The Sandy Times

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Art 2025: What To Look For And How To Navigate It All

Get ready to be overloaded with art in the best way possible

by Alexandra Mansilla

19 Nov 2025

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, November 18–24

Secta Open Air, NOMAD, Indian Independent Film Festival, and more

by Alexandra Mansilla

17 Nov 2025

Abu Dhabi

NOMAD Lands In Abu Dhabi For the First Time. A Landmark Moment For the Region

What this debut edition brings and what it could mean for the design landscape of the Middle East

by Alexandra Mansilla

17 Nov 2025