The Gaze of the Sci-fi Wahabi
Author of “The Girl Who Fell From the Sky,” Sophia Al-Maria reimagines the future of the Gulf region where she grew up.
Making Movies with the Maestro at the Doha Film Institute
Doha-based filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani profiles prolific DFI veteran film prof Rithy Panh.
“The Icarist”—a short story by Omar El Akkad
Novelist Omar El Akkad recounts a beguiling coming-of-age story set in Doha, where he grew up before the family emigrated to Canada.
Did You Say Doha? (Books to Get You Started On Qatar)
Our top picks on what to read from Qatar.
Doha Street Artist Mubarak Al-Malik’s Fabulous Journey
Qatari street artist Mubarak Al-Malik stays true to his homeland’s heritage and traditions as he takes his signature art worldwide.
The Skinny on Qatar’s National Museum
Impressive art, films, sounds and smells among the ultra modern and ancient treasures housed at the National Museum of Qatar.
Daʼūb: The Tireless Workers of Doha (Photo Essays)
Photographers Zeest Marrium and Mohamed Badarne each captured the lives of Doha construction workers.
Hamad Al Khulaifi: Qatar’s Wildlife Photographer
Bird photographer Hamad Al Khualifi devoted years to documenting the wildlife of Qatar, once reportedly spending two years in the wild to document a Pharaoh Eagle-Owl.
Beautiful Ghosts, or We’ll Always Have Istanbul
Looking for love and her father’s past, a Turkish American journalist haunts the streets of Istanbul before and after Covid.
Hanging Gardens and the New Iraqi Cinema Scene
Laura Silvia Battaglia, on the set of Hanging Gardens, explores the burgeoning Iraqi film scene in Baghdad.
A Conversation with Tunisian novelist Yamen Manaï
Our correspondent in Tunis, Sarah Ben Hamadi, interviews Yamen Menaï, one of Tunisia’s best-selling young novelists.
Sudden Journeys: Paris Arabe
Jenine Abboushi wanders from Paris’ chi-chi 16th to the quartiers populaires of Barbès-Rochechouart and the Goutte d’Or.