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mia.org.qa/en. The Museum of Islamic Art ( MIA) is a museum on one end of the seven-kilometer-long (4.3 mi) Corniche in Doha, Qatar. As per the architect I. M. Pei's specifications, the museum is built on an island off an artificial projecting peninsula near the traditional dhow harbor. A purpose-built park surrounds the edifice on the eastern ...
Ian Kershaw. Sir Ian Kershaw FRHistS FBA (born 29 April 1943) is an English historian whose work has chiefly focused on the social history of 20th-century Germany. He is regarded by many as one of the world's foremost experts on Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, and is particularly noted for his biographies of Hitler.
The Qatar Museums (QM) Public Art Department is responsible for overseeing the installation of artwork by renowned artists in the public realm in Qatar, creating an artist residency program for young local artists to help them develop their skills and horizons, [1] organizing exhibitions featuring international artists and developing an online ...
Doha ( Arabic: الدوحة, romanized : ad-Dawḥa [adˈduħa] or ad-Dūḥa) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the country's population. [1]
View of Amiri Diwan from the Doha Corniche. The Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar is the sovereign body and the administrative office of the Amir. It is the official workplace and office of the Amir of the State of Qatar. The Amiri Diwan represents the figurative and bureaucratic center of Qatar. [1] The building also hosts the office of the ...
Nicholas "Nik" Kershaw was born on 1 March 1958 in Bristol, England, [8] and grew up in Ipswich, Suffolk. His father was a flautist and his mother was an opera singer. [9] He was educated at Northgate Grammar School for Boys where he played the guitar – he was self-taught on this instrument.
"I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song by English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw from his debut studio album, Human Racing (1984). It was his first single, released on 9 September 1983 to limited success. When re-released on 4 June 1984, the song became Kershaw's highest-charting single on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number two. It ...
13,000/km 2 (35,000/sq mi) Fereej Bin Mahmoud ( Arabic: فريج بن محمود, romanized : Farīj Bin Maḥmūd) is a neighborhood of Doha, Qatar. [1] It is one of the older multipurpose districts, with an active business scene and relatively large housing market. [2] Located in Doha's downtown area, next to the historic district of ...