Memories of Satwa

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Memories of Satwa

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Combined with photographs captured and compiled by photographer and long-time Dubai resident Jalal Abuthina, this book also features a historical introduction to the area by renowned urban historian and author Yasser Elsheshtawy. Elsheshtawy, who curated the UAE Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale, has written extensively about the circumstances and dynamics surrounding Dubai's rapid urbanisation.

Memories of Satwa includes rare images of residents and parts of Satwa that have been documented over the past decade, with some of the areas featured now completely demolished, such as parts of the Emirati neighbourhood of Al Shabia.

All text in Memories of Satwa has been translated into Arabic and Russian.

Languages: Arabic, English and Russian

Softcover

112 pages

Dimensions: height 21.0 x width 14.8 cm

ISBN: 9789948180036

Publisher: Inside Dubai

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Inside Dubai has produced a collection of photographic cultural publications and tourist memorabilia products in Dubai. Produced as an alternative to the city's mainstream representation, Inside Dubai offers an in-depth visual account of the city that has been written, documented and communicated by some of the most locally-knowledgeable artists and writers in Dubai.

Photographer Jalal Abuthina has spent more than a decade taking photographs of Dubai’s older neighbourhoods, compiling them into a series of three books entitled Dubai: Behind the Scenes, Memories of Satwa and The Best of Dubai Shop Names, all offered via Art Jameel Shop (subject to availability).

Inside Dubai has produced a collection of photographic cultural publications and tourist memorabilia products in Dubai. Produced as an alternative to the city's mainstream representation, Inside Dubai offers an in-depth visual account of the city that has been written, documented and communicated by some of the most locally-knowledgeable artists and writers in Dubai.

Photographer Jalal Abuthina has spent more than a decade taking photographs of Dubai’s older neighbourhoods, compiling them into a series of three books entitled Dubai: Behind the Scenes, Memories of Satwa and The Best of Dubai Shop Names, all offered via Art Jameel Shop (subject to availability).

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