Muhammad Hijji, against Israeli Aggression

At Ofoq I gallery in Mahmoud Khalil Museum, a one-man show by artist Muhammad Hijji was inaugurated on May 15, in memory of the occupation of Palestine.
The exhibition contains 100 paintings that embody the suffering of the Palestinian people.
In his paintings, he expresses a blend of agony and dream as derived from his personal experience when he lived with Palestinian refugee community in Jordan during 1967 in addition to his close relations with many Palestinian friends who are suffering the bitter reality.
His paintings also reflect scene of Israeli barbaric practices including massacres, killings of innocent civilians, demolition of houses, to name but a few, by the Israeli army as televised live on a routine day-to-day basis, via satellite channels.

Via Ceramics, al-Guindi Struggles for a Better Image of Islam

In one of the worlds prominent centres of culture and plastic arts in particular, namely, in Rome, artist Samir al-Guindi displayed his ceramic works.

This exhibition was a part of a programme organized by the Egyptian cultural counselor in Rome designed to make a presentation of cultures, on the one hand and to set right misconceptions and tarnished images of Islam on the other.

The programme comprised seminars, lectures and cultural, social and artistic meetings. It is worth mentioning that the Islamic Mamluke art has been an important source of inspiration for Samir al-Guindi. The artist displayed 30 ceramic pieces of art, all inspired by this stupendous art. Al-Guindi has a subtle way of invoking and reviving Islamic heritage, while imparting his own modern touch.