Arab Capital of Culture
The Arab Capital of Culture is an initiative taken by the Arab League under the UNESCO[1] Cultural Capitals Program to promote and celebrate Arab culture and encourage cooperation in the Arab region.
Cultural Capitals
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References
- 1 2 Herbert, Ian; Nicole Leclercq; International Theatre Institute (2003). The World of Theatre: An Account of the World's Theatre Seasons 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. Routledge. p. 225. ISBN 0-415-30621-3.
- ↑ alquds2009
- ↑ "Human Civilizations and Cultures: from Dialogue to Alliance". ISESCO. 1 February 2006. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ↑ Sayyid Hamid, Hurreiz (2002). Folklore and Folklife in the United Arab Emirates. Routledge. p. 63. ISBN 0-7007-1413-8.
- ↑ Peter Harrigan (July–August 2000). "Riyadh: Arab Cultural Capital 2000". Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- 1 2 "Para fomentar el debate democrático". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ↑ Hada Sarhan (December 12, 2001). "Jordan braces for Amman Cultural Capital of the Arab World 2002". Jordan Embassy US (Original in Jordan Times). Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ "Yemen: Sana'a nominated as Arab Cultural Capital". Progressio. March 2, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ↑ Bernard Jacquot. "Khartoum, Arab Cultural Capital 2005". UNESCO. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ↑ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=§ion=middleeast&xfile=data/middleeast/2006/November/middleeast_November540.xml
- ↑ http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/reportage/2008/01/11/reportage-01
- ↑ "Damascus: The Arab cultural capital". Al Jazeera English. February 2, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ↑ Capitals of Arab Culture - Jerusalem (2009) Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Jerusalem: Capital of Arab Culture events jeopardized by occupation - Jerusalem was chosen in 2006
- ↑ TheNational - "Taking to the road to showcase Jerusalem"
- ↑ Hi-tech amphitheatre 'a beacon of culture' Gulf Daily News
- ↑ Iraqi Cultural Week opens Doha Press
- ↑ Kuwait Government Online; News
- ↑ Under Occupation: Celebrations and Contradictions of al-Quds Capital of Arab Culture 2009 Jerusalem Quarterly, Summer 2009. "The celebration of al-Quds Jerusalem as the 2009 Capital of Arab Culture has been debated ever since the decision was made by the Ministers of Arab Culture in 2006 and accepted by Palestine."
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