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Mayssa Karaa at Expo 2020 Dubai Opening Ceremony

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Fanan – The Art of Dress

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Book Review: Threads of Identity – Widad Kamel Kawar

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Zay – The Art of UAE Dress: Design Competition

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‘Usabah: A Delicate Silver Circlet

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Emirati Traditional Dress goes ‘Glocal’

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Dresses from Tihamah

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Reveal and Conceal Dress in Contemporary Egypt Dr Andrea Rugh

Reveal and Conceal – Dress in Contemporary Egypt

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Jebel Habashi and the Silver Sequins

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Jiblah – Home of Queen Arwa

4 July, 2021 1 Read more
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Portraits of Moroccans by Spanish artist José Tapiro y Baro (1830-1913)

The Challenges that come with representing a ‘Pan-Arab’ ...

14 June, 2021 1 Read more
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Understanding Cultures Through Regional Dress

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