Tales of Korean Treasures ②
• Influences of the Silk Road I may not be wrong when I say that Korea’s ancient kingdoms which rose along the Silk Road made their arts communicate with their neighbours. That’s why their traditional handicrafts, popular habits and even tales were influenced by such proximity. Moreover, such influences went beyond the boundaries of China to […]
Tales of Korean Treasures ①
As you go through the country’s National Museum, you feel as if you were passing from one age to another. In this way you leave a face which represents Seoul’s contemporary present to a space which embodies the history of the Korean nation. But in the depths of these ages you will find that there […]
[London Olympics] ⑥ A logo, posters and two mascots
*Editor’s note: This is the last of six-part stories on the London Olympics Nobody denies the power of trademarks. That’s why international companies and institutions race to sponsor this Olympic event and put their logos beside their products’ logos. As represented in the logo, art gives enormous economic power. I followed up the row over […]
[London Olympics] ⑤ The torch is the start
*Editor’s note: This is the fifth of six-part stories on the London Olympics Art begins to kindle with the Olympic torch, moving from Olympia, where ancient Greek philosophers planted their ideas which produced a civilization around the world. The torch was introduced as a key event in the opening ceremony of the 1936 Berlin Olympics […]
[London Olympics] ④ The art of the millions
*Editor’s note: This is the forth of six-part stories on the London Olympics I can’t enumerate the art and photographic exhibitions forming an art marathon across London. However, whatever you think of you will find it, thanks to the international spirit of the festival organizers and out of the idea of the melting point, as […]
[London Olympics] ③ In the love of Shakespeare
*Editor’s note: This is the third of six-part stories on the London Olympics When we were studying English literature at university there were two different editions of each Shakespearean work: a deluxe, medium-format British one printed on glossy paper, with additional explanations, on the first pages of which appeared the pictures of the work’s screen […]
[London Olympics] ② The world revives London’s architecture
*Editor’s note: This is the second of six-part stories on the London Olympics That’s how Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, wished the new tower to be a success as he unveiled it in the Olympic Village garden. Zaha’s icon and this tower have something in common: The engineer who built it is also of a […]
[London Olympics] ① Revival of art
*Editor’s note: This is the first of six-part stories on the London Olympics Sport lovers probably expect me to tell them about the records that will be broken during the Olympic month in the British capital that starts on Friday (July 27), predicting, e.g., the winning of Ethiopian runner Kenenisa Bekele against his Somali competitor […]
Kuwaiti poetess to be given Manhae literature award
Last year, in January, Al-Arabi magazine Forum “The Arabs Go East” invited thoughtful elite of the Far East, consisting of very active figures in the fields of culture, arts, and literature. Among those was Lee Sang-ki, founder of Asian Journalist Association (AJA), and publisher of The AsiaN. He is an expert journalist who loves literature, […]
Jordanian artist seeks to uncover secrets of circle
*Editor’s note: This is the sixth and last installment of six-part stories about six Arab women artists devoting themselves to creating different style of art and innovating their methods of expression for “revolutionary” change. Hilda Hayari “The Revolutionary Life Circle” How does the circle control our imagination? It surrounds us as we try to fill our life circles with all the energy […]
Editor-in-Chief, the Silk Road Literature, Asia Journalist Association President 
Trump, Kim, and the Three P’s of Summit Diplomacy: 
