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Mehdi Moutashar and Marina Tabassum - First Ever Joint Winners of Jameel Prize 5

The artist Mehdi Moutashar (b.1943, Hilla, Iraq) and the architect Marina Tabassum (b. 1969 in Dhaka, Bangladesh) have been announced as joint winners of the £25,000 Jameel Prize 5. This is the first time the prize has been awarded to two finalists. Fady Jameel, President of Art Jameel, presented Mehdi and Marina with the prize at an evening ceremony at the V&A on Wednesday 27 June.

IRCICA Launches the 11th International Calligraphy Competition

IRCICA’s 11th International Calligraphy Competition is open for submission. The deadline for registration is 31 December 2018. The competition will be finalized in April 2019. In line with IRCICA’s tradition to dedicate each competition to an illustrious master of this art, the 11th competition is organized in the name of Mehmed Shawqi Efendi (1245-1304 H/1829-1887 AD).