The Only Producer Who’s Ever Gotten Fairuz’s Blessing

Kanye did it. Drake did it. Madonna got sued $2.5 million for it. Only one producer has ever sampled Fairuz completely legally, and he's telling the whole story

Let the Majlis Be a Majlis

The majlis has historically been associated with governance, community, hospitality, and negotiation in the Arab world. In the last few years, it has also become an aesthetic object exhibited at biennials and museums. But what happens when a social form becomes a spectacle? What does it mean when a space deemed private is put on display?

My Favourite Neuroses: Mapping the Ecstasy and Comedown of Romance Across the Arab Love Song

SLOP IS THAT DEEP

Do you sense that you live in a world that literally makes no fucking sense?

Ten Artworks We Loved from the Inaugural 2026 Art Basel Qatar

The projects and moments that stood out

Duette Studio Makes Its Sikka Debut With the Pearl Majlis

Just follow the pearl in the sky!

The Self and the Corporate Agenda Hiding Behind the Mirror

Self-acceptance, self-help, self-actualisation, self-care, self-esteem, self-love, self-made, self-motivation, self-preservation, self-reliance, self-respect, self-sufficient, self-stimulation, self-worth… The self is anti-human.

In Retrospect: CINECommunity 2026 Brings Al Quoz’s Courtyard to AMT’s Showroom

For three days across 15th to 17th January, Advanced Media Trading’s biannual CINECommunity event reimagined cinema not as a product-driven industry, but as a collective practice.