in confinement

By NAIMAT KHAN ·
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Pakistani art collector-turned-gallerist aims to take local artists’ work to Middle East

By Haseeb Asif ·

UK council unamused as Banksy unveils Valentine’s Day mural

By AFP ·
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Japanese-Pakistani painter, lover of nature, holds first solo show in Dubai

By Amin Abbas ·
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Saudi Arabia stages first ever Biennale for Islamic Art in Jeddah

By Rebecca Anne Proctor ·
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International Day of Education: Painting exhibition in Peshawar shows world through street kids' eyes

By WASIM SAJJAD ·
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Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar gain the cultural upper hand with heavy investments in the creative economy

By Rebecca Anne Proctor ·

Saudi visual artist turns passion for Arabic calligraphy into icons of beauty

By Tareq Al-Thaqafi ·
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Light-themed art festival illuminates Riyadh

By Rebecca Anne Proctor ·

UK police charge two women after soup thrown at van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’

By Reuters ·
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Pakistani sculptor willing to auction life’s work to help rehabilitation efforts in flood-hit Balochistan

By SAADULLAH AKHTER ·
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Pakistani visual artists push boundaries with contemporary art

By BURAQ SHABBIR ·

Thousands throng to Iran museum with Western art masterpieces

By AFP ·
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In Pakistani artist’s ‘Sacrylicco,’ Middle Eastern upbringing meets contemporary Islamic art

By BURAQ SHABBIR ·

Ithra and Saudia launch art design competition

By MOHAMMED AL-KINANI ·
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Despite militancy and social stigma, one Pakistani musician keeps playing

By REHMAT MEHSUD ·
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In ‘labor of love,’ Pakistani artist carves birthday gift for Saudi king 

By KHURSHID AHMED    ·

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