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 

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

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

Carbone Dubai Opening: A Weekend of Glamour, Food, and Star-Studded Fun

Three days, zero chill, all Carbone

The Living Archive and The Enduring Ephemeral

Radical ways of negotiating collective memory

2025 Brand Pairings That Just Make Sense

From BOSS to SKIMS

Khansa and the Art of Self-Implosion 

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