Bahrain News » Muharraq News Bahrain » Muharraq » Culture: Bahrain: Muharraq Nights Festival returns to the pearling path this December
This December, Muharraq will once again use its historic streets as a stage, bringing art, music, heritage and family-centred activities together for a festival that stretches the length of the ...
News Bahrain » Muharraq » Culture: Muharraq souk is a bazaar binge with a plunge into Bahrain’s architectural revival
On historic Muharraq Island, north of Manama, Bahrain, there’s a duality to the souk, which blends traditional market life and architectural innovation while underscoring Bahrain’s recent ...
News Bahrain » Muharraq » Culture: Application of the Recommendation on the historic urban landscape in the Arab region - Workshop on the city of Muharraq (Bahrain)
A workshop on the application of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, organized by the World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Bahrain and funded by the ...
News Bahrain » Muharraq » Culture: How Bahrain is growing its art and design community
The tiny island kingdom is experiencing a flowering of artistic expression from within, spurred on by bold, homegrown creatives and smart cultural investment. Bahrainis see pearls as the flower of ...
News Bahrain » Muharraq » Culture: Bahrain set for $119m cultural project in Muharraq
His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has endorsed the mega development. The project links Muharraq’s historical souq with a waterfront and related services, such as ...
News Bahrain » Muharraq » Culture: Diyar Al Muharraq: Building Bahrain’s future
Stretched across Bahrain’s north-eastern coastline, Diyar Al Muharraq is among Bahrain’s most anticipated projects, which will be an archipelago of seven man-made islands. Located off the shores of ...
News Bahrain » Muharraq » Culture: Bahrain’s pearling legacy: Reviving a millennia-old culture
Bahrain, with its shallow waters and rich oyster beds, has long been synonymous with pearls, which formed the backbone of the island nation’s economy for thousands of years. Diving for pearls, ...
News Bahrain » Muharraq » Culture: Airport ‘welcome monument’
A striking new landmark could soon give travellers arriving through Bahrain International Airport their first glimpse of Muharraq’s rich identity, with a design competition launched for a ‘welcome ...
News Bahrain » Muharraq » Culture: Bahrain: Muharraq United Against Sectarianism
This post is part of our special coverage Bahrain Protests 2011. As the Shia Muslims in Bahrain were celebrating one of their religious ceremonies in Muharraq, a group of men showed up and attacked ...