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The Saudi Ministry of Culture is keen on providing a supportive and attractive environment that helps women innovate and excel. Riyadh - Asharq Al-Awsat
Ever since its establishment some two years ago, the Saudi Ministry of Culture has been seeking to achieve the goals of Vision 2030 through various channels.
Among them is the empowerment of women and bolstering their presence in the cultural field. This was achieved not just through supporting innovative Saudi women in various cultural sectors, but through hiring more women in the field. The ministry achieved record levels in this regard, whereby nearly 50 percent of its employees are women.
Such is the fledgling state of the industry at present, Cakmak will also be involved with defining laws and regulations within the new field, as well as developing educational and professional programmes to support existing and future generations of designers.
Cakmak has a lot of experience to bring to his new role. His career in the fashion industry began in 2000, when he was Gap Inc s senior manager of social responsibility. He also led sustainability strategies for luxury group
Kering s brands and, prior to working at Parsons, he was vice president for corporate responsibility at Swarovski, and has been a member of the advisory board of the
Saudi Artists Turn Blank Walls Into Beautiful Murals Published February 20th, 2021 - 06:42 GMT
Working on a project For @coffeecoast Photo by : @psdkhh (Instagram)
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“Children have also shown a great interest in this art on social media, where murals have become the perfect background for their photos.”
Saudi artists are turning blank, empty walls across the country into beautiful and creative murals, using graffiti and street art to complete their vision.
Graffiti is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. In many Western cultures, it is considered illegal as famous graffiti artists such as Banksy remain elusive. But in the Kingdom, graffiti is an accepted art form.
Arora Akanksha wants to prioritize funding to ensure all refugees provided with required humanitarian assistance to survive
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MAKKAH: Arora Akanksha, an audit coordinator at the UN Development Project, faces a tough challenge as the first female millennial candidate running for the role of UN secretary-general.
For years, the selection process at the UN has been a closed-door process; candidates are appointed by the UN General Assembly on the recommendation of the UN Security Council. Every five years, selected candidates must receive nine of 15 council votes with no veto, and then receive two-thirds of the votes from the 193 member states in the assembly.
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I first met Mounirah in Dammam, when she was teaching art to girls at a charity institution and in parallel, working on publications at Saudi Aramco. I remember her staunch support of those girls; she had this unwavering desire to help and encourage them. It
was awe-inspiring. Mounirah liked to give and, as I got to know her more, I realised that it was
what made her happiest.
My first impression of her was that she was a serious person who was resolute about art, and whose works were extremely precious to her. They carried pieces of her soul and beliefs in them, and it was so difficult for her to sell any. As I got to know