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He has curated several pan-Arab exhibitions, including the IXth Francophone Summit in Beirut, the 2003 World Bank Summit in Dubai, and \u201cThe Road to Peace: Painting in Times of War 1975-1991\u201d at the Beirut Art Center in 2009. 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