{"id":3521,"date":"2022-09-15T03:10:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T03:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/lebanese-dance-group-mayyas-wins-top-prize-on-americas-got-talent\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T03:10:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T03:10:16","slug":"lebanese-dance-group-mayyas-wins-top-prize-on-americas-got-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=3521","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese dance group Mayyas wins top prize on \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>Gulf Photo Plus\u2019s annual community exhibition\u00a0\u2018Slices of life\u2019 presents food for thought in Dubai<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n<strong>Abdul Majeed Rodhan \u2014 \u2018Eid Iftar\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\u200fUnsurprisingly, iftar is the subject of a number of images in the show \u2014 breaking fast during Ramadan being a time when food is central to everyone\u2019s life in the region almost simultaneously. Saudi photographer Rodhan presents a very personal take on iftar, with this image of his father and brothers taken at his uncle\u2019s house. \u201cEid Iftar reflects the generosity of sharing love and food. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a large gathering of neighborhood people who were joyfully meeting by bringing different meals to gather and congratulate each other. Unfortunately, this tradition (had to be) scrapped. However, we made a small, cozy family gathering to continue the tradition,\u201d Rodhan told Arab News.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Harsha Pandav \u2014 \u2018Community Iftar\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/userimages\/2050466\/harsha_pandav_-_community_iftar.jpeg\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThe UAE-based Indian photographer also focused on iftars for her submission \u2014\u00a0in this case a community iftar in a parking lot at a Dubai mosque in 2017, \u201cattended primarily by resident expats from mid- to low-economic status.\u201d \u201cIn the image, I&#8217;ve intentionally blurred together individuals of various backgrounds to visually articulate the sense of community across cultural and national, sometimes interfaith, borders that can be born of the power of food to bring people together, especially juxtaposed against other cross-national traditions,\u201d Pandav told Arab News. \u201cI was hoping to invite discussion around the potential of food and public spaces and their place in context to belonging, nostalgia, and the possibility (of) anchoring oneself to a sense of safety and community in a rapidly changing city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Ahmed Al-Shorouqi \u2014 \u2018Fishmongers\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/userimages\/2050466\/ahmed_al-shorouqi_-_fishmongers.jpeg\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nAl-Shorouqi\u2019s image highlights the economic importance of food to so many. It shows two fishmongers at Souk Al-Hout, one of Tunisia\u2019s biggest fish markets. \u201cI like this picture because it is showing confidence versus negotiation,\u201d he told Arab News. \u201cThe merchant holding the fish seems to be determined to convince his partner that the catch is good, while the merchant in the red hat stands confidently with a cigarette in his mouth and doesn\u2019t look like he is going to change his mind any time soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Katarina Premfors \u2014 \u2018Fatima\u2019s Goats\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/userimages\/2050466\/katarina_premfors_-_fatimas_goats.jpeg\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nPremfors presents an image that is part of a series she has shot of a remarkable Emirati farmer and camel dealer called Fatima Al-Hameli. Here, Al-Hameli \u2014 a feminist trailblazer with a significant social-media following \u2014 is feeding a goat from one of her farms in Liwa. \u201cShe stays in the desert,\u201d Premfors wrote in her caption for the image. \u201cShe detests shopping malls and spending too much time in the city. To be away from the sand is to be a fish out of water.\u201d \u201cFatima is an extraordinary woman in many ways,\u201d Premfors told Arab News. \u201cI love how she is so involved with the whole ecosystem of her life. From breeding the grass that feeds the goats and camels, to the slaughter of the goats for food, she loves and nurtures everything. She has been sustainable all her life, long before it became (fashionable). Going on a desert walk with her she will suddenly drop to the ground to catch a lizard and say, \u2018We used to grill these.\u2019 Next moment, she will get me to taste some grass, then howl with laughter when I declare it bitter. Then I realize it\u2019s just ordinary grass and not some ancient foraging secret\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Rana Khadra \u2014 \u2018Wakan\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/userimages\/2050466\/rana_khadra_-_wakan.jpeg\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nKhadra\u2019s image was taken in the titular village in Oman, famed for its almonds, and shows a woman carrying food from her house to her neighbor. \u201cTo me, this was the best representation of Arab culture,\u201d Khadra said. \u201cIt\u2019s so beautiful and so common. I also really love seeing how people start dressing like the colors of the walls that surround them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Shyjith Kannur \u2014 \u2018Goat Attack!\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/userimages\/2050466\/shyjith_kannur_-_goat_attack.jpeg\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nKannur\u2019s humorous image was taken in Fujairah, UAE, in 2015 and shows a date farmer struggling to escape a horde of goats intent on grabbing their share of his haul. \u201cIt was a fun moment to photograph,\u201d Kannur said. \u201cThe farmer was helpless to prevent the basket from falling, as reflected on his face.\u201d The photographer explained that he wanted to \u201cshowcase a picture that connected with the pride of the UAE \u2014\u00a0dates. Everyone know how important they are to the lifestyle in this part of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Sondos Azzam \u2014 \u2018Naranga\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/userimages\/2050466\/sondos_azzam_-_naranga.jpg\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nAzzam\u2019s \u201cmulti-sensory project,\u201d which began as a dining experience, \u201cexplores the collective memory of the Yaffa orange through the Palestinian narrative, questioning the fruits legality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThis image, she explained, \u201calludes to the sense of remembrance when encountering the orange wrapped in excerpts from \u2018The Land of Sad Oranges\u2019 by Ghassan Kanafani. I felt this image illustrated a pivotal point in the experience, introducing elements of memory and nostalgia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Ahmed Abdulameer \u2014 \u2018Seihah\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/userimages\/2050466\/ahmed_abdulameer_-_seihah.jpeg\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThis image shows a woman in Iraq\u2019s Basra Governorate preparing the titular thin bread made of rice flour, popular with tourists. The liquid dough is poured into a metal disc, which is then heated over a fire and flattened by hand. Abdulameer chose to submit this image, he said, because \u201cthe details of the hands mix the heritage of the south and the fatigue of the years for the Iraqi woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Ahmed Mostafa \u2014 \u2018Iftar Table\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/userimages\/2050466\/ahmed_mostafa_-_iftar_table.jpeg\" width=\"601\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThis 2019 photograph shows hundreds of people gathering for iftar in Qena, Egypt. \u201cI love the story behind this picture,\u201d Mostafa told Arab News. \u201cThese scenes tell of my first participation in the work from the beginning to the end. We, the people of the city of Qena, gathered to revive that old custom in our street in order to feel the connection between us. It was the first time that we young people set up that table and invited all the people to share the food with us, in addition to that beautiful spiritual feeling and the revival of popular heritage in Egypt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Ishaq Madan \u2014 \u2018Seafood\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/userimages\/2050466\/ishaq_madan_-_seafood.jpeg\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nMadan\u2019s 2017 image is part of his \u201cDead Fish Tell No Tales\u201d series, which, he told Arab News, \u201cattempts to comment on climate change&#8217;s negative impact on the fishing industry in Bahrain, given that seafood is one of the major staple dishes. The image is symbolic in the sense of how time is running out and populations of different species of fish have been declining over the years. At the same time, the subject\u2019s facial expression reflects a weary and troubled mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Jed Bacason \u2014 \u2018Roadside Vendor\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/userimages\/2050466\/jed_bacason_-_roadside_vendor.jpeg\" width=\"1125\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBacason\u2019s 2017 image shows a roadside fruit vendor on the Dubai-Sharjah road in the UAE. \u201cFruit sold here is usually a fraction of the prices in the city, but competition with other roadside fruit vendors is stiff. Since fruits are perishable, vendors have to resort to almost breakeven prices in order to dispose of them, bring a small profit home, and put food on the table,\u201d Bacason wrote in his exhibition caption. \u201cThe photo resonated with me because I\u2019m also a father working hard to put food on the table for my family,\u201d he told Arab News. \u201cIt not only relates to the show\u2019s theme, but I think it speaks about us, as migrant workers, providing for our loved ones. The poignancy of the vendor standing on a lonely highway still waiting for customers despite it being night time already hopefully relays my idea to the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Mona Hassan \u2014 \u2018Betau Bread\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/sites\/default\/files\/userimages\/2050466\/mona_hassan_-_betau_bread.jpeg\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Egyptian photographer submitted this image of a group of women making traditional Betau bread. \u201cThe history of Betau goes back to the Pharaonic era and it was passed down through generations until it reached us,\u201d she told Arab News. \u201cThe evidence for this is that the word Betau is a hieroglyphic word meaning \u2018The food of the gods,\u2019 because it is one of the best foods of all. I loved the participation of women of all ages in making bread, and the real joy is in the smell of the dough and its baking, as the house warms up and the children crave the moment it comes out fresh from the oven.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2162911\/lifestyle\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gulf Photo Plus\u2019s annual community exhibition\u00a0\u2018Slices of life\u2019 presents food for thought in Dubai Abdul Majeed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lebanese dance group Mayyas wins top prize on \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 - 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