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Rebecca Anne Proctor
Rebecca Anne Proctor is an independent journalist, editor and broadcaster based between Dubai and Rome. She is a former editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar Art and Harper’s Bazaar Interiors.
Articles by this author
The Resilience of Craft - Three Exhibitions at Venice Biennale Uphold Legacy of Traditional Arts
Arts & Culture
The Venice Biennale sheds light on lesser-known narratives outside of the international art world.
The Promises and Challenges of AI for Arabic
Science & Nature
While artificial intelligence tools can enhance efficiency, customer engagement and communications, many specialists find AI lacking when they need to converse in languages with multiple dialects, such as Arabic. With public and private sectors alike requiring Arabic, efforts are underway to advance AI’s accessibility and application.
Adel Abidin Preserves Historical Memory
Arts & Culture
Adel Abidin, winner of the fifth edition of the Ithra Art Prize, is making an impression with his intricate tapestry that weaves figurative threads of selective memory to tell the tale of the fragility of history.
Azza Fahmy's Jewelry Shines With Love of Culture
Arts & Culture
Azza Fahmy has become a legend in the world of artisanal jewelry from the Middle East. Her designs, now some of the most sought after in the Arab world and internationally, have long championed the history and culture of Egypt and the greater region with contemporary style, forms and vision—often with references to Pharaonic symbolism, Mamluk architecture, Egyptian modernism and vernacular cultures.
A Revival for Egypt's Mamluk Minbars
Arts & Culture
History
Walk into any mosque and at its front you are likely to see a stepped pulpit: the minbar. In Egypt, under the patronage of the Mamluk sultans of the 13th to 15th century, minbars became masterpieces of woodworking—most without nails or glue. Today nearly four dozen Mamluk minbars stand as a priceless but vulnerable heritage: A recent rash of thefts led to the Rescuing the Mamluk Minbars of Cairo Project, which offers protection, promotion and new opportunities for young artisans.