EDITOR'S PICK

What Went Down at the Dazed MENA 2025 End of Year Party

You might have seen the stories by now: a red neon-lit warehouse, Jordanian legendary singer Ahmad Al Aly mumbling his way through Reel 2 Real’s I Like to Move It, and a giant inflatable gorilla busting a move smack dab in the middle of IASC’s set. Last night could have been mistaken for bad AI […]

Bella Hadid stars in Dazed MENA’s Anniversary Issue

Celebrating its one-year anniversary, Dazed MENA releases an extra special cover story starring supermodel Bella Hadid. It’s a celebration of firsts. Bella Hadid’s first cover in the region in almost a decade and first DAZED cover, just as her beauty brand Orebella launches in the GCC. Released in two covers, Bella is photographed by Iranian-American […]

Bisan Owda: The storyteller of Gaza channeling the power of youth

Sometimes, amidst the endless noise of media cycles, a single line cuts through and endures, entering collective memory not because it is sanctioned or placated, but because it distils the unbearable urgency of a moment. Bisan Owda’s “I am still alive” is one of them. At just 27 years old, Bisan has become one of […]