Rawaa Talass
@byrawaatalass
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👩🏻💻✍🏼 Arts & Culture journalist, specializing in the Middle East. Words in Arab News, AD Middle East, The New Arab, Artsy, The Art Newspaper, Kayhan Life.
Dubai
Joined March 2014
It was my first time ever moderating a talk at the 2025 edition of the @EmiratesLitFest, and to have that opportunity with the reputable journalist and fellow Syrian, @HalaGorani, means a lot. Thank you to the organizers for making this happen ♥️
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RT @NawalElSaadawi1: "علموا بناتكم الإستقلال المادي حتى يبحثن عن رفيق للحياة وليس عن عائل، وعلموا أبنائكم الإستقلال المنزلي حتى يبحثوا عن ح…
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Women in film:
Juliette Binoche has been named jury president for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The Oscar winner succeeds Greta Gerwig, marking the first time in Cannes history that the jury will have a female president for two consecutive years.
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Rising from a humble Quran reciter to an international icon, we remember the extraordinary life of Egyptian songstress #UmmKulthum, who died on this day fifty years ago in 1975. Stunning painting by Bahraini artist Jamal Rahim💙
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RT @folo1976: Former CNN and current @NBCNews journalist @HalaGorani inspires recounting her own lived experience of the Arab identity and…
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Friends in #Dubai, I will be moderating a talk with renowned Syrian-American journalist @HalaGorani tomorrow at the @EmiratesLitFest – hope to see you there! For more details:
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“As Arabs, we're always learning about other countries, but not our own.” What do Fairouz, Khalil Gibran, and Charles Malik have in common? They are all considered pioneers of #Lebanon and their life stories are chronicled in a new children’s book series:
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RT @TheMonologist: When you’re a rock star but your competition is Alain Delon. RIP Marianne Faithfull (1946-2025)
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"Now is the time to build the country." After the fall of Al-Assad, how are some of #Syria's artists coping with change in their country? Their works capture the struggle, hope, and transformation of a nation reborn. My latest for @The_NewArab:
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“The task ahead of us is undoubtedly huge. Now is the time to build the country." A topic that hits close to home.. My first article on post-Assad #Syria for @The_NewArab:
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Women in film:
Fernanda Torres joins her mother Fernanda Montenegro as the only Brazilian actresses in history to be nominated for Best Actress at the #Oscars.
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It’s an honor to be featured in Vogue Arabia alongside four incredible Syrian women. A heartfelt thank you to @byrawaatalass for including me. Be sure to read the article and discover more about these wonderful women from my hometown, Damascus.
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RT @TheArtNewspaper: Art Dubai strengthens leadership team with key appointments–Alexie Glass-Kantor and Dunja Gottweis join to expand the…
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RT @Variety: Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue…
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It’s a great honor to share my first piece for the newly relaunched #VogueArabia website! In tribute to my homeland, here are five dynamic #Syrian women – working in the fields of design, art, literature, and entrepreneurship – to know:
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