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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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Art
Interview

Hana El-Sagini on "Plot Twist": A Project About Resilience At Art Basel

How the artist muted her bronze and turned a material built for monuments into something fragile

by Alexandra Mansilla12 Jun 2026
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Art
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Artists Who Explore Nostalgia In Their Work

From cassette tapes to breathing palm-frond trees — four Saudi artists on what it means to hold on to the past

by Alexandra Mansilla9 Jun 2026
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Dubai
Abu Dhabi

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, June 9–15

Art that carries river memories, a jewelry launch, a new Pilates studio on the Palm, and a Friday night worth staying out for

by Alexandra Mansilla8 Jun 2026
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Art
Photography

Mous Lamrabat: “What I Kept Hidden Was the Work I Was Meant To Make”

The key people in Mous's life, how Mousganistan has evolved, and a little bit about AI

by Alexandra Mansilla7 Jun 2026
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Dubai
Restaurants

Even Tastier In Summer: What Dubai's Restaurants Have In Store for Us

Food lovers, we have got good news. There are plenty of reasons to book a table this summer

by Alexandra Mansilla5 Jun 2026
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Mental Health
Living

Life Is Constant Movement: How Not To Lose Direction

Practical advice from local creatives on finding balance in a world that never stands still

by Alexandra Mansilla3 Jun 2026
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Travel
Mental Health

A Drive To Al Qudra That Changed the Way I Think

A story about a person who missed an exit and ended up on a drive that changed their life

by Alexandra Mansilla2 Jun 2026
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Dubai
Events

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, June 2–8

A major fashion pop-up, Arab Cinema Week at Cinema Akil, Secta's summer season launch, and more

by Alexandra Mansilla1 Jun 2026
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Mental Health

Why Do We Feel Tired Even When We Do Nothing?

And by the way, is there ever a moment during the day when we do absolutely nothing?

by Alexandra Mansilla1 Jun 2026
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Living

Do We Really Need to Stay Outside the Box?

Should creativity exist beyond familiarity, or should it be authentic to the creator first and foremost?

by Alexandra Mansilla30 May 2026
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Photography
Art

Her Grandmother Is Her Muse. Interview With Salma Jourani

How a photographer explores what it means to be seen at any age and why joy is what style is really about

by Alexandra Mansilla28 May 2026
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Photography
Technologies

When the Car Becomes the Main Character Of the Image

And why it is a marriage made in heaven when you place a car next to architecture

by Alexandra Mansilla27 May 2026
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Dubai
Events

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, May 26–June 1

Eid al-Adha week is here: London burgers, a Moist Paper Party, a morning run and a whole lot more

by Alexandra Mansilla25 May 2026
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Art
Interview

Alien Arabic Between Tragedy And Comedy. Interview With Yehia Moldan

What stories does Yehia try to tell through his symbols — and whose stories are they?

by Alexandra Mansilla24 May 2026
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Mental Health
Health

The Long Way to Yoga: From Burnout To Herself. Story of Suelen Oliveira

How yoga became the thing that helped Sue stop surviving and start actually living

by Alexandra Mansilla21 May 2026
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Photography
Interview

Youssef Sherif: “Photography Is A Way To Process What I Carry Inside”

What began as a private outlet to process emotions and vulnerability gradually became something larger

by Alexandra Mansilla20 May 2026
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Art Dubai
Interview

Art Dubai 2026 Had a Secret Show. What Was It?

Inside "Nexus" — a one-day exhibition about Dubai, transience, and the people who pass through the city

by Alexandra Mansilla19 May 2026
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Art
Events

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, May 19–25

Emirati cinema, giant moons, truffle burgers and everything in between

by Alexandra Mansilla18 May 2026
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Photography
People

Photographers Redefining What Tunisia Looks Like

They show Tunisia through a deeply personal lens — shaped by memory, emotion, and home

by Alexandra Mansilla17 May 2026
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Art
Art Dubai

Yutaro Inagaki: “For Me, the Main Theme Right Now Is Survival”

What meanings does a Japanese artist hide behind oversized black puffer jackets and keyboard dogs?

by Alexandra Mansilla15 May 2026