Power and glory: an Aga Khan saga (Independent)
Amid the breath-taking collection of pieces from the previously unseen art collection of the Aga Khan which opens in London today - including an 11th-century bird incense burner, exquisite textiles and ceramics and ancient manuscripts finely decorated with gold and lapis lazuli - is a segment of a book by a man with two names....more...Seven 'new' Wonders of the World named amid controversy (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Seven "new" wonders of the world including the Great Wall of China and the Coliseum in Rome, selected by nearly 100 million voters and upsetting cultural experts, were announced late Saturday at a celebrity-studded televised ceremony in the Portuguese capital....more... Seven 'new' Wonders of the World named (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
LISBON (AFP) - Seven "new" wonders of the world including the Great Wall of China and the Colosseum in Rome were selected by nearly 100 million Internet and telephone voters overnight upsetting cultural experts....more... Seven 'new' wonders of the world named (Middle East Times)
WONDER-FUL NEWS: Villagers celebrate next to the Kukulkan pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico July 7, 2007, on hearing the site had been chosen as one of the seven 'new' wonders of the world....more... This week's films (Las Vegas CityLife)
(PG-13, 90 mins) See review this issue. Opens wide...more... Shopping malls and retail stores (Zawya)
Region-wide tour of developments and trends in one of the GCC's most dynamic sectors. The Retail Evolution Consumers or Generation C are evolving into a new species of shoppers, and retailers who fail to adapt just won?t survive. Portland?s Ibrahim Ibrahim catalogues the emerging trends....more... |