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Movie review: Hussein Hassan: Illuminating the Canvas
Image credit: National Gallery of Canada
Title: Illuminating the Canvas: Black Art and Its Absence of Light
Review by Hussein El Hajj Hassan
On the evening of Thursday, September 14, 2023, the National Gallery of Canada Auditorium in Ottawa came alive with the screening of a documentary that would leave an indelible mark on the hearts and minds of its viewers. “Black Art: In the Absence of Light,” directed and produced by Sam Pollard, was presented in partnership with the Embassy of the US in Ottawa, Canada. The event was enriched by opening remarks in English with French simultaneous interpretation, shedding light on the remarkable contributions of African American artists to the contemporary art world.
Inspired by the legacy of the late artist and curator David Driskell, this illuminating documentary takes us on a journey through the artistic landscape, introducing us to some of the foremost African American artists shaping today’s contemporary art scene. Among these luminaries are Theaster Gates, Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Amy Sherald, and many more. The film’s narrative seamlessly weaves together the past and present, usi
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On March 22, the Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met in Beirut with Lebanon’s minister of industry, Hussein Hajj Hassan, who also represents Hezbollah, Lebanon’s powerful Iranian-backed Shia Islamist movement. The group doesn’t only influence Lebanese policy via the government; it is also fighting in Syria alongside Iranian special forces and Iraqi Shia militias to prop up the government of President Bashar al-Assad. And it’s doing quite well at that.
Hezbollah Says Assad Won
Recent armyadvances in Syria around Aleppo and Homs and in the Qalamoun area have been presented by the Hezbollah leadership as steps on the road to victory. The group’s secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, now claims that “the danger of the Syrian regime falling has ended.”
“There is a practical Syrian reality that the West should deal with—not with its wishes and dreams, which proved to be false,” added Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Qassem in an interview a few days ago. Qassem claims that the West must now choose to either “have an understanding with Assad, to reach a result, or to keep the crisis open with President Assad having the upper hand in running the country.”
The Need for a Settlement
These are big words, but on the ground the situation isn’t quite so rosy for the Hezbollah leader
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Michael Karam: Mercantile priorities very last industry nondescript Lebanon start way cut back on the list
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