FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Hejaz gpe - The Untold Story

Jeddah’s 'Al Attarin' Street...History from Artistic Perspective

Saudi artist Asma Bahmim takes part in the Amaken Exhibition held at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) with her special work “Roaming Walls,” which depicts scenes from her childhood in the heart of Jeddah. “Long time ago, people in Hejaz used to put papers that feature Quran…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 30, 2022

New Book Explores Egyptian-Ottoman Campaign on Hejaz, Nejd

In his new book, Researcher Dr. Ismail al-Salamat, explores the campaign of Turkish commander Ahmed Tusun Pasha known as ‘Tusun Pasha’ (second son of Muhammad Ali of Egypt) in the Arabian Peninsula, mainly Hejaz and Nejd in 1811 AD. Few researches studied this campaign despite its significance in the political…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 29, 2022