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Leena Al Ayoobi, fusing Arabian folk art and childhood memories of Japanese Manga.

Leena Al Ayoobi is a local Bahraini artist and designer. She introduces a new art style that is a fusion of Arabian folk art and Japanese manga, mainly influenced by the manga godfather Hayao Miyazaki. The cartoon was popular and still is popular in the Middle East. Find out more about Leena’s work!

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Get to know Abdulmalik Marwan Ghazzawi, a Saudi architect and carpenter.

Get to know Abdulmalik Marwan Ghazzawi, a Saudi architect and carpenter.  He gives us an insight into stepping out of the two dimensional realm of interaction and engagement. Abdulmalik is also the founder of WoodFosterKSA, it bears the concept of rehabilitating unwanted wood through design principles & references from around the world.

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Kuwaiti Musician +Aziz on Khaleeji Rock, Mipsterz and the Emergence of KUWAISIANA.

Mohammed D. Fakhro is a Qatari writer interested in how we tell and experience stories, particularly of people and cultures. He interviewed +Aziz, a Kuwaiti musician who is developing KUWAISIANA, an 8-piece indie rock band based in New Orleans.

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Artists, Event, Reconnecting

DIY Cultures – The Fair for Zines, Comics and Alternatives!

Reconnecting Arts is pleased to be participating in the DIY Cultures Zine Fair in London this May. Check out and Purchase Zines, Comics & Alternatives made by Middle Eastern Creatives.

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Aisha Al Sowaidi, merging old experiences and contemporary design.

Aisha Al-Sowaidi is a multidisciplinary designer based in Doha, Qatar.  Her designs are an expression of a local designer towards the fast developing Qatar. Her work incorporates old experiences and behaviours with contemporary design in objects used within the house to maintain the feeling of being home. 

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Artists, Community, Reconnecting

SEEN AND UNSEEN: Women of colour exploring Representation (Exhibition)

Reconnecting Arts is pleased to announce our next exhibition exploring Representation.

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Artists, Interview

Kuwaiti Artist Rua AlShaheen tells us about recycling existing elements to tell a new narrative.

We spoke with Kuwaiti artist Rua as she gives us an insight into her collage work as well as the inspiration behind her entire body of work.

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Ammar Alqamash on documenting creatives and encouraging dialogue about the art scene.

Ammar tells us more about his project documenting creatives of Qatar and his wish in starting dialogue about the local art scene. He also gives us an insight into his hopes of Art being seen in a different light as the more people join the new wave and start collaborating.

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Artists, Community, Opportunity

Six Platforms I think you should know about if you’re a creative.

The rise of platforms and inclusive spaces have increased, and I love that we are taking control of our own narratives and/of the Arab world. Here are a few platforms I personally think you need to know about and follow!

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Artists, Interview

Jaffar Al Haddad tells us more about his documentation of Manama through photography and his blog ‘Urban Journey’

  Jaffar Al haddad is an Architecture student, a visual artist and a blogger. Jaffar continues to explore and document Manama through his camera lens in hopes to attract people of this generation to Manama’s rich culture.

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