Youssef Omar: Ever the Student

In a booming Egyptian screen industry, his discipline and craft promise a rise built on grit, not glamour

“This issue speaks the language of the land”: Al-Rawiya’s latest issue, Flavors We Carry

In its ninth issue and first print edition, the Beirut-based publication explores the stories and flavours of Levantine cuisine

The Record Shows: The Story of Baidaphone

How a Beirut label captured the first voice of the Arab world

9 MENA Jewellery Brands You Need to Know

Just in time for holiday shopping

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

Tracing the Thread

Unpacking the history behind six menswear trends for Fall/Winter 2025