Non-citizen Gulf residents are rarely depicted in media or literature, but two new novels may change all that.
7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Gaar Adams
As planet temperatures rise, architects in the Middle East eschew Western fixes and revitalize local solutions.
1 AUGUST 2025 • By Iason Athanasiadis
Sophie Kazan Makhlouf challenges misconceptions that an authoritarian government precludes politically-critical cultural production.
10 JANUARY 2025 • By Jelena Sofronijevic
Sophie Kazan reports on the mood of Dubai Art Week this year with a roundup of the UAE...
18 MARCH 2024 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
T.H. Shalaby maps out and questions architectural planning in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By T.H. Shalaby
Rabi Georges reviews and interviews innovative architect Oorvi Sharma in Abu Dhabi.
5 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Rabi Georges
Arie Amaya-Akkermans on the history of war, colonialism, memory and how museums strive to preserve and display artifacts...
21 AUGUST 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Justin Olivier Salhani reviews a new anthology on football and the Middle East just as the World Cup...
21 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Abir Kopty