Ageing Disgracefully: A Diatribe into Maturation

And on the ‘Sixth Day’, Neither of them Went Back

The story of Youssef Chahine, Dalida, and a film marked by tragedy

Jack Champion: The Making of a Man

Our December cover star talks grit, growth, and the long road from boyhood to selfhood

Youssef Omar: Ever the Student

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

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

Ghorba: Songs of Immigration

The story of how exile, estrangement, and movement turn into rhythm, resonance, and new musical worlds

Import/Export: What Do We Lose When Arab Art Gains International Recognition?

The paradox of being seen: from Omar El-Sherif to the Grammys

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