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Hazbin Hotel Re-design batch 2

Only the two of them, probably not gonna finish Veggie for a while since I'm still circling between following her canon background as a fallen angel or her old background as a Salvadorian woman (I love the latter more)

For Alastor, I put some of my lore, that sinners with more horrible crimes get less humane features. Since Alastor's sins were pretty f-ed up, so he looks more animalistic. For his magic, I changed the voodoo symbols with music symbols. I mean, it's just senseless to use religious symbols and associate them with hell and demons.

For Nifty, I was trying to put her canon aspects, which are alien, bug, and 50s housewife. I made her green since, well, that's like THE colors for alien during the 50s. The legs are inspired by cockroaches.

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Sérgio Habib lança em Itabuna o livro Épica Brasiliana

A Academia de Letras de Itabuna está promovendo hoje o lançamento do livro “Épica Brasiliana”, do professor, advogado criminalista e escritor, . Sérgio Habib. O evento será às 17h30, no Tarik Hotel. “Épica Brasiliana”, é uma obra monumental que percorre a história do Brasil desde o descobrimento até a Semana de Arte Moderna, enfocando a luta do povo brasileiro por liberdade e identidade. O…

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George Ashford

10/11/2023

Reflection

Traveling through Tunisia, I saw the marks of the many cultures that have found a home here throughout history. A Roman coliseum. Amazigh villages carved into the desert. A Sunni mosque made of Roman columns and a Shi'a fortress guarded by Ottoman cannons. The monumental art-deco and brutalist structures of the capital. An ancient synagogue rumored to contain stones from another, even more ancient temple that stood where Abraham obeyed and Isaac was spared. They tell a story that spans thousands of years, a story of colonization, assimilation, war, and the advent of a nation.

One part of the story begins on the island of Djerba. The Ghriba Synagogue, purportedly the oldest Jewish site in Africa, sits near the center. No one knows for certain how old it is, but legend has it that the high priests of the Temple Mount fled to Djerba after Nebuchadnezzar and the Bablylonians sacked Jerusalem, carrying a stone and a door from the First Temple to build anew. As he shows us around a traditional Amazigh house, dug two stories deep into the soft desert dirt, a light-eyed man in a baseball camp explains that his people were once Jewish. That is why they sheltered Jews during the holocaust, he says, pointing to a metal helmet from WWII hung on a stick bannister. With a few exceptions, the Amazigh are not Jewish anymore, as evidenced by the woman in hijab who serves us tea while we watch the sunset wash over the small circle of sky visible from the open pit at the center of the house, but the man is proud to tell us that they once were. He is staking a claim to Tunisia’s story, reminding us that it began before the Arabs arrived, and that his ancestors were here before Islam. Although he does not make it a point to tell us, they were here before Judaism too.

In Kairouan, conquests are layered onto one another in the very foundations of the city. As we look out over the massive cisterns that held the water for the ascendant Umayyad caliphate’s first outpost in the region, we learn that it gets its name from the Arabic word for a military caravan. The outpost was to protect the new settlers from the Amazigh, who staged a series of successful rebellions before being defeated and gradually converting to Islam. We do not have to explore Kairouan for long, however, to see that the The Umayyads were not the first conquerors to make their mark here. The columns of the majestic Great Mosque of Kairouan are carved in the Greco-Roman style, clearly repurposed from older buildings. Some of the stones in the outer wall have latin writing on them. 70 kilometers away, closer to the coast, the towering Roman amphitheater in El-Jem testifies more explicitly to the power of the empire that counted this part of North Africa among its first and hardest won territories.

After El-Jem, we stop in Mahdia. The insurgent Fatimid caliphate, tracing their lineage back to the Prophet’s daughter, founded the city as their first capital a few hundred years after the Umayyads founded Kairouan. They would go on to capture Egypt and the rest of North Africa from the ruling Abbasid dynasty, spelling the end of a united Arab empire in the Mediterranean. We walk along the parapet of a fortress looking out over bright blue ocean on three sides. We imagine seeing

ships coming over the horizon and scrambling to man the defenses, as so many must have over the centuries. Genoese, Norman, Spanish, French, and Ottoman raiders all came by sea to Mahdia, its well-fortified harbor making it a prime toehold for a long line of would-be conquerors.

The latest conqueror in that line is most visible in Tunis, where art-deco facades adorn the most prominent buildings in the city center. It is also audible in the French words and accent woven into Tunisia’s unique dialect of Arabic. Tunis also, however, tells of something new. Hulking government buildings and hotels made from the ubiquitous concrete of the late 20th century overlook Habib Bourguiba Avenue. They proclaim the sovereignty of a people that is not quite of the ancient desert tribes nor any of their conquerors. Our professor points out the site of famous protests where Tunisians proclaimed a more personal form of sovereignty, demanding political freedom and economic opportunity and getting at least the former.

Tunisia is an Arab country. Hearing the language and the call to prayer every day make that clear, and Kairouan tells the story of how it became so. It is not, however, a solely Arab country, just as the story of Kairouan is not Tunisia’s only story. Djerba, El-Jem, Tunis, Mahdia, and the Amazigh villages tell other stories about Tunisia, stories that include elements of the French story, the Jewish story, the Ottoman story, the Roman story, and the story of the Amazigh. With revolution for national, and then for personal independence as the most recent chapters, they weave together into one, rich, cohesive, Tunisian story. It has been a fascinating story to learn these past few months, and I look forward to someday knowing it in more detail.

Expressions

One of the most common Tunisian expressions is to say صحة when someone is eating, gets out of the shower, or buys new clothes. The response is يا أتك صحة. The expression literally translates just to ‘health,’ and expresses encouragement of healthy activities like eating.

ما يْحِس بِالجمْرة كان الّي يعْفِس عْليها is a less common Tunisian proverb that translates literally to ‘only he who walks on embers can feel it.’ It expresses the idea that one should not judge or criticize the struggles of someone else, since it is impossible to know what they are really going through.

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أركان رومانية في جامع قيروان الأكبر

George Ashford

10/11/2023

Reflection

Traveling through Tunisia, I saw the marks of the many cultures that have found a home here throughout history. A Roman coliseum. Amazigh villages carved into the desert. A Sunni mosque made of Roman columns and a Shi'a fortress guarded by Ottoman cannons. The monumental art-deco and brutalist structures of the capital. An ancient synagogue rumored to contain stones from another, even more ancient temple that stood where Abraham obeyed and Isaac was spared. They tell a story that spans thousands of years, a story of colonization, assimilation, war, and the advent of a nation.

One part of the story begins on the island of Djerba. The Ghriba Synagogue, purportedly the oldest Jewish site in Africa, sits near the center. No one knows for certain how old it is, but legend has it that the high priests of the Temple Mount fled to Djerba after Nebuchadnezzar and the Bablylonians sacked Jerusalem, carrying a stone and a door from the First Temple to build anew. As he shows us around a traditional Amazigh house, dug two stories deep into the soft desert dirt, a light-eyed man in a baseball camp explains that his people were once Jewish. That is why they sheltered Jews during the holocaust, he says, pointing to a metal helmet from WWII hung on a stick bannister. With a few exceptions, the Amazigh are not Jewish anymore, as evidenced by the woman in hijab who serves us tea while we watch the sunset wash over the small circle of sky visible from the open pit at the center of the house, but the man is proud to tell us that they once were. He is staking a claim to Tunisia’s story, reminding us that it began before the Arabs arrived, and that his ancestors were here before Islam. Although he does not make it a point to tell us, they were here before Judaism too.

In Kairouan, conquests are layered onto one another in the very foundations of the city. As we look out over the massive cisterns that held the water for the ascendant Umayyad caliphate’s first outpost in the region, we learn that it gets its name from the Arabic word for a military caravan. The outpost was to protect the new settlers from the Amazigh, who staged a series of successful rebellions before being defeated and gradually converting to Islam. We do not have to explore Kairouan for long, however, to see that the The Umayyads were not the first conquerors to make their mark here. The columns of the majestic Great Mosque of Kairouan are carved in the Greco-Roman style, clearly repurposed from older buildings. Some of the stones in the outer wall have latin writing on them. 70 kilometers away, closer to the coast, the towering Roman amphitheater in El-Jem testifies more explicitly to the power of the empire that counted this part of North Africa among its first and hardest won territories.

After El-Jem, we stop in Mahdia. The insurgent Fatimid caliphate, tracing their lineage back to the Prophet’s daughter, founded the city as their first capital a few hundred years after the Umayyads founded Kairouan. They would go on to capture Egypt and the rest of North Africa from the ruling Abbasid dynasty, spelling the end of a united Arab empire in the Mediterranean. We walk along the parapet of a fortress looking out over bright blue ocean on three sides. We imagine seeing

ships coming over the horizon and scrambling to man the defenses, as so many must have over the centuries. Genoese, Norman, Spanish, French, and Ottoman raiders all came by sea to Mahdia, its well-fortified harbor making it a prime toehold for a long line of would-be conquerors.

The latest conqueror in that line is most visible in Tunis, where art-deco facades adorn the most prominent buildings in the city center. It is also audible in the French words and accent woven into Tunisia’s unique dialect of Arabic. Tunis also, however, tells of something new. Hulking government buildings and hotels made from the ubiquitous concrete of the late 20th century overlook Habib Bourguiba Avenue. They proclaim the sovereignty of a people that is not quite of the ancient desert tribes nor any of their conquerors. Our professor points out the site of famous protests where Tunisians proclaimed a more personal form of sovereignty, demanding political freedom and economic opportunity and getting at least the former.

Tunisia is an Arab country. Hearing the language and the call to prayer every day make that clear, and Kairouan tells the story of how it became so. It is not, however, a solely Arab country, just as the story of Kairouan is not Tunisia’s only story. Djerba, El-Jem, Tunis, Mahdia, and the Amazigh villages tell other stories about Tunisia, stories that include elements of the French story, the Jewish story, the Ottoman story, the Roman story, and the story of the Amazigh. With revolution for national, and then for personal independence as the most recent chapters, they weave together into one, rich, cohesive, Tunisian story. It has been a fascinating story to learn these past few months, and I look forward to someday knowing it in more detail.

Expressions

One of the most common Tunisian expressions is to say صحة when someone is eating, gets out of the shower, or buys new clothes. The response is يا أتك صحة. The expression literally translates just to ‘health,’ and expresses encouragement of healthy activities like eating.

ما يْحِس بِالجمْرة كان الّي يعْفِس عْليها is a less common Tunisian proverb that translates literally to ‘only he who walks on embers can feel it.’ It expresses the idea that one should not judge or criticize the struggles of someone else, since it is impossible to know what they are really going through.

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أركان رومانية في جامع قيروان الأكبر

كنيس الغريبة في جربة

كنيس الغريبة في جربة

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Bahrain CSR Society conducted it's Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of the new Board of Directors for the year 2023 - 2025 on April 26, 2023 at Art Hotel and the new Board of Directors are:

Chairman: Mr. Khalid AlQoud

Vic Chairman : Ms. Amal Abdulrahman Janahi

Board Secretary: Ms. Sara Habib

Board Treasurer: Ms. Zainab Abdulla

Board Member: Dr. Ahmed Hussain

Board Member: Mr. Osama Jabri

Board Member: Mr. Khalid AlJahmi

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Monday Art by Murals Artist Yip Yew Chong Tanjong Malang - 2020

"This unique painting defies time, straddling 1844 and 2020. It depicts a once-important bustling capetown called Tanjong Malang, in the south coast of Singapore. The town comprised a Malay fishing village, a Hakka temple village, a hilltop Mausoleum of a revered Muslim Saint (Habib Noh), a Mosque below it, and a Parsi cemetery. It was an exemplary multiracial settlement, alongside Telok Ayer to its north. As Singapore developed, the hills were leveled, the bay filled, and the beaches made concrete. Soon, it became Singapore's Central Business District. Today, glittering towers and flyovers surround and conceal the only remnants of his historic town -the Mausoleum, the mosque and the Hakka temple."

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Back in March/April Yip Yew Chong had a few exhibitions across Singapore. The first one was at ArtPorters gallery with some of his mural inspired art and then 2 exhibitions back to back, one at the Substation, followed by one in the hotel Sofitel. Those pieces were slightly different than his murals but still very intrigued and detailed paintings. You could lose yourself in front of each of his canvas. I will post one each Monday (it will last until the end of the year!!! Yeah one less post to think about 😉)

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Area Guide in Gulberg Greens Islamabad.

Islamabad Area Guide

Launched back in 2005, Gulberg Islamabad is one of the top as well as leading residential and commercial projects of Islamabad city launched by Intelligence Bureau Employees Cooperative Housing Scheme (IBECHS). This project is also popularly known as IBECHS Phase III, Islamabad. The stunning design and ravishing infrastructure are all because of the famous Engineer Abdul Waheed, who is the chief consultant and the masterminds behind the development, design as well as planning of this amazing housing project.

As per the stats of most searched localities in Islamabad city for buying profitable properties in 2018, Gulberg Islamabad is listed among the top two in this category. The sole aim of the developers of Gulberg Islamabad is to develop a mesmerizing and spectacular city within the city. The motto of the developers is the creation of a strong infrastructural housing project that offers a clean and peaceful environment amid lush green surroundings. The community is precisely planned and nestled amidst the real beauty of nature in a calm and tranquil environment. You are sure to find a remarkable blend of nature along with seamless architectural designs.

Prime Location of the Housing Project:

Gulberg Islamabad is located near Islamabad Expressway, at the intersection of Zone IV and V, succors commuting to and from Rawalpindi and Islamabad in a hassle-free manner. Near to this wonderful society is Koral Chowk, it is also the nearest landmark.

Moving to and from Gulberg Greens Islamabad is also easy, as the commute time to Islamabad Expressway and Koral Chowk requires less driving time. From Gulberg Islamabad, you can easily get to Islamabad Expressway, covering a distance of 20 kilometers within 8 minutes of drive-through Gulberg Expressway. Similarly, if you are opting to reach to Koral Chowk, you require only 10 minutes of drive to cover 8 kilometers from Gulberg Islamabad.

Gulberg Islamabad is close to the main centers of the cities, both in Islamabad as well as in Rawalpindi. This peaceful housing scheme is just 20 kilometers away from Aabpara Market and only 15 kilometers away from T-Chowk Rawat.

Planning and Development of Gulberg Islamabad:

Gulberg Islamabad is one of the major housing and commercial projects of Islamabad, spread on land that is over more than 42,000 kanal. This project is divided into three main categories namely, Gulberg Residencia, Gulberg Greens, and Gulberg Commercial.

In Gulberg Residencia there are a total of 21 blocks that are named alphabetically from A to the letter V (excluding the letter U). Blocks A, B, and P are further extended and Block D is known as D Markaz which is referred to as the Commercial Centre of the main community offering remarkable commercial plots. The Gulberg Greens offers 3 main commercial areas within it. This area is famous for the natural beauty it offers along with executive class farmhouses and plots available in this area, sizing 4, 5 and 10 Kanal. Gulberg Greens offers six blocks from A to E and has one executive block too.

In Gulberg Residencia, you can find different plots that are up for sale. The plots for sale in the block are of different sizes like 7, 10, 14 marlas, 1 Kanal and 2Kanal. All of these plots are completely developed, ready for acquisition and possession. There are several owners who have already started building their dream homes in their respective plots. In Gulberg Residencia, you can find duplex garden homes, a few penthouses and different apartments up for sale.

Amenities Offered:

Gulberg Islamabad offers some outstanding facilities that are at par excellence, such as the housing scheme is an 80% green area project, promoting lush green surroundings for a better lifestyle. With top class infrastructure and modern state-of-the-art living standards, Gulberg Islamabad also offers exclusive underpass constructed on self-finance basis for the convenience of the residents. The underpass has been built on Islamabad Express Highway that has two entries and exits from Naval Anchorage and Chak Shahzad. The residents don’t have to find a U-turn to enter the premises and can also get rid of extra driving.

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One of the rarest offerings of this housing project is a signal free corridor amidst Gulberg Greens and Gulberg Residencia. The service roads are 80 to 120 feet wide and every plot has been developed on 50 to 160 feet wide roads.

With a team of 500 competent security staff, Gulberg Islamabad offers round the clock security with precise monitoring of every moment going on in the society. It is a gated community with active patrolling. With consistent electricity, water and gas supply, Gulberg Islamabad offers solar street lights to conserve energy. There are proper underground electrical wiring, underground drainage, and proper waste management, Gulberg Islamabad offers every possible facility that a luxurious housing scheme tends to offer.

Neighborhood Offered by Gulberg Islamabad:

Gulberg Islamabad offers tremendous facilities in its neighborhood. Such as:

Easy Access to Public Transport: Due to the ideal location of the housing project, there is no problem in getting access to public transportation. There are several bus stops that you can find near the project such as Judicial Bus Stop which is at 9 minutes’ drive, Koral Chowk Bus Stop which is at 10 minutes’ drive, Airport Society E-Bus Stop which is at 8 minutes’ drive and PWD Bus Stop which is only 15 minutes’ drive.\

Markets near the Location: There are many stores as well as markets in the proximity of Gulberg Islamabad. Mini Market is located in Ghauri Town Phase 7, Anchorage Fresh and Mini Mart located in Naval Anchorage, Yousuf Zai Market in Madina, Friends Book Shop and Stationary as well as Tiles and Bath Accessories Shop in Ghauri Town, Fazal Ellahi Bhatti Market near Bhatti Society Road and Shafqat Fabric Ironing Shop in Naval Anchorage.

Religious Locations: Jamia Masjid Nooria Ghausia in the Gulberg Greens Block A and Masjid Ameer Hamza R.A in Gulberg Residencia Block D Markaz are under construction at the moment. Near to the society are Naseeria Masjid in Koral Town and Jamia Masjid Siddique-e- Akbar in Madina.

Educational Institutions: On a land of 550 Kanal at Gulberg Greens is a block solely dedicated for educational institutions known as Knowledge City. Schools as well as universities such as Froebel’s International School, Roots Millennium School, Agha Khan University and Riphah International University have purchased plots in Gulberg Greens Knowledge City and are planning to open the institutions soon.

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Near Gulberg Islamabad, currently there is The Smart School at a 13 minutes’ drive in Airport Employees CHS, Bahria Foundation College and Bahria College in Naval Anchorage at 12 minutes’ drive, Siddeeq Public School at 12 minutes’ drive in Madina Town, Islamabad Model College for Girls in Kirpa at a 13 minutes’ drive, Olives School at 10 minutes’ drive and FC Group of Colleges in Ghori Town at a drive of 13 minutes’ drive only.

Commercial and Islamic Banks: UBL is situated in the Block B of Gulberg Greens whereas other major banks such as MCB and Habib Bank Limited are located at Ghauri Town, the nearest to Gulberg Islamabad. Allied Bank in Jinnah Garden and the Summit Bank in Naval Anchorage are also located near.

Healthcare Facilities: Riphah International University has bought land at Gulberg Islamabad to open their 600-bed hospital. This hospital is expected to be fully equipped with state-of-the-art facilities as well as the latest medical technologies. Moreover, the MBF Group which is a Dubai-based healthcare organization has partnered with the Gulberg Islamabad to build a medical city in Gulberg Greens on a land of 100,000 square meters. There will be 400 beds with international standard facilities. The medical city will have a medical mall, orthopedic center, regional cardiology center as well as space for recreation and therapy.

Modern Lifestyle:

There are many restaurants, shopping malls, and bakeries located in Gulberg Islamabad. Gulberg Emporium Mall & Residency, Samama Gulberg Luxus Mall & Residency, Roshan Heights & Residency, Gulberg Arena, Diamond Mall & Residency in Executive Block, Gulberg Trade Centre, Fortune Destiny, Marvel Mall, Opal Square, Gulberg Regency, and various others are upcoming projects of Gulberg Islamabad. A Mega Mall is under construction that will be having international as well as local brands for the residents of Gulberg Islamabad. After driving for 15 to 16 minutes, from Gulberg Islamabad, one can easily reach to Ghori Mall in Ghauri Town and Capital Mall in Jinnah Garden.

Many eateries are planning to be opened in Gulberg Islamabad but currently, you can find Babu Jee Restaurant in Ghauri Town, Breads n Cakes in Ghauri Town and Root Bistro in Naval Anchorage.

There is a plan of opening a 5-star hotel in Gulberg Islamabad providing finest services of all time. There is a Riders Club in Gulberg Islamabad for horse riding and recreational activities. There is a plan to open a golf course in the locality too. For kid’s attraction, the management has decided to open a zoo too.

In Gulberg Greens, the management has decided to open water parks and different parks to allow the residents to enjoy some family time as well as picnic times. There is a plan to establish a cinema house too aided with modern technology and equipment.

A 1000 Kanal lake has already been developed by the management in Gulberg Islamabad for the sole purpose of enjoyment for the residents of the area.

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Properties in Gulberg Islamabad:

There are several houses that are up for sale in Gulberg Residencia in different sizes like 7, 10, 14 marlas, 1 and 2 Kanals. The houses are developed by the owners while keeping in mind the latest design and modern infrastructure. Every house offers a single or a double storey along with proper parking space, a beautiful lawn and separate servant quarter. The lowest price of a 7 marla house is nearly PKR 1.2 crores, whereas the highest price of a double unit is nearly PKR 1.75 crores. For the price of a house made on 1 Kanal is between PKR 2.9 crores to PKR 4 crores only.

In Gulberg Greens, the farmhouses are made on 4, 5 and 10 Kanals. A 4 Kanal farmhouse will cost around PKR 2.2 crores and more. A 5 Kanal farmhouse will go to a price of PKR 2.6 crores and much higher. For a 10 Kanal farmhouse, the price starts from PKR 6.5 crores only.

You can find luxurious apartments in Gulberg Islamabad as well that are under construction at the moment. The flats that are being offered have studio apartments, 1 bed or 2 bed or 3 bedroom space. With international quality fittings, you can find an American kitchen with tile floors and attached bathrooms. The apartment projects of Gulberg Islamabad are Shanghai Heights, Luxus Mall Residency, Gulberg Trade Centre, Karakoram Gulberg Greens, Cloud Emporium, Akber Arcade, Sky Park One, Diamond Mall & Residency, Samama Star, Gulberg Emporium, Business Center and Cloud Emporium.

In Gulberg Islamabad, you can find 1 bedroom apartment for a price of PKR 8.75 lacs only. A 2 bedroom flat will start from PKR 40 lacs only whereas a 3 bedroom flat will start from just PKR 45 lacs.

The residential plots at Gulberg Islamabad are available since the start of 2019 on affordable rates and plans. The lowest price of the plot starts from PKR 20.5 lacs to PKR 5.5 crores to the highest.

In Gulberg Islamabad, you can find five main commercial sectors that include D Markaz, also known as Blue Area in Gulberg Residencia. Gulberg Greens have Business Park, Civic Center and Business Square as commercial blocks. The commercial projects in Gulberg Islamabad are Samama Star, Marvel Arcade, Diamond Mall & Residency, Fortune Destiny, Royal Corporate Center, Gulberg Emporium, Luxus Mall & Residency, Akber Arcade, Gulberg Arena, One Piccadilly, Business Center, Gulberg Empire, and Cloud Emporium. For buying or selling in Gulberg Greens, Gulberg Residencia, and Gulberg Commercial plz click here  to get your queries answered.

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Tataouine In the arid valleys of southern Tunisia's Djebel Dahar region, people have lived for centuries in underground houses whose earthen casing provides protection against searing summer heat and winter winds. But in recent decades, rural depopulation has meant fewer people live in the homes, which are composed of rooms hewn into the walls of an excavated circular courtyard. The few remaining families say they are attached to the homes and the land or see no way of moving. The homes are concentrated around Matmâta, which lies in a cratered landscape dotted with palm trees and olive groves about 365 km (227 miles) south of Tunis. They are highly unusual, though similar constructions are found across the border in Libya, to the southwest. In other parts of the Djebel Dahar, houses and storerooms were carved from rock and earth above ground. Many families left the underground houses when new towns and villages were built in the 1960s and 1970s as part of a modernisation drive by President Habib Bourguiba. Locals suspect Bourguiba wanted to dilute Berber communities as he strove to integrate them into the Arab nation after independence from France. Residents live off olive farming and tourism. Matmâta became a popular destination after a troglodyte home converted into a hotel was used as a ‘Star Wars’ set in the 1970s. The homes are made by digging a large pit some 7m (23ft) deep and 10m (33ft) wide and then, around the sides of the pit, tunnelling in a few meters before cutting artificial caves. Tunisia, is situated on a shelf of sandstone that is soft enough to excavate with hand tools but sturdy enough to provide homes for centuries. #neonurchin #neonurchinblog #dedicatedtothethingswelove #suzyurchin #ollyurchin #art #music #photography #fashion #film #design #words #pictures #love #mediterraneansea #saharadesert #sandstone #tunisia #cavedwellings #starwars #georgelucas #tatooine #matmâtaberbers #troglodytes #tataouine (at Tataouine) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiuQ7brojVl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Bushwick Generator, Brooklyn

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Bushwick Generator in Brooklyn, New York

Nov 5, 2020

Bushwick Generator

Architects: HWKN

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States, USA

HWKN’s Bushwick Generator is a new office campus that embodies the neighborhood’s energy and tradition of disruptive entrepreneurship outside and in. With it, Matthias Hollwich and his team at HWKN designed a bold new building that gives shape to the area’s creative spirit and relentless drive, offering a hub for the innovative companies that call Brooklyn home.

Bushwick’s dynamism is rooted in its history as a manufacturing district, so Hollwich chose to keep the light-industrial buildings that existed on site and use them as part of the new building’s foundation. To this base, Hollwich adds a sculptural, gem-like volume in brick that introduces a vertical focal point in the neighborhood and encloses 400,000 SF of state-of-the-art workspace. By maintaining and building atop the existing urban fabric, The Generator injects new life into the context while preserving the distinctive grit that lends the area its character and edge. The result is a new icon for Bushwick that reimagines the neighborhood’s traditional forms and materials in forward-looking geometries, embracing the area’s heritage while paving the way for its future.

The Generator truly is a campus, an amalgam of community, novelty, and authenticity. It is the antithesis of the sterile Silicon Valley office park. To create working environments that are as lively as the exterior form, Hollwich rethought how an office building could relate to its surroundings. Rather than sealing the building off from the neighborhood, the design invites its energy inside with areas for public programming. These spaces can be used for exhibitions, performances, and social events, bringing together office tenants with community members in a bustling center that offers something to tenants and Bushwick locals alike. To further open the building to the street, Hollwich slices a corner off the existing light-industrial structures at the base, creating a striking triangular entrance that continues the faceted geometry to the ground plane and carves out space for a sidewalk plaza. Above, a landscaped outdoor terrace activates the area where the rectangular base meets the vertical gem, offering a unique amenity that can serve as a breakout space, an informal meeting area, or a venue for public events.

Inside, the octagonal floor-plates can be flexibly subdivided, allowing the building to host businesses ranging from nascent startup-ups, makers, and growth-phase companies to established industry leaders. This fosters a diverse commercial ecosystem where companies can collaborate creatively and inspire one another. Throughout, the building’s form generates distinctive interior work environments with 270-degrees of exposure, flooding each floor with sunlight and opening up panoramic views over Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Bushwick Generator, Brooklyn, NY – Building Information

Architects: HWKN Landscape Design: Land Collective MEP: Salamon Engineering Civil Engineer: Philip Habib & Associates Structural Engineer: Titan Engineers

Images: www.viewpointstudios.co

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Photography: Yossi Goldeberger

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OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS FROM TUNISIA

HOTEL AFRICA: A CITY IN REFLECTION

Hotel Africa is one of the landmarks of the city of Tunis. This tall, slender building that sits between  the main Habib Bourguiba Avenue and former Rue de Yougoslavie, designed by architects Olivier Clément Cacoub & Jason Kyriacopoulos officially opened in 1970. Conceived in the mid-sixties, in the first decade of Tunisian independence, it manifested the idea and image of progress of the époque. It operates through an aesthetic allusion following architectural inclination of great metropolis. Built in the heart of the ‘European city’ of Tunis, originally an exposed structure skyscraper, today is covered with non-transparent glass which reflects the city to which it (does not) belong.

If we perceive architecture as ‘a means of communication’ (together with its form and function), in the fluctuating realm of social, political and economic movement, one could say that Hotel Africa was one of the defining points of reference for ‘what was Tunisian’ at that particular historical moment. The similar could be said for another Tunisian landmark, today “renowned brutalist ruin”, iconic Hotel du Lac (1965-1974) designed by the Italian architect Raffaele Contigiani.

Photo: Hotel du Lac, Saša Šimpraga

The Hotel du Lac, now abandoned and cought in ownership turmoils, with its size, shape and ambition, does not fit into the current logic of space production and as if it can no longer justify its existence in the eyes of new urban planners and developers. This particular building is also the link between the city of Tunis and the city of Zagreb. According to some researchers, Contigiani claimed he was inspired by the Italian pavilion built at the Zagreb Fair, combined with the possibilities offered by steel structures. The pavilion in question, designed by Contigiani alongside architect Giuseppe Sambito in 1962, is made up of a series of inverted pyramids supporting the roof of the building. This link between two architectural objects is not the only thing they have in common. Desipte their expressions of modernity that time transmits, they are both in danger of destruction and disappearace. 

Photo: Italian Pavillion at the Zagreb Fair

How history materializes itself in the form of architecture, and how architecture shapes the society is the general topic of this call, focusing on the mid-20th century modernist built environments, their current state, relations and future perspectives within the city.  We are looking for artistic positions which reflect the contemporary state of the city of Tunis today in its defining features. We are inviting artists living and working in Tunisia or elsewhere, with Tunisian background, or artists in general working in Tunis and focusing on urban topics, revisiting 20th century (modernist) history or producing (critical) art reflecting the city of Tunis, to respond to this call.

WHAT WE ARE LOKING FOR:

- send us max 3 works exclusively via e-mail: slobodne.veze at gmail.com until  24th of December 2020 (23:59)

- they must be working in/ be adapted to/ the media of publication (documentation, photography, text, drawing, illustration,...)

- short CV not longer than 1 page

- all materials should be in English preferably, but possible also in French

WHAT WE ARE OFFERING:

- Commission of the work (artist fee)

- publishing and promoting the work/ the artist along with the publication dealing with modernist (architectural) heritage and contemporary art, expanded documentation of the Mediterranean Modernism Network/ Motel Trogir project.

WHO ARE WE:

Loose Associations / The Motel Trogir project:

The Motel Trogir project is focused on preservation and (re)evaluation of the mid-20th century architectural heritage on the Adriatic coast and beyond. The project was launched in 2013 by Loose Associations (Slobodne veze), contemporary art platform, as a civil campaign focused on the motel built in town of Trogir in 1965 and designed by the architect Ivan Vitic. The project consists of many activities and has developed a specific methodology which can be described as a combination of civic activism and scientific research, publishing and educational work, including curating and producing contemporary art projects. Since 2015 in the framework of the Motel Trogir project and Mediterranean Modernism Network we intiated, we are exploring possibilities of establishing cooperation and cultural exchange between Croatia and North African countries (so far Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) based on the modernist architecture preservation and contemporary art production.  The Loose Associations is an NGO based in Zagreb, Croatia.

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This open call is part of  a collaboration with the association Edifices & mémoires based in Tunis.

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In 2020 Motel Trogir project is supported by the Kultura Nova Foundation and The Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia.

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Icon at Risk: Hotel du Lac in Tunis

Mohamed Elshahed

With 416 rooms hanging in the sky, a now abandoned hotel in Tunis has been likened to a bird stretching its wings to take flight, an upside down flat pyramid, a boat and an iconic Star Wars desert-crossing vehicle. Looming near the east end of Avenue Habib Bourguiba in central Tunis is Le Grand Hotel du Lac, completed in 1974. 

During its heyday in the 1970s and 80s it hosted renowned international guests and was the meeting place of Tunisia’s new elite. The hotel is not directly overlooking Lake Tunis, after which it is named. Nor is the hotel built directly along the Tunisian capital’s most monumental avenue—named after the country’s first president after Independence who ruled from 1957 to 1987. Yet, the forty-one year old structure is difficult to miss. Hotel du Lac is Tunisia’s largest and most important example of architectural brutalism. 

“I always found it different,” says Tunis resident Hamdi Khalifa. “I am a child of the old city with all its history, then the French/colonial part of the city outside the medina is full of history and different architectural influences: French and Italian, namely. The Hotel du Lac stands out in every single way.”

The gravity defying futuristic building was so unique that it is widely believed by Star Wars fans to have influenced the design of the Jawas Sandcrawler. Star Wars was filmed in Tunisia shortly after the hotel had opened.

“It was intriguing for me as a young boy. I wondered how did it stand ‘upside down’ like a boat? As a boy growing up in this city, the building was a marvel,” says Khalifa. 

The brutalist 10-storey structure is intriguing partly because of its relationship with its urban surroundings. The palm tree lined Avenue Habib Bourguiba dissects the ville nouvelle, planned during French rule in Tunisia (1881-1956). Colonial-era public buildings line the avenue. One notable example of such buildings is the Cathedral of St Vincent de Paul, built in 1883 with an eclectic mixture of Byzantine, Moorish and Gothic elements. Another key building nearby is the Théâtre national tunisien, a 1902 all white Art Nouveau edifice featuring on its principal façade a sculptural relief with three female nudes set in a mythical seascape. On the west end of the avenue is the old city, the medina, with its narrow winding streets and typical Tunisian whitewashed architecture punctuated by blue window shutters. 

In contrast to the surrounding architecture, Hotel du Lac makes a rebellious statement of departure from both traditional and colonial architectural forms. The inverted pyramidal shape allows for more rooms with a view on the top floors, something every tourist wants. Thus, the architectonic design of the building was conceptualized not merely to generate new symbolism in the city but also for functionalism. 

The rise of mass tourism coincided with the era of independence. Modern hotels were built across Africa and the Middle East by postcolonial regimes to signal national modernity and openness towards international guests. For example, among the first international Hilton hotels were Istanbul’s and Cairo’s. The Amite Hotel was built in Bamako, Mali in cooperation with the Egyptian government, which at home built and managed several landmark hotels in the 1950s and 60s. Hotels in the post-independence era functioned as symbols of modernity and provided meeting places for local elites and their international guests including businessmen, politicians and entertainers. In this wider regional context, Hotel du Lac was built as an expression of Tunisia’s modernity and independence.

Today, the hotel’s exterior is a reminder of a past future from a bygone era. During its heyday the interior design delivered disco-laden international standards of mass tourist luxury to Tunis: linoleum floors, plush sofas, low hanging metal and glass lighting fixtures, and a color palate of browns, oranges and reds. The promise of accessible luxury combined with striking architecture and vibrant interiors struck Mongi Elgak who trained at the hotel in 1974 while preparing for a career in the tourism industry. “I returned to work there after I finished studies, it was a beautiful place,” says Elgak.

The building was home to four luxury suites occupied by special guests and celebrities in the 1970s and 80s, the hotel’s golden era. “James Brown and his band were our guests,” says Mongi Elgak who worked at the hotel for two decades after its opening. “International and Arab celebrities and politicians stayed there, it was one of three posh hotels in Tunis.” 

Unlike Hotel du Lac, the other two post-independence posh hotels deployed more conventional architectural designs. The Tunis Hilton designed by British architect Raglan Squire and completed in 1965 was built in typical International Style. While Hotel Africa designed by Tunisian born celebrated Afro-Brutalist architect Olivier-Clément Cacoub was a heavily glazed tower block.

With its pyramidal silhouette, Hotel du Lac was not only posh but also architecturally innovative. The shape of the principal façade is an upside down zigzagging triangle with the width of the ground floor half that of the topmost floor. Extruding on either end of the main elevation’s cantilevered floors are the stairs, the building’s main circulation elements. 

Beyond its peculiar shape, the hotel stands out in Tunis for its construction materials. Italian architect Raffaele Contigiani (1920-2008) employed a steel structure to achieve the building’s iconic appearance. In 1970s Tunis, the steel structure with exposed concrete and extensive glazing on the façade was unusual. 

Contigiani was well into his career as an architect and consultant by the time he designed Hotel du Lac. He had already experimented with pyramidal forms in previous buildings, namely the Italian pavilion at the 1954 Zagreb exhibition. After Tunisia’s independence in 1956 the architect appealed to the country’s first national government and proposed the hotel as a new modern symbol marking the arrival of a new era. 

Hotel du Lac belongs to a significant—yet entirely forgotten—legacy of architectural brutalism in the Middle East and North Africa. From the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s architects practicing in the region experimented with architectural forms in unprecedented ways using concrete and steel. 

A slew of public and private commissions resulted in rebellious unusual buildings. “Hotel du Lac is an iconic building,” says George Arbid, co-founder of the Arab Center for Architecture. He continues, “With its dramatic cantilevering sides, it belongs to the repertoire of brutalist buildings. Another iconic brutalist building in the Arab world is the Baghdad Gymnasium by Le Corbusier, finished in the 1980s. Some works by architect Khalil Khoury in Lebanon are also remarkable brutalist structures, namely the Interdesign Showroom in Beirut.”

Hotel du Lac closed its doors in 2000 following years of mismanagement by a private company that acquired the hotel in the 1990s wave of privatizations.

The building is currently owned by the Libyan Lafico Company and after a decade and a half of closure and abandonment the company is considering dismantling the short-lived modernist icon and replacing it with luxury hotels matching today’s standards of hospitality. 

Lamenting its possible disappearance Elgak says, “I spent my youth in this building, it is part of my memories, our history, demolishing it would be a loss for Tunis.”

*This article was commissioned by Brownbook Magazine.

**All photos are by the author.

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2018 IFFBoston - Part 2

Right now we are in the middle of the 2018 Independent Film Festival Boston. Check out some of my earlier coverage of this year’s festival from Wed. and Thurs. nights:  http://greensparty.tumblr.com/tagged/iffboston2018

Here’s my continued coverage:

Fri. April 27, 2018 - Day 3

I first went to the Brattle to see Debra Granik’s follow up to Winter’s Bone, but her new film Leave No Trace was at capacity (yes, even for badge holders like me). So I booked over to Somerville Theatre to see the Centerpiece Documentary Film Intelligent Lives. 

Marianne and Chris Cooper with their son Jesse

The doc examines three separate adults living with mental disabilities and their day-to-day lives and struggles in school, art, and work. It also showed some history and background about laws over time for adults with disabilities. The producer / narrator Chris Cooper is a featured interviewee who talks about his late son Jesse who had cerebral palsy. I actually would have liked to have seen more of his interview and reflections on his son. I don’t know if as the producer he didn’t want to overshadow the other stories, but I was deeply moved by his interview the most. The Q&A had Cooper and his wife Marianne joining director Dan Habib and several of the subjects. I hope this film gets seen by a wide audience and sheds light on some of their contribution in society. 

After that, I went back to the Brattle. I caught the documentary The Power of Glove about the short-lived Nintendo Power Glove. 

The 1989 TV ad for the Power Glove

There is almost a sub-subgenre of pop culture nostalgia documentaries like this (as well as my doc Life on the V: The Story of V66 which played in 2014) that play really well at IFFBoston. Released in 1989, it was the first gesture-based video game, intended to be played with games like Mike Tyson’s Punch-out. It shows how it came to be and how today there is a cult following that has amassed around it. I never actually owned the Power Glove, but I remember it coming out and how it was a big deal. In a Wayne’s World sketch from Jan. 1990, Garth even makes reference to how Wayne gave him the Power Glove for Christmas. Oh and the doc even addressed how the Power Glove was featured in the movie The Wizard. This was a lot fun!

Afterwards I went to the party at Tasty Burger!

Sat. April 28, 2018 - Day 4

On Sat. I made my way over to the Somerville Theatre and caught the World Premiere of the documentary North Pole, NY about one of the oldest theme parks in the U.S. Santa’s Workshop in Upstate NY. While there wasn’t a ton of drama within the story, there a sweetness and heart to this doc, which is almost a snapshot of a piece of Americana that still exists in 2018. The fact that so many of the employees make sacrifices in order to keep this going and the entire community have memories and ties to this is enough to melt the heart of even the most jaded cynical hipster. 

Santa’s Workshop in North Pole, NY

Later on, I stopped by the Brattle to see Godfathers of Hardcore, about the guys in long-running NYC hardcore band Agnostic Front. I admit I wasn’t too familiar with them when I went in, but I didn’t find myself as engaged as I had hoped. I’ve seen many music docs where I didn’t know much about the subject and I found myself hooked. Here - there was so interesting moments, but there wasn’t much for it to hang together. I will say this, it is an audience movie. The packed audience I saw it with was filled with hardcore fanatics, who were very enthusiastic. The highlight of the film was an old 1980s local TV news segment about slam dancing which was LOL funny!

Agnostic Front’s Vinnie Stigma in Godfathers of Hardcore

Then I went to the Awards Party at the Porter Square Hotel and caught up with some friends!

IFFBoston continues until closing night on Wed. May 2.

For more info on IFFBoston: http://iffboston.org/

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Capital’s 5th literature festival began on April 14, 2017.

Islamabad, April 14, 2017: Islamabad’s 5th Literature Festival started yesterday (Friday) here at a local hotel. The festival will feature a line-up of around 150 leading Pakistani and international authors, academics, journalists and artists along with exhibitions, book fair and a sumptuous food court.  The three-day festival is being organized by Oxford University Press (OUP).

The inaugural session was attended by the leading journalists, writers, poets, intellectuals and a large number of visitors. Addressing the inaugural session, OUP MD Ameena Saiyid said “Our goal is to make reading a pleasurable activity for young and old, men and women. We are aware that engaging and appealing books can entice children into the golden web of readership, promote creativity and imagination, and kindle hope for a more inspired and accomplished Pakistani generation in the future. This year popular personalities of 8 countries including Germany, France, Canada, Singapore and Italy will participate”, she said, adding ‘that this year we are celebrating 70 years of Pakistan at the 5th Islamabad Literature Festival.’

The keynote addresses were followed by a performance by Amna Mawaz Khan, one of the few classical dances in Pakistan who specialise in Bharatnatyam. She dedicated her performance to Mashal Khan, a student beaten to death in Mardan and talked about how no one came to his aid. She and Imran Nafees Siddiqui performed to Habib Jalib’s zulm rahe aur aman bhi ho as the tribute followed by Tillana, a Bharatnatyam piece by Indu Mitha.

After the inaugural some other sessions were held on interesting topics – Judiciary and the common man had Ashraf Jahangir Qazi, Afrasiab Khattak, and Bushra Gohar while the session was moderated by Mujahid Barelvi; a conversation between Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro and Elisa Iori was held on heritage and social mobilization in post-conflict reality; Prison Narratives, a book by Akhtar Baloch held the complete attention of the audience.

The three-day literature celebrations will continue today and tomorrow as well with many interactive sessions, performances and activities featuring prominent literary personalities and several book launches.

Thousands of literature lovers throng ILF on the second day

Islamabad April 15th, 2017: Many literature lovers thronged the 5th Islamabad Literature Festival on its second day yesterday (Saturday) marking remarkable success for a large number of interactive sessions, dialogues, performances and literary activities here at a local hotel. According to details, residents of twin cities portrayed their unbiased love not only for literature but for the literary icons belonging to different countries of the world by visiting the capital’s Literature Festival.

To discuss the core issue of water, a special session titled “Where has all the Water gone? was well attended. Experts and concerned citizens Nisar A. Memon, Kaiser Bengali, and Aaron Mulvany debated the water crisis in Pakistan which was moderated by Rina Saeed Khan”. A Performance by Nimra Bucha and Sarmad Khoosat on readings from Amrita Pritam and Sahir Ludhianvi’s poetry focusing on their unique vision and elusive, unspoken romance was also featured on the second day of ILF. Attendance in the hall was reflective of the people’s interest.

“Gender Violence, Law, and Power in Pakistan focusing on feminists’ struggle for justice and equal rights” was held in which Nafisa Shah, Sherry Rehman, and Ijaz Shafi Gilani participated with moderator Samar Minallah Khan.  PPP MNA Sherry Rehman lamented that the state has gradually been losing its monopoly on violence, which allows others to take up arms and “lynch women and innocent students”. She said that in the 70s and 80s religion and politics were tied together, which resulted in murderous consequences for women and minorities who continue to suffer in Pakistan today.

Several new books including Pakistan ki Tehzeeb o Saqafat by Kishwar Naheed, Hybrid Tapestries: The Development of Pakistani Literature in English by Muneeza Shamsie, Learning to Live with the Bomb: Pakistan: 1998–2016 by Naeem Salik, Hyat-e-Shayr and Sur Mandal ka Raj by Ali Akbar Natiq, How Pakistan Got Divided by Maj Gen (R) Rao Farman Ali and The Arts and Crafts of Hunza Valley in Pakistan: Living Traditions in the Karakoram by Jurgen Wasim Frembgen were also launched on the second day.

Pakistan ki Tehzeeb o Saqafat by Kishwar Naheed – Book Launch

5th ILF ends on a high note

Anwar Maqsood dominates the last day sessions

Islamabad April 16, 2017: Islamabad’s mega literature celebrations ended yesterday (Sunday) as the Fifth Islamabad Literature Festival concluded here at the Margala Hotel. The success of the event could be gauged by the large number of vibrant participants who attended on the three days.

Tthe last day of ILF was dominated by renowned artist Anwer Maqsood as he had a session “Uljhay Suljhay Anwar which was included the author his wife Imrana Maqsood, Hoori Noorani and Sarmad Khoosat. A house-full at the session presented a huge tribute to the living legend.

The session ‘Will Technology Influence Music?’ featured Noori’s Ali Noor, Rakae Jamil, Masuma Anwar, Akbar Yezdani and moderator Taimur Rahman. Starting off the session, Laal spokesperson Mr Rahman said technology has always impacted the arts and music. Mr Noor said technology has become paramount for live performances which are complicated, because artists need to be able to hear themselves to play well. “For me, the biggest problem was the people who were providing sound and technology in Pakistan had nothing to do with music. he said.

On its last day, ILF also hosted many book launches including Intikhab: Khalida Hussain compiled by Asif Farrukhi, Intikhab: Masood Ashar compiled by Asif Farrukhi, The Aleph Review-Taufiq Rafat: Defining the Pakistani Idiom, Teesra Qadam by Nasira Zuberi and The Corporate Governance Landscape of Pakistan by Sadia Khan, and Kalaam e Aarifaan by Hasan Aziz.

The closing ceremony of ILF was followed by an enthralling dance performance by Shayma Saiyid which was widely acknowledged by the audience. She dedicated her performance to Mashal Khan, a student beaten to death in Mardan. The increasing number of participants in all halls, in the corridors and food-court is testimony to the fact that the ILF is a popular event now.

For more details, please follow #IsbLF.

5th Islamabad Literature Festival..!! Capital’s 5th literature festival began on April 14, 2017. Islamabad, April 14, 2017: Islamabad’s 5th Literature Festival started yesterday (Friday) here at a local hotel.

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Glückshotels in Tunesien – Hierhin führt der Weg in Richtung Reiseglück

Träumen Sie von einem Aufenthalt in südlichen sonnigen Gefilden? Dann könnten Glückshotels in Tunesien genau das Richtige für Sie sein.

Diese Unterkünfte sind für die meisten Weltenbummler tatsächlich ein Glücksgriff. Schließlich schonen Glückshotels die Urlaubskasse effizient.

Tunesien – mit strahlendem Sonnenschein gesegnet

Nordafrikanische Gefilde entdecken und sich bei strahlendem Sonnenschein entspannen. Tunesien ist ein Urlaubsland, in dem Sonnenanbeter auf ihre Kosten kommen. Wer auf dieser Reise bares Geld sparen möchte, kann sich sein persönliches Reiseglück mit der Buchung eines Glückshotels in mehreren Schritten erfüllen.

Bei der Buchung einer Pauschalreise nach Tunesien ist es wichtig, zuerst einen Abflughafen und einen Reisezeitraum festzulegen. Wer als Reiseziel „Glückshotel“ angibt und dann eine Urlaubsregion innerhalb Tunesiens auswählt, ist bei der Buchung schon einen wichtigen Schritt weiter. Anschließend gilt es, sich auf eine Verpflegungsart und Hotelkategorie festzulegen.

Auf Fortunas Beistand hoffen: Bei der Buchung eines Glückshotels

Nach einer erfolgreichen Buchung kann das Abenteuer auch schon beginnen. Denn wer dann am Urlaubsort das Flugzeug verlässt und zur Reiseleitung geht, darf sich auf eine besondere Überraschung freuen. Dann teilen die Reiseleiter den Namen des Glückshotels mit. Der Vorteil dieses Konzepts liegt auf der Hand.

Bei dieser Art der Buchung sind Urlaubsreisen wesentlich günstiger als bei der regulären Buchung eines Hotels. Wer deshalb im Gegenzug einen Urlaub in Tunesien herkömmlich nach Katalog bestellt, muss mehr Geld investieren.

Eine Entdeckungstour durch Tunis

Einige der schönsten Glückshotels Tunesiens sind in der Hauptstadt Tunis zu Hause. Die im Nordosten des Landes am Golf von Tunis beheimatete Metropole beherbergt Attraktionen wie die Medina von Tunis, die absolut sehenswert ist. Die Altstadt von Tunis lockt mit einem Wechselspiel aus arabischem Ambiente, prunkvollen Souks und Moscheen sowie verwinkelten kleinen Gassen, die das Tor zu einer völlig anderen Welt zu öffnen scheinen. Tunis ist eine Stadt zwischen Orient und Okzident, die dank Einkaufsmeilen wie der Avenue Habib Bourguiba außerdem Schnäppchenjäger aus aller Welt in den Bann zieht.

Nicht weit von Tunis entfernt, zieht die Ausgrabungsstätte Karthago die Blicke auf sich. Hier kommt jeder auf seine Kosten, der in die archäologische Historie Tunesiens eintauchen möchte.

Einige der schönsten Glückshotels Tunesiens sind in der Hauptstadt Tunis zu Hause

Djerba: Ein Reiseparadies für Familien

Glückshotels in Djerba sind an der Ostküste des Landes auf der größten Insel in Nordafrika zu Hause. Djerba ist ein Paradies für Familien, die die Sonnenseite des Lebens an einem der schönsten Urlaubsorte Tunesiens genießen möchten. Ganze 125 Küstenkilometer umranden das Eiland, das die perfekten Zutaten für einen Strandurlaub in Tunesien verspricht. Hier – dabei sind sich Einheimische und Auswärtige sicher – sind einige der schönsten Strände des gesamten Landes zu Hause. Ein Highlight auf der Insel ist ein Abstecher zur Inselhauptstadt Houmt Souk. In dieser Stadt reihen sich schließlich zahlreiche typische Markthallen aneinander, in denen Händler einheimische Speisen für wenig Geld anbieten.

Architektonischer Zauber in Sousse

Sousse ist nicht nur die drittgrößte Stadt in Tunesien. Die Hafenstadt verzaubert mit fantastischen architektonischen Prachtbauten, die allesamt im arabischen Baustil errichtet wurden. Aus vielen guten Gründen trägt Sousse deshalb völlig zurecht den Beinamen als „Perle der Sahelzone“. Das Wechselspiel aus imposanten Moscheen und hübschen Kaffeehäusern wird durch malerische kilometerlange Sandstrände unterbrochen. Deshalb bietet dieser an der östlichen Mittelmeerküste von Tunesien gelegene Touristenmagnet einfach alles, was Sie für eine gelungene Mischung aus Strand- und Stadturlaub benötigen.

Haben Sie ein Glückshotel in Monastir gebucht? Dann können Sie Ihr Reiseglück an diesem Ort ebenfalls wortwörtlich genießen. Dieser nur wenige Kilometer von Sousse gelegene Küstenort zeugt von Tunesiens architektonischer Vergangenheit. Schließlich wurde Monastir auf den Überresten der einstigen phönezisch-römischen Stadt Ruspina erbaut. Deshalb sollten Sie von Ihren Glückshotels in Monastir unbedingt eine Erkundungstour zur Ribat als ältester Festungsanlage des Landes planen. Genauso reizvoll sind allerdings die Strände der Stadt, an denen Sie ins prickelnde Salzwasser des Meeres eintauchen oder ihre Füße im zarten weichen Sand vergraben können.

Ein Glückshotel in Hammamet

Fällt Ihre Wahl auf ein Glückshotel in Hammamet, dürfen Sie sich ebenfalls auf eine unvergessliche Auszeit freuen. Vom Hotel mit Drei-, Vier- oder Fünf-Sterne Niveau – in diesem einstigen Fischerdorf auf der Halbinsel Cap Bon dürfen Sie in feinstem Luxus schwelgen. Heute ist Hammamet einer der schönsten Urlaubsorte Tunesiens, an dem Sie sich an idyllischen Stränden sonnen oder ins azurblaue Meereswasser eintauchen können.

Eine Augenweide ist der historische Stadtkern Hammamets. Die Medina vereint vielfältige spannende Sehenswürdigkeiten wie die Große Moschee oder einen islamischen Friedhof. Zahlreiche Clubs, Einkaufsgeschäfte oder Hotels beweisen, wie gegensätzlich dieser touristische Juwel ist.

Achtung: Vermeiden Sie einen Besuch in diesen Regionen

Doch eines gibt es im Urlaub in einem Glückshotel in Tunesien zu beachten. Dieser Aufenthalt ist nicht gänzlich risikolos. In der Vergangenheit wurde das Land immer wieder von terroristischen Anschlägen ereilt, denen mehrere Menschen zum Opfer fielen. Allerdings sind nicht alle Gebiete Tunesiens in gleicher Weise gefährdet. Insbesondere beliebte Reiseregionen stehen deshalb so hoch im Kurs, weil diese Gebiete als relativ sicher gelten. Dennoch sollten Sie Ihre Glückshotels in Tunesien nicht verlassen, um in Gebirgsregionen an der algerischen Grenze aufzubrechen.

Vermeiden Sie unbedingt die Region El Aioun bis hin nach Kasserine. Das Gebiet von der algerischen Grenze über Tozeur und Douz bis hin nach Ksar, Ghilane, Tataouine und Zarzis bezeichnet das Auswärtige Amt sogar als Todeslinie.

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Delving into Oman’s past

“Tales from Jabal Akhdar: The Mountain That Touches The Stars”, is an amalgamation of wondrous tales that have been passed on from generation to generation in the villages of Hail Al Yaman, Al Manakhir and Wadi Bani Habib among others

One year. Three sixty-five days. Ten people. And a commitment to preserve local communities inhabiting the majestic mountains- their way of life and their traditions. This is what it took to bring together the worlds of imagination, innocence and age-old tales to create Alila Jabal Akhdar’s first Children’s Book: “Tales from Jabal Akhdar: The Mountain That Touches The Stars”.

The book, written by Omani author Azhaar Ahmed and illustrated by Omani artist and founder of Dahareez Art, Ibtihaj Al Harthi, was launched in the presence of Jokha Al Harthi- the first Omani author to win the Man Booker International prize for her novel “Celestial Bodies”. Strongly committed to social and cultural responsibilities’, Alila Jabal Akhdar- the iconic boutique resort owned and developed by Omran, the executive arm of the government of Oman for tourism development, collaborated with Zina Al Harthi, CEO-Green Room Communications put this book together to immortalise ancient and modern stories imparted by senior men, families and children living in local villages. The five tales in the publication unravel the secrets and the treasures of the ‘Green Mountain’ to children while capturing the genuine and authentic aspects of Jabal Akhdar- from the blossoming Damask roses, pomegranate, peach and walnut trees to the gliding starry skies over the rugged peaks of the Al Hajar mountains.

The book is an amalgamation of wondrous tales that have been passed on from generation to generation in the villages of Hail Al Yaman, Al Manakhir and Wadi Bani Habib among others, and it unfurls Oman’s rich past from its pages.

Expressing his thoughts on the occasion, Julian Ayers- regional vice president, Middle East, Alila Hotels & Resorts and General Manager, Alila Jabal Akhdar said, “Today, with our first Children’s Book, we embark upon a journey to enrich young minds and manifest a world for them that unveils the magic of Jabal Al Akhdar. When we started this year-long journey, we did not begin with the very thought of a storybook. As a hotel, we wanted to find stories to gift at turndown that parents could read to their children at bedtime- a pastime that seems to have been forgotten. However, as our story research began to grow, the book began to come to life. Thus, we undertook this project, in our endeavour to safeguard the spirit of the mountains for our future generations, and promote Oman tourism and culture among our guests and beyond. While we believe that the rich and vivid Tales from Jabal Akhdar: The Mountain That Touches The Stars is sure to enrapture children, it will also encourage other institutions in the Sultanate to create art and literature that highlight Oman’s distinctive heritage across the world”.

The book is all set to roll out. It first will be made available to all guests at the hotel, followed by a phase-wise launch at bookstores and libraries, across the Sultanate.

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