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Alexandra Mansilla
Always searching for ideas, inspiration, and talented people. In love with cartoons, sun, and Ted Lasso
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Events
Heritage
How We Celebrated New Year As Kids: Memories From Friends Of The Sandy Times
Decorated sticks, tamales, fortune tellers — and the TV always on
by Alexandra Mansilla
19 Dec 2025
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Interview
Art
Mohammed Habib, Photographer: "Horses Are a Mirror of Human Emotion"
A behind-the-scenes look at how the iconic photos of horses in turquoise water were created
by Alexandra Mansilla
18 Dec 2025
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Art
Events
What Artistic Masterpieces Will Define AlUla In 2026?
A first look at the artworks and programmes shaping AlUla Arts Festival 2026
by Alexandra Mansilla
17 Dec 2025
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Art
Interview
The Lexicon Of Girlhood: What Is the 'Girl Parts' Exhibition About?
Through her work, the artist explores how women come to inhabit their bodies
by Alexandra Mansilla
16 Dec 2025
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Events
Dubai
Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, December 16–22
A cinema dome in the mountains, an exhibition that speaks through walls, a secret anti-party, and more
by Alexandra Mansilla
15 Dec 2025
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Interview
Music
Yal Solan: “Ya Enay Kafak Alam Was Born During the War In Beirut”
A Lebanese independent artist on finding a voice — in music, in language, and in times of uncertainty
by Alexandra Mansilla
14 Dec 2025
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Art
People
Middle Eastern Artists Exploring What It Means To Be a Woman
Different artists, different materials, different approaches — one shared theme
by Alexandra Mansilla
12 Dec 2025
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Interview
Photography
Belal Khaled: “Whatever Happens To Us We Will Not Break”
What the war photographer chooses not to show, and how documenting conflict has changed him
by Alexandra Mansilla
11 Dec 2025
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Interview
Sport
PepsiCo Takes F1 Fan Engagement To a New Level. Interview With Mohamed Shelbaya
How can three PepsiCo brands create moments fans will remember forever?
by Alexandra Mansilla
10 Dec 2025
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Events
Dubai
Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, December 9–15
From meteor showers in the desert to fresh pop-ups in the park, Sole DXB, and new voices in film
by Alexandra Mansilla
8 Dec 2025
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Events
Art
UAE Cultural Digest: What To See Before the Year Ends
From the quiet light-and-shadow worlds opening at Louvre Abu Dhabi to Sharjah’s meditative installations
by Alexandra Mansilla
7 Dec 2025
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Art
Interview
The Pool At Louvre Abu Dhabi, Created by the Artist In the Bunny Mask. What Is It?
Jumairy presents Echo, a reflection on inner shadows and childhood memories
by Alexandra Mansilla
7 Dec 2025
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Art
Events
Middle East Art At Miami Design. The Faces To Know
From charred-timber forms to a monumental sculptural sofa
by Alexandra Mansilla
5 Dec 2025
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Art
Heritage
How Contemporary Artists Are Reimagining the Traditional Carpet
Some paint rugs, some deconstruct them, and others turn the carpet into a sculptural or conceptual surface
by Alexandra Mansilla
4 Dec 2025
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Events
Dubai
Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, December 2–8
From a new Alserkal hangout to the Japan Festival and the long-awaited opening of the Zayed National Museum
by Alexandra Mansilla
1 Dec 2025
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Interview
Health
Maywand Jabarkhyl, FBMI: “We Have Put Over 20,000 Children Back In School”
Whose lives have FBMI changed? Whether it is offering work, essential healthcare, or access to education
by Alexandra Mansilla
28 Nov 2025
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Art
Interview
The Endless World Of the Mind. Interview With Hemad Javadzade
Step into the world of this Bojnourd artist, where imagination and reality merge
by Alexandra Mansilla
25 Nov 2025
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Events
Dubai
Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, November 25–December 1
From yoga on electronic beats to a new hidden listening bar
by Alexandra Mansilla
24 Nov 2025
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Art
People
How Artists From the Arab World Talk About Migration In Their Work
From performances to matchbox drawings and maps — how artists think through human movement
by Alexandra Mansilla
23 Nov 2025
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Art
Interview
A Large Luggage Of Books: Inside the Nomadic Library At Zayed Airport
What role can a library play in such a vast space where people are constantly arriving and departing?
by Alexandra Mansilla
20 Nov 2025