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Ahmed Alsoudani, left, poses for Adel Abidin.With Iraq, Egypt, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia all showing at the Venice Biennale, Middle Eastern art was Topic A at parties.

The work is his first in the Middle East.

Concerns have been raised about the way laborers are treated.

Professor Grabar’s imposingly broad range and analytical subtlety helped transform the Western study of Islamic art and architecture.

In Abu Dhabi and Qatar, large cultural projects, particularly museums, are being planned and built in an effort to reshape corners of the modern Arab world.