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Shurooq Amin

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News Asia Pacific

Authoritarianism and conservatism have long been dominant forces in the Arab world - leaving artists to tread a delicate path - female artists especially so. Has that changed as a result of the tumult and chaos caused by the Arab uprisings? Stephen Sackur speaks to the Kuwaiti painter and poet Shurooq Amin. Has there been a cultural as well as political awakening in the Arab world? Show less

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Presenter:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
Shurooq Amin

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