Artist Mahmoud Shubbar has created a body of work based on Antarah Ibn Shaddad's love story with Abla. Photo: Vidhydd Chandramohan / The National
Artist Mahmoud Shubbar has created a body of work based on Antarah Ibn Shaddad's love story with Abla. Photo: Vidhydd Chandramohan / The National
When The Bird Spoke, The Tree of Light and Ablah's Car Keys. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
When The Bird Spoke, The Tree of Light and Ablah's Car Keys. All photos: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
The Red Bear Colony
The Red Bear Colony
The Gaviscon Speectacle
The Gaviscon Speectacle
The Fall of Baghdad, The Tight Rope Walker and Trough
The Fall of Baghdad, The Tight Rope Walker and Trough
Waiting
Waiting

Mahmoud Shubbar paintings revive pre-Islamic love story - in pictures