ICON MENA: Red Light, Black Roses, and the Start of Something New

Because every new era deserves a proper introduction

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

Fashion’s New Frontiers: Arab Designers at the Vanguard of Fashion and Identity

The emerging cohort of Arab designers you need to keep your eyes on

The Craziest Thing(s) About Vita Kari

Inside the surreal, scroll-breaking world of Vita Kari, LA’s most confusing and compelling performance artist

Khansa and the Art of Self-Implosion 

The Lebanese dancer and singer redefining what it means to be an Arab man

Face Fatigue: A Glimpse At the Internet’s Post-Face

Somewhere between Instagram Face, looksmaxxing psychosis, and AI slop posturing (and panic), a new monolithic face is taking shape. It's everyone and no one in one.

The Imitation Game

How counterfeits, social media, and a shifting global narrative are rewriting the rules of fashion prestige