Ruba Hattar

Editor in Chief, Al Bawaba English

Ruba holds an MSc. in public relations and a B.A. in English Literature and Italian Language and has a long experience in communications, international and cultural affairs.

Ruba Hattar's articles

The series aspire to contribute to the stability of Syrian communities wherever they are and create a platform for Syrians to share their stories and collective memory.

April 26th, 2021

Douroub: Promoting Syrian Intangible Cultural Heritage

The title of the book, the Five Scarves, expresses the five basic tasks that Dajani practices, which are the mission of the mother, teacher, scientist, social pioneer and women’s rights activist.

April 18th, 2021

Five Scarves: Doing the Impossible by Dr. Rana Dajani

The campaign aims to better integrate youth with Down Syndrome especially those above 15 years of age into their communities in Egypt .

April 11th, 2021

"Call Me By My Name": Campaign in Support of Down Syndrome Youth in Egypt

His great insights and knowledge of what each place and word signified and how to project that were unparalleled and could equal numerus cultural preservation projects put together.

March 12th, 2021

Jeryes Samawi: Jordanian Cultural Icon Like No Other

"Syria Music Map" project includes 100 songs and music tracks of the Syrian folk, ethnic and religious heritage.

March 10th, 2021

Action for Hope Launches the "Syria Music Map" Website

Dancing the poems through the Eyes Closed Eyes Open special performance came as part of a month long activities organized by the University entitled Art and the Pursuit of Social Justice.

March 1st, 2021

Dancing Poems From Iowa to the World

"I’ve always found value in trying to achieve a connection with a subject, even if small, " Terry Hughes

February 28th, 2021

Through the Lens of Terry Hughes: An Interview

The initiative, called “Art and the Pursuit of Social Justice,” includes work framed by discussions to place them in a social context from the The Departments of Cinematic Arts, Dance, English, Theatre Arts, the School of Music, the International Writing Program, the Nonfiction Writing Program.

February 11th, 2021

Art and Social Justice: The Iowa Cultural Seminars in February

El Makina program seeks to attract between 60 to 80 young men and women to train and guide in various theater work techniques, including acting styles, playwriting, theatrical dance, recitation, directing, scenography, lighting and sound, and others.

February 9th, 2021

El Makina Theater: Young Actors in The Heart of Tunisia!

"We have shown over 100 artists of many genres who have told the Palestinian story to the US and global audience through works of visual art, film, literature and mixed media and we are proud to serve as a cultural common ground for all Palestinians," Faisal Saleh.

February 9th, 2021

Falastin In DC: 100 Days Exhibition of Palestinian Art

“My work is another way of seeing the reality of the region,” Sahmarani

February 3rd, 2021

Picasso's Guernica Gives Light to Lebanese Artist's Expression of War

Muhanna Dura, one of the pioneers of Arab plastic art, was born in Amman in 1938, and graduated from the Rome Academy of Fine Arts in 1958.

January 25th, 2021

Jordan Bids Final Farewell to Grand Leading Artist Muhanna Dorra