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Arab Observer No.285 (6 December 1965)
Issue No.285 (6 December 1965) of 'Arab Observer and The Scribe', a Non-Aligned Weekly magazine published in Cairo, containing 53 pages of news and articles on topics including the UAR, Helwan-les-Bains, the Harad Conference at which Yemeni Republicans and Royalists tried to agree on a form of government, Occupied Palestine, art exhibitions, African and Asian affairs, short stories and tourism reports.
Bahrain: Civilisation Philosophy
Documents the history of Bahrain and its cultural complexity. References to political mentality and climate, cultural practices and industries. Photographs included.
Film poster for "Dr Omar's Gang" (2007)
Egyptian film "Dr Omar's Gang", directed by Ali Idris. Starring Mostafa Amar, Yasmin Adbulaziz, Lotfy Labib, Edward, Khaled Sarhan and Ahmed Kamal. Screenplay and dialogue by Zainab Aziz. Produced by Hesham Abdelkhalek.
Series of photographs showing mural art during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88), including caricatures of Saddam Hussein, Mitterand and American symbols, taken in Tehran in 1984-85.
Series of nineteen photographs taken by Edith Maubec in Tehran in 1985 (with two from 1984), showing mural art on the subject of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88), including caricatures of Saddam Hussein, President Mitterand and the United States of America (symbolised by the Statue of Liberty as a skeleton and the figure of Uncle Sam), portraying Saddam Hussein as duplicitous, weak and reliant on the support of western powers.