Artists – Reconnecting Arts

Saudi artist Khaled AlQahtani on underrepresentation and expected gender roles.

An artist and storyteller in progress, 17 year old Khaled AlQahtani, tells us more about his latest photographic project exploring gender roles and expectations while highlighting the richness of Arabic. Tell us about yourself? I’m a high school student endeavouring to be a scientist and an artist. My work has been featured in Jaffat el Aqlam […]

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From science to art, dissecting one’s emotions by Dr Ahlam Alshedoukhy.

Copies, one after the other, same minds and morals, same movements and habits, afraid to stand out, comfortable fitting in, these are our keepers, our protectors, our guardians. Guarding us from individuality, from independence, from ambition, and guarding themselves from shame. There is nothing to be ashamed of when we are all the same. […]

Artists, Interview

Nejoud Behbehani on changing majors, art through amusement & merging cultures.

Nejoud Behbehani is an aspiring parody Kuwaiti artist who currently studies Fine Art in London.

Artists, Interview

Your body is woven from the Light of Heaven by Zakaria Wakrim.

Delve into the beautifully curated work of Zakaria Wakrim, a photographer from Morocco. We previously featured his stunning work here, and he is back with a new project! After being catalogued as one of the “ Emerging Artists “ in his homeland, he started applying his experimental means to create a deep reflexion around the concepts […]

Artists, Interview

Art as Instrument: Reem on Relationships, Faces and the Unfolding of Life.

Everyday characters, remarkable facial expressions, peculiar hands and the ever-presence of living entities. Stories untold, relationships unfolding.

Artists, Interview

Fantastic creatures, legends and tales: introducing the art of Shaikha AlShamsi.

At school, a young drawing enthusiast would sneak out of art class because she believed it would restrict her imagination and shape her to fit the mold. Today, 28-year old Shaikha AlShamsi mesmerizes audiences at Comic Con Middle East and the rest of the world with her illustrations of imaginary universes, fantasy tales, and the […]

Artists, Interview

Getting to know Saliah Bryan: British Middle Eastern Artist and Designer behind ‘The Pillow Talk Cause’

Saliah Bryan talks about her experiences of growing up in Eastern and Western cultures and how they have influenced her work and discusses being part of a new creative community.

Artists, Exhibition

Art, Dialogue & Unity. Creatives from the Middle East Transition into London.

“Young artists from countries across the GCC and beyond have united in a ground-breaking exhibition in London.”

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Four Palestinian Boys Killed Playing Football & My Father Buys New Cleats by Nadim Choufi

Originally published in Crab Fat Magazine. Football made from clay by Marcella Mameli-Badi, in remembrance of the Palestinian boys playing football on the beach. Photography By Sara Foryame. Nadim Choufi is a Lebanese poet and his recent work has appeared in or is forthcoming from Versal, Sukoon, the Shade Journal, and elsewhere. He tweets from […]

Artists, Interview

Farah Salem on capturing raw human emotions & raising consciousness through exploring new perspectives on matters.

Farah Salem is a visual artist from Kuwait. She began as a self-taught photographer at age 15 by exploring how to work with light and shadow to create images.