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The Reverso keeps turning
There are very few watches that feel as recognisable in 2026 as they did nearly a century ago. The Jaeger-LeCoultre…
GucciCore chapter 4: The Cruise collection
It becomes clearer with every collection that Demna delivers for Gucci that he is telling one continuous story. If I…
How to turn precision into an aesthetic
Luxury watches have always been sold as symbols of control. Precision, permanence, order. But in 2026, our relationship to measurement…
Inside Inanna Reborn’s first runway, with Byredo
Inanna Reborn, a fashion project by Her Highness Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, made its first runway appearance in…
Opinion: We should gatekeep Arab beauty secrets from creators who feed into overconsumption
TikTok beauty creators are infamously good at persuading their followers to purchase a lot of products, so much so, that…
Inside Iman Eldeeb’s mission to build Arab representation on the runway
In the muted light of a casting room, where first impressions speak louder than words, Iman Eldeeb watches a young…
Invisible violence, lasting impact: Technology-facilitated gender-based violence in the MENA region
Online, the ugliest parts of our society don’t disappear; they multiply. Violence, coercion, and exploitation that exist in the physical…
The glow of the phone screen: ethics in filmmaking
This conversation begins in the restless glow of a screen, where images arrive faster than they can be held, and…
Opinion: Who has the right to our stories? The rise of parachute journalism in Lebanon
What doe the presence of foreign journalists in Lebanon mean for local dignity, safety, and the purpose of the work…
Sound and structure: Devon Turnbull in conversation with Wondercabinet
In an era dominated by algorithms, sensational headlines, and endless internet slop, it’s hardly surprising that the average person now…
12 years of Sandbox: Nacelle’s recipe for a world-class festival on home turf
Long before Sandbox Festival became a regional benchmark, Tito El Khachab was hosting events simply to have somewhere to play.…
The hidden Yemeni immigrant genre at the heart of Earl Sweatshirt’s most memed song
Earl produced “EAST” under his “randomblackdude” alias. It had no drums, just a wheezing string loop that kept folding back…
Ruwan Teodros on finding belonging, and herself
Ruwan Teodros came to photography the way many people come to prayer, through crisis. During COVID, when Beirut emptied, and…
The mischief, menace, unruly nature of Affsoongar’s women
There is a very specific charm in Affsoongar’s work that becomes more sentimental the longer you sit with it. Small…
Rays, Ripples, and Residue: Celebrating 421 and the power of contemporary art in Abu Dhabi
For its final weekend, the group exhibition Rays, Ripples, and Residue marks the 10th anniversary of the 421 Art Campus…
Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again Supper Club Experience transforms Dubai into Hell’s Kitchen
Stepping into Chef Halawa’s iconic Casa Falafel on Wednesday night felt less like arriving at a dinner and more like…
Shazad Latif on carving space, Wuthering Heights and “putting pressure back on the big boys”
The world increasingly requires us to live in profound contradiction. Whether it’s political polarisation or identity politics, all forms of…
Such stuff as dreams: Soad Hosni’s image, 25 years on
Rania Stephan opens her essayistic film The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni (2011) with an excerpt from Act IV Scene…
Such stuff as dreams: Soad Hosni’s image, 25 years on
Rania Stephan opens her essayistic film The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni (2011) with an excerpt from Act IV Scene…
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Youth in Empire
Originally published in Dazed MENA Issue 06 | Order Here Borders are impractical, asymmetrical, and facile. They don’t make sense, yet they are among the most violent organising…
You Can’t Rush Yasmine Hamdan
Originally published in Dazed MENA Issue 06 | Order Here It’s going to be impossible to write this without geeking out, I think to myself, digging out my…
Flesh Memory: Valentine Valero in conversation with Êvar Huseynî on the anatomy of an archive
Originally published in Dazed MENA Issue 06 | Order Here While often overlooked, the body is also an archive. It is fleeting, yes, but it’s that very ephemerality…
Ladji Diaby is hexing the art world from within
Originally published in Dazed MENA Issue 06 | Order Here As a kid, Ladji Diaby would watch his mother customise the furniture she brought home, adding fabrics, changing…
Hasan Piker: American Dream(er)
Few things confuse people as much as Hasan Piker’s body. The Twitch streamer, also known as HasanAbi, has taken to wearing suits as a form…
Glyphs: challenging the homogenisation of history
For most of April and May, Galleryske’s airy South Delhi space has been home to the works of three artists: Ali Akbar PN, Tarika Sabherwal,…
Exorcising the ghosts of the region
I was asked to start this piece with an analogy that would help readers en masse understand the argument here:…
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