Meet the Initiatives Rethinking Syrian Craft

MSN3 DMSHQ and Syrian Crafts Council are working to rebuild what was lost before it disappears for good

Lotus Brings Its Fastest Four-Cylinder Car to the UAE

Lotus built a legend on the idea that less is faster. The Emira 420 Sport, now landing in the UAE through AGMC, is the clearest argument for that idea in a generation

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?

How to Survive a Gulf Summer, One Cleanse at a Time

A summer skincare edition, for the hotter months

Following Traces: Anthony Bourdain, Food, and the Politics of Travelling with Care 

Anthony Bourdain arrived in Beirut in 2006 to film a food show. Two days later, Israel bombed the city. The footage, and the Emmy nomination that followed, say something uncomfortable about the Western appetite for Arab tragedy on television. On food, travel, and the difference between loving a place and consuming it

Anatomy of a Manouche: When Akkawi Cheese is Hard to Come By

As people move, recipes travel with them – stretching, adapting and carrying the weight of memory, longing and belonging

Thus Spoke Jaden Smith

The new creative director of Christian Louboutin paints the town red

Tawsen is Just a Chill Guy

After seven years, two labels, and one imposed silence, Moroccan artist Tawsen releases his debut comeback album Chokran, not with a grudge, but with gratitude