DDiwan Read More 5 minute read Basmah Felemban: A Symbolic Approach to Graphic DesignbyKhaleejesqueJuly 25, 2021No comments Words: Saira MalikImages: Courtesy of Basmah Felemban A self-taught graphic designer born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Basmah Felemban’s…
DDiwan Read More 10 minute read Civic Activism & Digital Nomadism: A Working List of Palestinian Creatives and ActivistsbyMalak Al-SuwaihelJuly 18, 2021No comments Introduction: Malak Al-SuwaihelWords: Saira Malik and Malak Al-Suwaihel Terms like 'digital nomadism' have come to describe the unfettered…
DDiwan Read More 12 minute read On Redefining and Reframing How We Teach Curiosity: In Conversation with Founder of afikra, Mikey MuhannabyKhaleejesqueJune 20, 2021No comments Words: Khaled Alqahtani Images: Mikey Muhanna An economist, a jazz piano player, and an all-time nerd, Mikey Muhanna…
DDiwan Read More 14 minute read Zahra (Zouz) Al-Mahdi: A Peerless Artist, Filmmaker, Writer, and 1st Kuwaiti TED FellowbyKhaleejesqueJune 20, 2021No comments Words: Dana AljouderImages: Aziz Al-Motawa & Zahra Al-Mahdi Zahra (Zouz) Al-Mahdi, otherwise known as Zouz the Bird on…
DDiwan Read More 10 minute read Gender and COVID-19 in the Gulf & Small BusinessesbyKhaleejesqueJune 20, 2021No comments Words: Dr. Melissa LangworthyIllustrations: Fay Charafeddine As restaurants reopen and rumors of airport openings abound, we in Kuwait…
DDiwan Read More 10 minute read Art Education as a Site for the Carnivalesque: KuwaitbyKhaleejesqueJune 20, 2021No comments Words: Dr. Jawaher Khaled AlBader Illustrations: Yasmine Darwiche Carnival. Carnivalesque. Celebration. PlayCarnival is not a spectacle seen by the…
DDiwan Read More 7 minute read Netflix and Its Cultural and Economic HegemonybyKhaleejesqueJune 20, 2021No comments Words: Dr. Abdulrahman AlghannamEnglish Translation: Jood AlThukair Illustrations: Mahjabeen Ahmedi Who would’ve imagined that a DVD home delivery…
DDiwan Read More 34 minute read Colette Dalal Tchantcho, Actor and Theatre Maker: Of Liminality and Beyond, the Black-Kuwaiti Specific StorybyKhaleejesqueJune 20, 2021No comments Words: Malak Al-SuwaihelImages: Salam Zaied Colette Dalal Tchantcho’s integration of names are hued by the multifarious cultures, and…
DDiwan Read More 6 minute read Khaleejesque Ramadan Stories: Carina Maceira, Hibiscus and Rose ConchasbyKhaleejesqueApril 28, 2021No comments Ramadan is one of my favorite times of the year, and I'll be honest it's because of the…
DDiwan Read More 5 minute read Ramadan Reflections: Re-making Your Kaftan and Lessons for Beyond the MonthbyKhaleejesqueApril 18, 2021No comments The sounds of my grandmother’s favorite Egyptian black and whites and her light laughter every time she passed…
DDiwan Read More 6 minute read Women Cultural Leaders in the Arab GulfbyKhaleejesqueMarch 14, 2021No comments We’re celebrating women leaders in the Arab Gulf who are leading dynamic organizations and elevating their communities through…
DDiwan Read More 4 minute read Lessons from a Solo Female Filmmaker: Don’t Wait for the Right Opportunity, Create it!byKhaleejesqueSeptember 22, 2020No comments Three years ago I decided to take a leap of faith and follow my dreams of being a…