Basmah Felemban: A Symbolic Approach to Graphic Design
Words: Saira MalikImages: Courtesy of Basmah Felemban A self-taught graphic designer born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Basmah Felemban’s…
Civic Activism & Digital Nomadism: A Working List of Palestinian Creatives and Activists
Introduction: Malak Al-SuwaihelWords: Saira Malik and Malak Al-Suwaihel Terms like 'digital nomadism' have come to describe the unfettered…
On Redefining and Reframing How We Teach Curiosity: In Conversation with Founder of afikra, Mikey Muhanna
Words: Khaled Alqahtani Images: Mikey Muhanna An economist, a jazz piano player, and an all-time nerd, Mikey Muhanna…
Zahra (Zouz) Al-Mahdi: A Peerless Artist, Filmmaker, Writer, and 1st Kuwaiti TED Fellow
Words: Dana AljouderImages: Aziz Al-Motawa & Zahra Al-Mahdi Zahra (Zouz) Al-Mahdi, otherwise known as Zouz the Bird on…
Gender and COVID-19 in the Gulf & Small Businesses
Words: Dr. Melissa LangworthyIllustrations: Fay Charafeddine As restaurants reopen and rumors of airport openings abound, we in Kuwait…
Art Education as a Site for the Carnivalesque: Kuwait
Words: Dr. Jawaher Khaled AlBader Illustrations: Yasmine Darwiche Carnival. Carnivalesque. Celebration. PlayCarnival is not a spectacle seen by the…
Netflix and Its Cultural and Economic Hegemony
Words: Dr. Abdulrahman AlghannamEnglish Translation: Jood AlThukair Illustrations: Mahjabeen Ahmedi Who would’ve imagined that a DVD home delivery…
Colette Dalal Tchantcho, Actor and Theatre Maker: Of Liminality and Beyond, the Black-Kuwaiti Specific Story
Words: Malak Al-SuwaihelImages: Salam Zaied Colette Dalal Tchantcho’s integration of names are hued by the multifarious cultures, and…
Khaleejesque Ramadan Stories: Carina Maceira, Hibiscus and Rose Conchas
Ramadan is one of my favorite times of the year, and I'll be honest it's because of the…
Ramadan Reflections: Re-making Your Kaftan and Lessons for Beyond the Month
The sounds of my grandmother’s favorite Egyptian black and whites and her light laughter every time she passed…
Women Cultural Leaders in the Arab Gulf
We’re celebrating women leaders in the Arab Gulf who are leading dynamic organizations and elevating their communities through…
Lessons from a Solo Female Filmmaker: Don’t Wait for the Right Opportunity, Create it!
Three years ago I decided to take a leap of faith and follow my dreams of being a…