Exploring History Cultural heritage can provide a sense of unity and belonging within a community. This is one of the themes explored in Dilmun: Love & Peace, a new limited-edition coffee table book tracing the history of one of most important ancient civilisations in the region, as seen through the eyes of more than 20 international artists.
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owaq Al-Balqa Foundation for Arts, Jordan, partnered with Swiss-Belhotel Seef Bahrain, to launch this one-of-a-kind 300-page volume that contains dozens of paintings and photographs that illustrate the lifestyle of the Dilmun civilization, its geographical expansion and its arts and legends. Translated into five languages –Arabic, English, French, German and Italian – the old myths and legends conveyed in the book highlight themes of existence and immortality. The artists who created the stunning work draw attention to the necessity of exposing human history, particularly in areas of conflict. Dilmun appeared on the island of Bahrain and was a hub on a major trading route between Mesopotamia
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and the Indus Valley in South Asia. It is also believed that Dilmun had commercial ties with ancient sites at Elam in Oman, Alba in Syria, and Haittan in Turkey. Some of the artists featured in the book include, Saad Yagan, Abbas al-Moussawi, Hammoud Shantout, Kamal Al-Zu’bi, Sharif, Shadi Daoud, Rima Al Mazin, Fadi Daoud, Jackie Taylor, Haitham Abdul Hafeez, Rashed Diab, Jamal Rahimhani Dallah, Tayseer Barakat, Safwan Dahoul, Manfred Erber, Loay Daoud, Rima Al-Juburi, Assel Quzmar, Khaled Shati, and Khaldoon Daoud. This true collector piece is available for sale exclusively at Swiss-Belhotel Seef Bahrain for BD65. swiss-belhotel.com/Bahrain
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