Gulf countries

Kaynuna: Interview with Mohammad Kassem on Kuwait’s Pavilion

Kaynuna: Interview with Mohammad Kassem on Kuwait’s Pavilion

A conversation with Mohammad Kassem, co-curator of the Kuwait Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.

AUGUST 1, 2025 • By Georgina Van Welie
“Bleating”—a short story by Eman Al Yousuf

“Bleating”—a short story by Eman Al Yousuf

After many years of being tormented, a man finally seeks revenge against past aggressors who have long since...

JULY 4, 2025 • By Eman Al Yousuf
“The Stranger”—a Short Story by Hany Ali Said

“The Stranger”—a Short Story by Hany Ali Said

Far from home, in inhospitable conditions, an unlikely friendship is struck.

APRIL 2, 2023 • By Hany Ali Said
The Gaze of the Sci-fi Wahabi

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...

APRIL 2, 2023 • By Sophia Al-Maria
Home is a House in Oman

Home is a House in Oman

The daughter of an Indian expatriate family in Oman discovers that the only home she's ever yearned for...

MARCH 5, 2023 • By Priyanka Sacheti
Reflections on Abu Dhabi and the U.A.E. at 50

Reflections on Abu Dhabi and the U.A.E. at 50

The powerhouse United Arab Emirates has just fêted 50 years as a country, and 10-year resident Deborah Williams...

DECEMBER 13, 2021 • By Tiyo Attallah Salah-El
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