Two women’s tribute to their mother

Two women’s tribute to their mother

Away from books, workshops, seminars and the brainstorming sessions there is a corner at the Muscat International Book Fair that is built on emotions of two women to celebrate the legacy of their mother.The stall of Dr Sora al Rowas and Dr Meda al Rowas at the book fair has become a hub for cultural exchanges about Islamic art and architecture as well as Oman’s history based on the photos from 1977 in the book ‘Faces and Places’. The publishing house was founded by their parents Aida al Rowas and Shaikh AbdulAziz al Rowas in 2012.The siblings have established Dar al Sorat Publishing House since 2017, mainly to celebrate artworks that apply a modern perspective to traditional Omani architecture, Arab heritage, and Islamic art. They are promoting and showcasing the works of their late mother, bringing her art, vision, and design concept to the world.In 2014, Aida wrote in ‘Faces and Places’, “It was in November of 1977 as Oman was celebrating the Seventh National Day, that I came to Muscat. I had left Beirut, its streets ravaged by war, for a city so little known that most Arabs would have been hard pressed to locate it on a map."From