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Understanding Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid's legacy

It is essential to know the importance of the legacy of Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid, who is a Turkish noblewoman, and pass it on to younger generations, according to her son Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid, the prince of Jordan. "We rely on younger generations to carry on the legacy," he said during an interview with Hürriyet Daily News. 

Tate Modern presents Zeid

Tate Modern is presenting the United Kingdom's first retrospective of Fahrelnissa Zeid, a pioneering artist best-known for her large-scale colorful canvases that fused European approaches to abstract art with Byzantine, Islamic and Persian influences.

Refugees ‘asset, not burden,’ UN rights chief says

Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad of Jordan, who became the first Muslim United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in September, has said refugees should be seen as an asset, not a burden.

“We have to try to find a way of changing this, as they are not so much of a burden, but they are an asset if you really look after them,” he recently told daily Hürriyet.