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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.
Tinariwen, Shabjdeed, and Pa Saieu: The Music Acts You Don’t Want to Miss at Sole DXB 2025
The artists to queue up before the big weekend
Beirut Cutting Through The Noise
A city constantly folding in on itself is giving way to another new generation of independent musicians
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
Tug of War: Are Anti-War Films Really Anti-War?
From Oscar-winning blockbusters to indie projects, why does “anti-war” cinema keep centring the invader, never the invaded?
The Internet is Forever. Your Grid? Not So Much.
On today’s social media, identity and authenticity have become words that mean many things and nothing at all
Arab Music Legends at the Royal Albert Hall: From Abdel Halim Hafez to Angham
A historic look at the Arab artists who’ve performed at London’s iconic venue