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Dubai

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, September 22–28

Alserkal Avenue is reopening its galleries, Secta is closing summer season, and more

by Alexandra Mansilla21 Sept 2026
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Dubai

How To Use Dubai Metro: A Practical Guide To Routes, Fares And Nol Cards

Everything you need to navigate Dubai Metro, from Red and Green Line routes to current fares, nol cards, operating hours and basic rules

by Sana Bun21 Sept 2026
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Art
People

Your Egyptian Folklore Crash Course, Told Through Four Artworks

Amira Tanany, a Saudi-Egyptian artist, explains the cultural and personal layers behind her work

by Barbara Yakimchuk21 Sept 2026
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Living
Heritage

How To Visit a Mosque In the UAE: Dress Code, Etiquette And What To Expect

A practical guide to visiting UAE mosques respectfully

by Sana Bun20 Sept 2026
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Books

What To Read From the Arab World: Contemporary Middle Eastern Authors To Know

Discover Arab writers bringing family stories, fantasy, folklore and fashion into contemporary Middle Eastern reading

by Sana Bun18 Sept 2026
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Design
Dubai

Where To Buy Furniture That Isn't IKEA

For when your home needs a little more personality

by Barbara Yakimchuk18 Sept 2026
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Art

Face To Know: Monira Al Qadiri, From Oil Drills To a Five-Metre Scarab

She turns the machinery and myths of the Gulf into sculptures you are unlikely to forget

by Alexandra Mansilla17 Sept 2026
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Mental Health
Health

Can You Die Of a Broken Heart?

What heartbreak actually does to the body and why the pain is more real than it sounds

by Barbara Yakimchuk17 Sept 2026
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Dubai
Food

Summer Cafés With Indoor Gardens

Leafy Dubai cafés where indoor gardens, greenhouse-inspired spaces and plenty of plants offer an escape from the summer heat

by Sana Bun17 Sept 2026
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Photography
Interview

Looking Back At a Happier Syria With Photographer Hasan Belal

See what those old family photographs can tell us about everything that changed in between

by Alexandra Mansilla16 Sept 2026
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Art
Interview

This Young Iraqi Artist Paints a House He Left Seven Years Ago

Childhood memories, a changing Baghdad and a first solo show — inside the world of Iraqi artist Ali Aqeel

by Barbara Yakimchuk16 Sept 2026
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Music
People

MENA Local Heroes: Listen Now To the Fifth Edition By Karen Beyrouty

A visual, nostalgic and slightly romantic playlist for old souls, dreamers and people who feel too much

by Dara Morgan16 Sept 2026
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