Promoting culture is imperative for Arabs given the destruction of, and war on, culture launched by extremist and terrorist groups in the Middle East/North Africa region, said Sultan Al Qassemi. Al Qassemi on Arab art and culture (Abu-Fadil)Another major hitch is the burden of social and religious censorship, the closure of exhibitions deemed too provocative in Arab Gulf countries, and petrified educational systems, said the outspoken Al Qassemi. His foundation's mission is to promote art by artists from the Arab world through local and international exhibitions. Tarek Atrissi explains the mechanics of font creation (Abu-Fadil)Nuqat is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of creativity in the Arab world. Creating Arabic fonts (Abu-Fadil)Atrissi said the Arab brand was becoming cool again and that common factors in the Arab world were language and change, with the complexity of culture in every aspect of design.

Source: Huffington Post December 04, 2016 07:55 UTC