Sentences with phrase «middle eastern culture»

The Serpentine's Edgware Road Project focuses on Asian and Middle Eastern culture, with Wael Shawky: al - Qurban a continuation of this dialogue.

In the recent ads for Qatar Islamic Bank, however, a plea is made to make them an integral part of Middle Eastern culture.

As photography spread throughout Middle Eastern culture, modernization was transforming the region.

Hayv Kahraman's work grapples with the marginal spaces between Western and Middle Eastern culture, aesthetics, and concepts of gender through her personal history as an Iraqi émigré.

Adib Fattal is a self - taught Naive painter, depicting the beauty and richness of Middle Eastern culture.

Casting aside the typically medieval European fantasy setting found in Skyrim and Oblivion, Vvardenfell derives its influences largely from Middle Eastern culture, albeit with giant fungi and giant insect taxis are thrown into the mix for good measure.

The built - in Coco Spa offers a series of relaxing and restorative treatments rooted in Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern culture.

It's a unique, vibrant country where a rich Middle Eastern culture meets the Western world.

Most who visit Jordan find it to be a delightful introduction to the mysterious Middle Eastern culture that seems so menacing for those who only focus on newspaper headlines.

He looks for the hidden Al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastermind and gets acclimated with Middle Eastern culture while increasingly being subjected to hallucinations.

Ave Maria: The slightest of the live - action short films, one which seemingly wants to coast on its Middle Eastern culture - clash premise.

Camels have long been a valued part of Middle Eastern culture thanks to their hardiness and, in particular, their ability to remain active even when little water is available.

A definitive, fresh and approachable collection of 150 traditional recipes from an authoritative voice on Middle Eastern home cooking, Salma Hage's new book is in line with the current Western trends of consciously reducing meat, and the ancient Middle Eastern culture of largely vegetarian, mezze style dining.

As for Lot, it's easy, thousands of years and many cultures away to second guess him, but middle eastern culture at that time dictated that guests were to be safe guarded at all cost.

The Middle Eastern culture is very conservative — both for Muslims and Copts.

The text does not tell us if Jesus was sitting, standing, or reclining (though reclining on the floor was the typical way of eating meals and conversing afterwards in first century Middle Eastern culture).

But as I've already stated, a knowledge of ancient Middle Eastern culture plus a study of the Hebrew text itself does not support that interpretation.

Understanding the religious practices of ancient Middle Eastern culture can and does help in understanding the story.

An ancient Middle Eastern culture is not our standard.

In this view a basic cultic mode of thought, common to the ancient Middle Eastern culture, is seen.

Just as Beowulf gives us a glimpse at the mores and morals of the ancient, pre-christian Anglo - Saxon culture, so do the books of Bible give us insight into ancient middle eastern cultures.

I currently work with lots of people from Middle Eastern cultures, and when I read this, I knew exactly what Kenneth Bailey was explaining.

There are ample historical precedents for this, and virtually everything claimed for Jesus was also previously claimed for half a dozen «son of god» crucified saviors from earlier Middle Eastern cultures.

«Mezze» means «to taste» or «snack» and is a tradition that makes up a large part of dining in Middle Eastern cultures.

Lots of women in African and Middle Eastern cultures value breastfeeding and see it as the norm.

In Middle Eastern cultures, extremist political goals frequently are inculcated into young people very early in life.

It has been used in Asian and Middle Eastern cultures for centuries.

Native to Iran and Afghanistan, this spice has become a celebrated favorite in many Indian and Middle Eastern cultures.

There is very little evidence of what women wore in ancient Persian / Middle Eastern cultures, as there are no records depicting women in artwork of the time.

In applying and developing aspects of classical Persian - Islamic culture and concepts, her work aims to stimulate dialogue between Western and Middle Eastern cultures.

«By the mid - and late - 1970s,» wrote the curator Richard Marshall in his essay for the exhibition «American Art Since 1970» at the Whitney Museum, «painting had moved further away from the confines of the Minimalist approach — even from a negative reaction to it — and the artists [Jennifer Bartlett, Vija Celmins, Lois Lane, Neil Jenney, Bill Jensen and Elizabeth Murray] inaugurated new ways to treat subject matter and meaning -LSB-...] there emerged a move against an insular, elitist attitude towards art and what it is, should be, or must be -LSB-...] artists began to look at more diverse visual repertory: commercial art, advertising, fashion, television and movies, popular culture, the decorative arts, rugs, religion, ancient artifacts, and Middle Eastern Cultures.»

Not exact matches

Dealing with a Kuwaiti client recently, for example, he knew he shouldn't discount the price too much during negotiations because in Middle Eastern business culture, such a move signals the buyer that he's discounting the value of the service.

World Coin Network aims to bring a stable Middle Eastern Crypto Currency to help facilitate trade and foster a culture of innovators and builders through a four pronged approach — 1) Digital Currency Stability 2)... Read more

The Bible (OT) is a book which includes * some * history of primitive Hebrew culture, and * some * good advice for practical, beneficial human behavior, but mostly it is a compilation of ancient Middle Eastern historical fiction, myth, legend, superst.ition and fantasy.

Look at Eastern Catholic and Orthodox websites and Greek or Middle Eastern cookbooks for recipes: veganism has flourished in their fasting culture since the first millennium.

Kenneth Bailey, research professor of the New Testament and scholar of Middle Eastern history and culture, uses the term «chiasm» to describe the repetitive kind of structure used in this passage.

Middle Eastern and northern African businessmen and scholars gather in Marrakech to reflect on their culture and the future, including how to stop the «brain drain» of young people leaving for the greater freedom and opportunity of the West.

Religion News Service: Sultans of Satire aims to bridge gaps with Muslims, Arabs through comedy Produced by the Levantine Cultural Center, which is dedicated to highlighting Middle Eastern and Arab culture, the Sultans of Satire stand - up show aims to challenge stereotypes and sensitivities while bringing people together with a few laughs.

according to your misus / ignoring of context... things can be different when seen thru the eyes of another culture, time etc. context is extremely important in any communication, to ignore it is to be a fool and not get thru life very well with poor communication, It is not an opinion that Gensis was written in Middle Eastern context..

The cultures in these middle eastern countries are corrupt, not the religion.

The Bible is a book which includes * some * history of primitive Hebrew culture, and * some * good advice for practical, beneficial human behavior, but a great deal of it is a compilation of ancient Middle Eastern historical fiction, myth, legend, superst.ition and fantasy.

I believe people in the US are confusing the violence that is epidemic in certain middle - eastern cultures as being a part of the Islamic religion which is think is an error.

I really don't mean to sound discriminatory, but I just can not imagine living in a middle eastern country and expecting them to change their culture because I was different!

Adultery (and many other no - nos) were frowned upon by numerous cultures long before — and far removed geographically — from the Middle Eastern Hebrews.

@Uh «Adultery (and many other no - nos) were frowned upon by numerous cultures long before — and far removed geographically — from the Middle Eastern Hebrews.»

The Bible is a book which includes * some * history of primitive Hebrew culture, and * some * good advice for practical, beneficial human behavior, but mostly it is a compilation of ancient Middle Eastern historical fiction, myth, legend, superst.ition and fantasy.

This is especially true of men in ancient Middle - Eastern cultures.

Add to this mix a handful of international students, most likely from a Middle Eastern, Islamic culture or from an Asian society in which people deem it strange to share any religious conviction, and we have an assembly that we could address only if the miracle of Pentecost touched our tongues.

And I suppose that you are using the word «comrade» as some sort of reference to Communism, which you associate with every person or idea that does not fit in with your ignorant view of the world, however during the Cold War the minority of the Middle Eastern Muslim cultures that hated the US tended to be even more hostile to the Soviets (who where officially Atheist).

It did have me thinking when I realized I knew and have met many people from israel and other middle - eastern cultures who were white and thought to myself, maybe it's not unrealistic at all.