“Imran was my teacher”- Kristiane Backer

In an interview with Ammara Ahmad, Kristiane Backer, MTV VJ turned evangelist talks about her friendship with Imran Khan, conversion to Islam and her latest book – From MTV to Mecca.

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“Remaining true to art is punishing”- Naman Ahuja

Ammara Ahmad talks to Delhi-based curator and academic, Naman Ahuja, about the ways in which the human body has found its way into Islamic art and the need for museums to be more than just dumping grounds for precious artifacts.

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Ammara Ahmad talks to Delhi-based curator and academic, Naman Ahuja, about the ways in which the human body has found its way into Islamic art and the need for museums to be more than just dumping grounds for precious artifacts   - See more at: http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/remaining-true-to-art-is-punishing/#sthash.TpjntwI2.rQhM3RL5.dpuf

Ammara Ahmad talks to Delhi-based curator and academic, Naman Ahuja, about the ways in which the human body has found its way into Islamic art and the need for museums to be more than just dumping grounds for precious artifacts.

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Ammara Ahmad talks to Delhi-based curator and academic, Naman Ahuja, about the ways in which the human body has found its way into Islamic art and the need for museums to be more than just dumping grounds for precious artifacts   - See more at: http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/remaining-true-to-art-is-punishing/#sthash.TpjntwI2.rQhM3RL5.dpuf

Tribute: The Immortal Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s influence has been so widespread within and beyond the English speaking world, that had the bard himself been present on his 450^th birthday ceremony last April, he would have been astounded by the sheer number and diversity of his devotees. Indeed, many of them would not be English speakers at all, but rather readers from the hundreds of other languages in which Shakespeare’s works have been translated.

Barely does a school kid pass through the first 16 years of his life without coming across at least one of his plays or sonnets.
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Book Review: A Pictorial Story of the Past

Would you like to walk through the history of art, across the centuries and cultures-one step at a time? This is precisely what Neil MacGregor's A History of the World in 100 Objects intends to do.

MacGregor, who has been the curator of the British History Museum for over ten years, conceived a radio series based on the stories of some 100 antiques present in the British Museum. Initially considered too lofty and ambitious, the series surpassed all inhibitions to become one of the most successful radio shows ever. MacGregor then decided to bring the sounds bites of his show to pen and paper.

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