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Drawing attention to art

November 17 - 23, 2010
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ART-LOVERS in Bahrain have been treated to the first sneak preview of a selection of Islamic calligraphic art works which are estimated to fetch more than $4 million at sale.





Store launches new outlet

November 17 - 23, 2010
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LEADING consumer store Ashrafs unveiled its latest showroom in addition to an exclusive outlet for Swiss-made watch brand, Swatch, at the west extension of Seef Mall last week, writes Shilpa Chandran.





A brush of sculpted talent

November 17 - 23, 2010
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The Nature of Things, an exhibition of the works of Meriel Cooper Wallace and Michele Karam, brings together two equally gifted artists in a unique collaborative showcase of their most recent works.





Sardonic nature of mankind

November 17 - 23, 2010
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YEARS ago, slaves were thrown into the arena at the Colosseum only to be ripped apart and devoured by lions; a spectacle that drew hundreds of blood-crazed, entertainment-thirsty Romans that jeered and taunted the helpless victims.