A Qatari fashion designer’s take on MENA architecture as inspiration
Fahad Ahmed Al Obaidly is considered Qatar’s first male fashion designer. He established his ready-to-wear luxury fashion house…
Why this young photographer captures surreal portraits across Oman
Oman-based photographer Najed Mohmmed first caught our attention on Instagram (@Najed.ph) for her surreal portraits. At 19-years-old, this…
How a self-taught artist in the Middle East became an award-winning composer
Layal Watfeh is a multiple award-winning Syrian singer, composer, and songwriter. She started her career as a voiceover…
A Figurative Artist's Views on Omani Women and Creative Careers
Mays Al Moosawi creates art to find her voice that was buried by culture and traditions. Based in…
How a Qatari Photographer is Preserving Identity through 100 Doors
Qatar-based Buthaina Al Zaman uses her camera lens to explore the remnants of the ever changing architectural landscape…
Outwest: Unlocking analog creativity with modern convenience
We recently caught up with Yousef Al Refaei, one of the founders of Outwest, a trendy Kuwait-based online…
Q&A with Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic AlArabiya, Hussain Al Moosawi
It was my first time visiting the Museum of the Future in Dubai and it so happened that…
Public Art in Sudan & Women in the Revolution: An Art History Major Investigates
This VCUArts Qatar Art History undergrad was deeply inspired by the women of Sudan during the Revolution in…
How a Kuwaiti Architect Left the Corporate World to Launch an Adventure Travel Company
Ahmed Al-Monsouri is embarking on an adventure of a lifetime, now working full-time at Prism, an inclusive adventure…
Black Badge Ghost Combines Opulence with Attitude
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has always attracted subversive clients – rebellious women and men who built their success by…
How COVID-19 and Education Gave This Qatari Artist Permission to Explore His Inner World
A recent graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), Hasan Alshehi .…
Of Peru, Pima, and the Arabian Gulf: How time in Doha opened a fashion student's eye to her heritage
For this VCUarts Qatar alumna, it was a four-year sojourn in Doha that opened her eyes to her…