J Balvin: Reimagining Reggaeton As A Universal Rhythm Of Identity

From new music to a performance this November at Dubai’s UNTOLD Festival, the Medellín-born megastar sets his sights on the MENA region 

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

GROUND BREAKERS: Africa’s Earthen Architecture Through Time

LifeCycle of a Symbol: Are our icons flattening us?

A Continuum of Care and Conscience finds Cognisance in Dana Awartani’s Eclectic Art 

The reimagination of Islamic geometric patterns for Saudi-Palestinian artist Dana Awartani encompasses the socio-cultural resurrection of the Arab world against its political erasure

Hidden, Stolen, and Abandoned

There is no power without control of memory

The Living Archive and The Enduring Ephemeral

Radical ways of negotiating collective memory