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Israel’s bombing of Gaza caused untold environmental damage − recovery will take effort and time

Lesley Joseph, University of South Carolina - The war in Gaza has come with an awful cost. Tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians have been killed, and thousands more are missing. And while...

Emergent Palestinian Artists Construct Cultural Narratives in Music, Cinema, and Poetry

Comprehending the sufferings of the times' socio-political wars, emergent Palestinian artists turn to the arts—music, cinema, and poetry—lens to be narrative, culture, and world voice. New artists use their imagination to tell of...

Israel-Gaza war: why did the ceasefire negotiations collapse – and can they be revived?

Ian Parmeter, Australian National University - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looked exhausted at his media conference in Israel this week as he...

Qatari Chefs Reviving Classic Cuisine to Global Palate

Traditional Qatari classic cuisine is experiencing a real renaissance as new chefs re-create dishes of the past to suit increasingly more international palates. Relying on the country's heritage, chefs blend traditional techniques with increasingly more advanced techniques and imports...

Rubble to Renaissance: Young Iraqis’ Culture Rebirth

By Layla Al-Dulaimi ~ Deep in the heart of Baghdad, a short few blocks from the ancient banks of the Tigris River, revolution is taking place quietly—not on guns but on paintbrushes, video recorded on cell phones, and electric guitars. Iraq's new crop of creative leaders are spearheading a culture renaissance that has turned the page on a nation that was about to go to war. "Art brings us hope and...

Alzheimer’s disease: problems with the brain’s energy supply could be a cause

Afshan Malik, King's College London - Scientists have been working to understand the root causes of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease for decades now. But...

Vaccinating People Against Fake News

Researchers are trying to boost people’s immunity to fake news using online games and other strategies. Can these efforts protect the wider population against disinformation? August 18, 2022 By Elizabeth Svoboda My first move in the...

Syria’s Ancient Cities Open Their Arms to International Foreign Travellers

Syria's ancient cities, whose treasures of architecture and culture have been so long a closely guarded secret, are set...

Ancient Recipes, New Plate: Oman’s Cuisine Goes Beyond the Gulf

Old Omani cuisine, as rich as with all its centuries of experience, is fast...

Kuwait’s Cultural Creatives Reinvent Identity in Art, Poetry, and Story

The Kuwaiti society is flooded with a wave of cultural renaissance, and at the...