Culture
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, September 22–28
Alserkal Avenue is reopening its galleries, Secta is closing summer season, and more
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Your Egyptian Folklore Crash Course, Told Through Four Artworks
Amira Tanany, a Saudi-Egyptian artist, explains the cultural and personal layers behind her work
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How To Visit a Mosque In the UAE: Dress Code, Etiquette And What To Expect
A practical guide to visiting UAE mosques respectfully
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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
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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
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, September 15–21
Art, pasta, Kusama, and a very good party (actually, anti-party)
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Pine Tree As the Thread Between Two Worlds: Inside Beirut’s New Exhibition
Curator Muriel Asmar takes us inside Echoes of Existence, sharing the stories behind the works
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Inside Precarious Beings: Your Exhibition Homework, Done
Talking to the artist behind Tashkeel’s new exhibition, on view until October 11
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The Cultural Season Is About To Begin: What To Look Forward To This Autumn
From museum exhibitions to design fairs and live performance
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, September 8–13
A fox-filled pastry pop-up, a listening night for people who actually want to listen, and more
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Your Cultural Calendar Is Full: What To See At NYUAD This Autumn
Dance until your legs object, discover Arab cinema and become into contemporary art
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You Have Seen Zayed National Museum. But Have You Been Inside?
Inside Zayed National Museum: what I would stop for, skip past and look twice at
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, September 1–6
A new wellness club, Scorsese at Cinema Akil, design finds, and pottery classes fill the week ahead
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Syria Has Never Had an Art Week. That Changes This September
47 artists, one mysterious Damascus landmark and Line Kouwatli on a new chapter for Syrian art
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The UAE Music Calendar: What To Catch Before 2026 Ends
Electronic chaos, Arabic pop royalty, cinematic scores and a few very big names — consider your music plans sorted
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The Rise of Mixed-Use Communities in Gulf Cities
From Dubai to Riyadh, a new generation of neighbourhoods is making everyday life a little less dependent on the car
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What Does It Take To Design a Medal Worth Racing For?
Talking to Ibrahim Zaki, the designer behind the Abu Dhabi World Triathlon Multisport Championships medal
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, August 25–30
This week starts with matcha and ends with match. Why not?
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Where Women Find Support In the UAE
Places that help women navigate change, uncertainty or a difficult chapter
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MENA Local Heroes: Listen Now To Made In the Emirates Vol. II
The fourth STR x Apple Music playlist celebrates the UAE’s electronic underground, curated by Shadi Megallaa