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The rapper and director on their debut collaboration

Exile as a Rite of Passage

Exile is no longer rupture but genesis – the shared rite of passage through which artists rebuild meaning, memory, and belonging

Cheb Moha on Extending his Dream like Childhood into Shabab

As Palm trees soil and spoil their land, Shabab soils and spoils us with community for its providence. May our practices fruition. May our trees blossom.

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

PHO, Apple Music and the New Life of DJ Culture in the Middle East

DJ and sound artist PHO joins Apple Music’s Stephen Campbell and Prophet Guillory to map how DJ mixes, Spatial Audio and cloud tools are reshaping Middle East club culture.