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Sophia The Female Robot became a Saudi Arabian citizen in 2017, the first robot to receive citizenship of any country. Getty Images
Artificial intelligence is already everywhere, we need to adapt

Sir Nigel Shadbolt tells 'The National' that people may be aware of AI but next they need to understand its impact

WorldMay 20, 2021
Priya Lakhani OBE founded Century Tech in 2013 after being struck by the underachievement levels of schoolchildren in England. Courtesy Century Tech
Can artificial intelligence save the British model of education?

Entrepreneurs and educators join forces for change

EuropeMay 20, 2021
Covid-19 patients in Iraq. The country has recorded its first death from black fungus infection, a rare disease linked to the overuse of steroids in the treatment of the coronavirus. Getty Images
Pandemic 'presents ominous future for struggling Middle East nations'

Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon are among the countries where the pandemic has exposed failing health care

WorldMay 13, 2021
Shadia El Dardiry the new chairwoman of the Shubbak Festival. Mark Chilvers for The National
Window of opportunity: Egyptian ‘nomad’ directing London's largest Arab arts festival

New Shubbak chairwoman Shadia El Dardiry on the privilege of supporting those from all walks of life, whether beleaguered artists or stranded migrants

Arab ShowcaseMay 13, 2021
Resistance, Rebellion & Revolution is a project on the life and works of the late Libyan artist and satirist, Hasan ‘Alsatoor’ Dhaimish, who began penning caricatures of Moammar Ghadaffi in England in the early 1980s. Courtesy Sherif Dhaimish
Son of Libyan cartoonist 'AlSatoor' on life with his revolutionary father

Thousands of the satirist's sketches of Libya over the decades are now housed online and will be shown in exhibits across the UK

WorldMay 13, 2021
'The Land’s Heart is Greater Than Its Map', an audio-theatre co-presentation with the Barbican. Courtesy Shubbak Festival
London's Shubbak Festival open to global audiences for the first time

Biennial festival returns to London for three weeks this summer using a hybrid platform

EuropeMay 05, 2021
Nine years ago, Palestinian Mohamed El Shawa arrived in Denmark on a student visa to study for a master's degree and says he fell in love with the country instantly.
Palestinian fights deportation from Denmark

Mohamed El Shawa spent nine years in Denmark but the authorities say he must return to the land he left as a baby

EuropeMay 04, 2021
'Dior', from Vogue, The Arab Issue series by Hassan Hajjaj, which is on display at Fotografiska in New York until November. Courtesy of the artist and MEP Paris France
How British-Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj has kept busy in the pandemic

The 'Andy Warhol of Marrakesh' has also deepened his connections to his homeland

ArtMay 02, 2021
French-Moroccan Romain Saiss of Wolverhampton Wanderers is observing Ramadan this month. Getty Images
French-Moroccan footballer Romain Saiss on Ramadan: 'It's only between you and God'

Wolverhampton Wanderers defender says he focuses on training and playing as usual even while fasting

FootballApril 23, 2021
Artcel co-founder, Elio D'Anna, adjusts an artwork by British artist, Banksy 'Girl with a baloon' at the 'Millennials' exhibition at the Hofa gallery in London. The print is valued at $340,000 and is the most expensive work in the portfolio.
Banksy's art is centre stage of new blue chip art portfolio

Shares in contemporary works are sold using non-fungible tokens, the unique digital assets taking the art world by storm

WorldApril 23, 2021
Larissa Sansour has just finished the script for a feature film based on her short, 'In Vitro', about a futuristic city in prolonged lockdown. Courtesy Arab Film Festival Berlin
How Larissa Sansour's lockdown sci-fi film predicted pandemic

This year’s festival goes online to showcase the best of genre-focused contemporary Arab films

FilmApril 22, 2021
Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini during a training session for the 2016 Rio Olympics. 'The Swimmers' tells the inspiring story of sisters Yusra and Sarah's journey from their war-torn country in 2015 to the Brazil Olympics the following year. Getty Images.
'The Swimmers': Production starts on film portraying refugee sisters’ journey from Syria to Rio Olympics

Welsh-Egyptian Sally El Hosaini directs movie telling the true story of Yusra and Sarah Mardini

EuropeApril 22, 2021
Somali women fill water cans at a traditional cistern for harvesting rainwater as the Horn of Africa continues to face severe drought. Millions of people have been displaced and are in need of humanitarian assistance as a result of the intensifying effects of climate change in the county. Getty Images.
Rollout of UK aid cuts threatens work on climate change

Budget reductions undermine the need for transformative diplomacy ahead of COP26

WorldApril 19, 2021
Akram Bathish died during exile from Syria in Denmark. Courtesy Ziad Bathish
Denmark's Syrian refugees reveal trauma of deportation limbo

One family nervously awaits its fate after the death of their father who faced deportation

EuropeApril 17, 2021
A mural on a wall in Manchester by German artist Case depicts the mental health issues which Covid restrictions have spawned. Getty
Taking the strain: Britain’s mental health in crisis after year of lockdowns

Challenges of pandemic lead to rise in stress, anxiety and depression

WorldApril 16, 2021
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