In Conversation with Hassan Manasrah: On the Artist’s Process, Inspirations & Challenges
Jordanian-born artist Hassan Manasrah is a man of versatile talent. Driven to consistently create, he has worked with…
Aljoud Lootah Design: To Tradition, Modernity, and Beyond
Growing up, Aljoud was constantly fascinated with her father’s photography. Born and raised in Dubai, Aljoud was always…
Dr. Abdulmuttalib Al-Ballam: The Virtual City of Kuwait
The State of Kuwait was founded in the 16th century, nearly four centuries ago. It has thrived over…
Saud Al Sanousi
This summer, I sat down with Saud Al Sanousi, the playwright of Kuwaiti musical Muthakarat Bahhar. It was…
Zahrah Al Ghamdi: A Saudi Woman’s Artistic Journey with Patience
A joint study on teenagers led by Bilkent in Turkey has formed a frightening and disheartening conclusion. Instead…
Memory-scapes: Displacement and the Potency of Nostalgia
Mohamad Hafez, Syrian architect and activist-artist Disgruntled with the regime, in February of 2011, fifteen young school boys…
Mohammed Nassem: Reorienting Selfhood Through Design and Typography
"Orient:a place in the East,a verb of alignment and positioning, Orientation:a direction, a relative position of something or…
Boom.Diwan: An Applied Ethnomusicological Approach to the Revival of the Kuwaiti Bahri Music Spirit
Although I was born in Kuwait, my father was a diplomat and I was raised in Syria, Japan,…
Rethinking Car Culture in Bahrain
A well-built and sturdy transportation infrastructure can be extremely beneficial to a metropolis, as mobility is essential to…
An Underestimated Force: The Case of Female Entrepreneurship in Kuwait
Amira1 started her business, an independent coffee shop, at the age of 25. She would have started sooner,…
Cracking the Mold: The Case Against Binary Gender
In all unambiguously patriarchal societies—that is, in most societies of documented history and of the present1—binary models of…
Ithra: Saudi Arabia’s Innovative Cultural and Creative Hub
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture is the newest addition to the thriving cultural scene in the…