Beirut Cutting Through The Noise

A city constantly folding in on itself is giving way to another new generation of independent musicians

Yasmine Hamdan and the Beautiful Losers

“There's no contradiction between being desperate and still hopeful.”

Refractions Made through Mirrors: On Hussein Shikha’s Carpet Artistry

In richly woven carpets and pixelated dreamscapes, Iraqi-born artist Hussein Shikha finds a visual language to reanimate fractured histories

Rug Wizards Get Nostalgic in “Postcards”: A New Capsule Collection by Doodle and the Gang and Hands Carpets

The 10-piece rug collection will be showcased at Downtown Design Dubai starting November 5

J Balvin: Reimagining Reggaeton As A Universal Rhythm Of Identity

From new music to a performance this November at Dubai’s UNTOLD Festival, the Medellín-born megastar sets his sights on the MENA region 

LifeCycle of a Symbol: Are our icons flattening us?

Power Adapters and the Power of Adapting 

Dia Mrad in conversation with Mariana Wehbe, moderated by Sami Abd Elbaki

Hidden, Stolen, and Abandoned

There is no power without control of memory