A Vivid Memory of Time and Place: Artist Mohamed Sharkawy, Between Egypt and Bahrain
Words: Jood AlThukairEnglish Translation: Jood AlThukair Images: Mohamed Sharkawy, Ahmed Al Kuwaiti Mohamed Sharkawy is an Egyptian artist…
Insights from Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi: On Cultural Majlis and the Transition to the Digital Sphere
Words: Saira MalikImages: Sultan Al Qassemi The founder of Barjeel Art Foundation, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is an Emirati…
Experiments with Print: A Conversation with Zarrin-Fatima Shamsi
Words: Zainab Mirza Images: Zarrin-Fatima Shamsi Zarrin-Fatima Shamsi is an emerging visual artist and printmaker who moved to…
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…
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…
Butheina Kazim Shares How Cinema Akil Promotes Community During the Pandemic
When it comes to state-of-the-art cinemas, Dubai has no shortage. Offering the latest technology these mega theatres bring…
In Conversation with Riyadh Art Curator, Susan Davidson
Susan Davidson, curator and art historian, is an expert in the fields of Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop…
Misk Art Grant: In Conversation with Myrna Ayad
Myrna Ayad is one of the most influential voices in art and culture in the Middle East, Iran,…
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…