Entertainment Weekly

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Athr In February

Jeddah based Athr gallery is located on the 5th floor at the office towers in Serafi mega mall.

LOCAL PARTICIPATIONS GIVE ME THE LIGHT

Ayman Yossri Daydban Solo Exhibition
Opening: Thursday, 11th of February, 2016
11 February  - 15 April, 2016
Athr, 5th Floor, All Spaces

WHITE NOISE

Interactive installation by Ayman Yossri Daydban
Opening: Thursday, 11th of February, 2016
11 February  - 15 April, 2016
Athr, RF Floor, Space 03

AL MANGOUR: LOVED AND BELOVED

Ahmad Angawi Solo Exhibition
Opening: Saturday, 13th of February, 2016
Al Hoosh, Al Balad

THE EVERLASTING NOW

Emy Kat Solo Exhibition
Opening: Saturday, 13th of February, 2016
Nassied House, Al Balad

DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CLASS

By Shahidul Alem
12 February – 16 February, 2016
Gold Moor Mall, Al Shati’e

INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS

DANA AWARTANI & AHMED MATER PARTICIPATE IN THE 6TH MARRAKECH BIENNALE, NOT NEW NOW

24 February – 08 May, 2016
Marrakech, Morocco

SARA ABU ABDALLAH PARTICIPATES INFLUIDITY

Group Exhibition
30 January – 10 April, 2016
Kunstverein, Hamburg

NASSER AL SALEM AT LACMA

Islamic Art Now, Part 2: Contemporary Art of the Middle East
24 January, 2016 – ongoing
LACMA, Los Angeles, USA

ATHR ARTISTS PARTICIPATE IN DO IT

23 January – 23 April, 2016
Sharjah Art Foundation
Bait Al Shamsi, Sharjah, UAE

ATHR DIRECTOR MAYA EL KHALIL PARTICIPATES IN A PANEL DISCUSSION

THINKERS & DOERS: Investing In Culture: Business & Social Impacts, discussing culture as a way to educate societies and foster open-mindedness. Panelists included Omar Al Qattan, Ngaire Blankenberg and David Knaus. Moderated by Alexandre Kazerouni. At The Bahrain National Theater 19 January, 2016

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• Bollywood movie ‘Neerja’ is banned in Pakistan. Ram Madhvani’s Neerja, which stars Sonam Kapoor as slain stewardess Neerja Bhanot, has been banned in Pakistan for allegedly portraying the country in poor light. Neerja documents the story of Neerja Bhanot, who was killed in the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi. “The ministry issued us a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to import the film and bring it to Pakistani territory, but later on revoked the NOC,” an official with IMGC Entertainment said.

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• As the Oscars diversity row after this year’s nominations continues to heat up, the 47th annual NAACP Image Awards has tried to wipe out racial slurs from Hollywood by highlighting the power of diversity. The NAACP Image Awards were held in the United States on February 5. Anthony Anderson said: “Look at all of these beautiful shades of people in the audience. Hollywood needs to know that this is what diversity is supposed to look like.” As actress Taraji P Henson won the Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Award, she said: “We don’t have to ask for acceptance from anyone. We are enough and we’ve always been enough.” Anthony Anderson added: “Although we have our own awards show, I just want the other ones to be fair. I just hope that they don’t go overboard next year and nominate too much black stuff out of guilt.” — Compiled by Mariam Nihal