Sudanese anti-government protesters painted blistering images of defiance -- raised fists and rallying cries -- on the walls at their recent weeks-long sit-in demonstration in Khartoum that ended in a bloody crackdown. Much of their revolutionary street art was reportedly destroyed and now all that's left are photographs of their work, which are being exhibited at a central London university space turned into a temporary gallery. "Unfortunately a lot of this artwork has already been erased... we were lucky enough to have some pictures," Marwa Gibril, the organizer of the exhibition at SOAS University, told AFP as it opened on Friday. The 31-year-old member of the British chapter of the Sudanese Doctors Union said most of the works were painted over during a brutal June 3 raid on a longstanding protest camp that killed dozens of demonstrators and wounded hundreds. "A lot of creativity came out, it lasted 57 days and after that it was ruined," she added. "They painted over (them) with … [Read more...] about Images of since-‘erased’ Sudanese protest art shown in London
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Dr M joins Malaysians in London Raya do
Dr M joins Malaysians in London Raya do LONDON: Hundreds of people today thronged the Malaysian High Commission’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house function at the High Commisioner’s residence in Templewood Gardens, here. The presence of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pix), who is here on a three–day working visit to the United Kingdom (UK), added glitter to the event. Also present were Dr Mahathir’s wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, Youth and Sports Minister Syed Sadiq Abdul Rahman. Also present was Dr Mahathir’s daughter Marina. Guests, comprising Malaysians and foreigners, were feted to Malaysian delicacies, among others, ‘satay’, ‘ketupat’, ‘lemang’, chicken rice, ‘raya’ cakes and ‘teh tarik’. The guests did not miss the opportunity to greet Dr Mahathir and snap photos before he left for Cambridge to deliver a talk for Cambridge Union. … [Read more...] about Dr M joins Malaysians in London Raya do
Mahathir begins three-day working visit to the UK
LONDON: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pix) arrived in London on Friday night for a three-day working visit to the United Kingdom, accompanied by his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali. Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman and several senior officials had arrived earlier on Friday to accompany Mahathir for the working visit. According to Malaysian High Commission officials here, his first itinerary is a meeting with representatives of the United Kingdom and Eire (Ireland) Council (UKEC) for Malaysian Students on Saturday morning at the Malaysian High Commission here. Later in the afternoon, the prime minister is to tour the new Al Bukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World at the British Museum in Bloomsbury, here. The gallery established with the support of Malaysia’s Al Bukhary Foundation is helping British Museum redisplay its important collections of Islamic heritage, and reflect the connections between the … [Read more...] about Mahathir begins three-day working visit to the UK
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I am here in the UK for an official visit to my home school, the University of Nottingham. It is one part of my job as a head of School, English, at the University of Nottingham in Malaysia that I relish. I decided to take Thai Airways this time, since the airline I took last year had a four-hour stopover in Dubai. I liked talking to the Filipinos there but found the airport food too expensive. And so I took Thai and loved its delicious food and enjoyed the short stopover in Bangkok, which I spent reading George Orwells’ short book, Why I Write. “Unseasonable” is the word to describe London when I landed. It is summer, but London is soaked with rain and whipped by wind with a long and cold tail. My kind cousins lived near Heathrow Airport and they gave me a water-proof jacket with a hooded fur and an umbrella to ward off the elements. It was a whirlwind tour of the city, capped by dinner with Dee and Angelo, friends from Ladlad, our LGBT party-list in the Philippines, … [Read more...] about London at random
Here’s why you’ll see photographer Carrie Mae Weems’ work all over Toronto this month
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By Chris Hampton Special to the Star Mon., April 29, 2019 This month, Toronto gets its first good look at the work of an artist acclaimed for the way she sees and makes sense of the moment around her. Carrie Mae Weems, headliner of this year’s Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, received her first camera as a gift when she was about 20. The first thing she photographed, she recalls, was a friend. The second was “probably a demonstration.” The young Weems was quick to recognize the device as a powerful tool; a tool she could use to engage with the world, she says, and to explore the human condition. “And I think that I continue to do that. It hasn’t changed much since the very beginning. I think the only difference is that I’ve learned how to do that more expressively over time.” This deep, humanistic curiosity, abetted by the camera lens, has today become a career roughly four decades long and celebrated widely. The … [Read more...] about Here’s why you’ll see photographer Carrie Mae Weems’ work all over Toronto this month