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Razmig Bedirian

Razmig Bedirian

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Razmig Bedirian joined The National in 2019 as Arts & Culture writer, covering books, film, television and theatre. Born in the UAE, Razmig’s first stint with journalism came in the early 2000s when, at the age of 12, he was selected to be a reporter on a children’s programme on Dubai’s Channel 33. Razmig earned his bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the American University of Sharjah in 2012 and went on to work at Xpress and Gulf News, where he covered court, crime and immigration. In 2019, he received a master’s in creative writing from New York University, where he also worked as an adjunct instructor.
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Mir-i-Arab Madrasa in Bukhara, a city intent on preserving its crafts without falling prey to over-commercialisation. Photo: Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation
Lebanese architect restores Uzbek crafts, in line with Silk Road heritage

The historic city in Uzbekistan is hosting its inaugural arts biennial under the creative direction of Wael Al Awar

CultureSeptember 12, 2025
Architects Abdulla Abbas, left, and Omar Darwish founded Some Kind of Practice, a studio that decodes how local architecture can inspire new forms. Photo: Dubai Design Week
Reimagined Emirati courtyard wins competition ahead of Dubai Design Week

The installation, titled When does a threshold become a courtyard?, was developed by UAE-based studio Some Kind of Practice

CultureSeptember 09, 2025
The initiative by Louvre Abu Dhabi supports research in art history, museum studies, heritage science, conservation and archaeology. Antonie Robertson / The National
Makkah photos and Buddhist art: Louvre Abu Dhabi funds multifaceted research

Five scholars were selected from a pool of 170 for museum's inaugural Fellowships and Grants Programme

CultureSeptember 08, 2025
Preview of Afra Al Dhaheri: Restless Circle at Sharjah Art Foundation. Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Afra Al Dhaheri on how pregnancy helped her break new artistic ground

The Emirati artist's solo exhibition at the Sharjah Art Foundation runs until December 14

CultureSeptember 08, 2025
Navat Uy by Laila Gohar in collaboration with Ilkhom Shoyimkulov. Razmig Bedirian/The National
Recipes for broken hearts: Inside Uzbekistan's inaugural Bukhara Biennial

The event has significant Arab representation, including from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Palestine

Art & DesignSeptember 07, 2025
The Centre for Contemporary Arts Tashkent is dedicated to contemporary art, but also fosters research and community-building. Photo: Art and Culture Development Foundation
Uzbekistan’s rise as a cultural destination, from Silk Road to contemporary art

In under a decade, country has rooted new projects in its history while establishing itself on the global stage

CultureSeptember 05, 2025
These 11 books vary in style and subject but all expand the possibilities of literary form
Eleven new English-language books by Arab authors to read in 2025

Novels, memoirs and poetry collections span Egypt, Palestine, Morocco, Lebanon and beyond

CultureSeptember 01, 2025
Morteza Khazaie uses wood to evoke a powerful metaphor for individual and societal change. Photo: Leila Heller Gallery
ReviewMorteza Khazaie’s Upside Down turns wood into a story of survival

Exhibition at Leila Heller Gallery in Dubai underscores the resilience found in nature

Art & DesignAugust 29, 2025
Sara Hamdan is a former New York Times journalist and Google editor. Photo: Farooq Salik
Contradictions, trauma and TV: Sara Hamdan on her debut novel

What Will People Think? explores cultural pressure familiar to many women in the region, says author

CultureAugust 29, 2025
From left, Laila Ahmed Al Rais, Khawla Ali Al Marzooqi and Wadeema Al Hammadi, are part of the museum's opening team. Photo: Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
How Emirati women are helping shape Guggenheim Abu Dhabi

Contributions range from ensuring museum's structural integrity to safeguarding its collection and devising cultural programmes

Art & DesignAugust 28, 2025
Like the original film, the play adaptation of Perfect Strangers will follow a group of friends who share all incoming messages and calls during an evening get-together. Photo: Nupur Nilesh
Secrets and smartphones: Perfect Strangers adaptation makes Dubai stage debut

Game.Set.Match will be the first local production at New Covent Garden

CultureAugust 27, 2025
Palestinian fishermen boats at the sea port in Gaza. The photograph by Hazem Swidan is used as the cover image of the book Daybreak in Gaza. Alamy
'We had to write as fast as Israel was killing people': The story behind Daybreak in Gaza

Made as an act of cultural preservation, new book brings together writings, illustrations and photographs from prominent and everyday people in the enclave

CultureAugust 25, 2025
'Ne'meh': The Arabic word for blessing can be both a gift and a test
Arabic word of the week'Ne'meh', or blessing, can be both a gift and a test

Traditionally referring to a God-given favour, the term encompasses health, comfort, good fortune and family

CultureAugust 22, 2025
Divers recover a headless statue from the water in Abu Qir Bay at the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. AP
WatchQuartz sphinx among sunken treasures recovered from sea off Egypt

Site near ruins of several ancient cities lost to earthquakes, tsunamis and rising water levels

Art & DesignAugust 21, 2025
The Union House is among 19 sites to be inscribed on the register. Photo: Wam
Union House inscribed on registry of Arab architectural heritage sites

Declaration of the Union was signed at the site in 1971

CultureAugust 20, 2025
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