Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, with Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, at the Al Burda Festival in 2018. All photos by Leslie Pableo / The National
Mina Al Oraibi, Editor in Chief of The National, and Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Director General, Bahrain Authority for Culture, at the Al Burda Festival in 2018.
An attendee looks at a picture on display. The 16th Al Burda Award has launched a new category for Arabic typography.
Sheikh Saif and other visitors at the festival. The Al Burda Festival celebrates Islamic art and culture.
A visitor checks out the virtual reality exhibit.
Mina Al Oraibi and Sheikha Mai with Dr Ines Abdel Dayem, Minister of Culture of Egypt and Zaki Nusseibeh, then UAE Minister of State and now Cultural adviser to the President Sheikh Khalifa, at the festival in 2018.
A woman takes a photo of an artwork.
An attendee looks at artworks.
Visitors examine a picture.
A visitor passes an art installation.
Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, speaks to the audience. The name of the festival is derived from 'Qasidat Al Burda', a 13th century poem that was written in praise of Prophet Mohammed.
A visitor looks at one of the exhibits.
Attendees walk past an art installation.
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, with Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, at the Al Burda Festival in 2018. All photos by Leslie Pableo / The National
Mina Al Oraibi, Editor in Chief of The National, and Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Director General, Bahrain Authority for Culture, at the Al Burda Festival in 2018.
An attendee looks at a picture on display. The 16th Al Burda Award has launched a new category for Arabic typography.
Sheikh Saif and other visitors at the festival. The Al Burda Festival celebrates Islamic art and culture.
A visitor checks out the virtual reality exhibit.
Mina Al Oraibi and Sheikha Mai with Dr Ines Abdel Dayem, Minister of Culture of Egypt and Zaki Nusseibeh, then UAE Minister of State and now Cultural adviser to the President Sheikh Khalifa, at the festival in 2018.
A woman takes a photo of an artwork.
An attendee looks at artworks.
Visitors examine a picture.
A visitor passes an art installation.
Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, speaks to the audience. The name of the festival is derived from 'Qasidat Al Burda', a 13th century poem that was written in praise of Prophet Mohammed.
