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A prominent Bahraini artist has joined more than a hundred creatives in a popular art expo in France and her mixed media works that pay homage to the kingdom have left a positive impression on Parisian art lovers.

No laughing matter!

Bahrain-based Laughter Ambassador Keyem Thomas has become a master at his therapeutic trade.

She’s got the recipe

Bahraini Tala Bashmi’s years of culinary cleverness and bag-full of accolades have landed her a seat on a judging panel, alongside other top chefs from around the world, in South Africa.

Bahrain boarders on deck

Skateboarders from around the world, including three of Bahrain’s thrashers, ‘shred the gnar’ and ‘spread the stoke’ in the UAE in a bid to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Mistress of mystery

Named one of the most anticipated books of 2023 by TIME Magazine, this riveting novel by award-winning writer Rebecca Makkai holds up a mirror to the idea of collective memory and reckoning with one’s past.

A deep docuseries

Pre-colonisation Africa’s portrayal as a primitive land is challenged in an upcoming Netflix docuseries narrated and executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith.

Colours of life on canvas

People of Pakistan got a glimpse of internationally-acclaimed Bahraini artist Thajba Mohamed Afdhal Najeeb’s colourful character and eclectic expressiveness during her recent showcase in Karachi.