Tags: Interview

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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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Art
Interview

The Egypt You Will Never Find On a Postcard: Meet Illustrator Amira Tanany

Saudi landscapes, Japanese mythology, and Egyptian folklore — inside the worlds of Amira Tanany’s illustrations

by Barbara Yakimchuk12 Sept 2026
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Art
Dubai

Inside Precarious Beings: Your Exhibition Homework, Done

Talking to the artist behind Tashkeel’s new exhibition, on view until October 11

by Barbara Yakimchuk10 Sept 2026
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Music
Interview

'distance minimaliste': Evenings for Music You Have Probably Never Heard Before

Come to hear music on a proper sound system and discover tracks that might otherwise stay buried in DJs’ and diggers’ collections

by Alexandra Mansilla6 Sept 2026
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Art
Interview

Why Do Miriam Dema’s Paintings Keep Coming Back To the Table?

On leaving art, finding her way back, and the grandmother who still lives in her paintings

by Barbara Yakimchuk5 Sept 2026
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Dubai
Interview

Fuad And Raha, Duette+: “We Are Programming Reasons For People To Come Back”

How Raha and Fuad turned a private rooftop community into one of Dubai’s buzziest creative spaces

by Alexandra Mansilla4 Sept 2026
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Art
Interview

Karma Bint Abbas: “Whatever I Am Going Through, Art Is What I Come Back To”

From the school desk to a New York solo show: Karma Bint Abbas on finding her own artistic language

by Barbara Yakimchuk19 Aug 2026
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Interview
People

For Claudette: How Raya Kassisieh Keeps Her Grandmother’s Memory Alive

The true stories behind Raya’s masterpieces: Heavy Petals, Heavy Petals II, and Wharda

by Alexandra Mansilla13 Aug 2026
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Photography
Interview

Meet Ishaq Madan: The Photographer Bridging Bahrain And the Rest Of the World

Bahrain, stereotypes, sonder and a little rule-breaking: inside Ishaq Madan’s world of photography.

by Barbara Yakimchuk12 Aug 2026
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Art
Interview

How Research Turned Fashion Into Art: Talking To Nour Hage

How childhood curiosity, Beirut's revival and a love of textiles led Nour Hage to contemporary art

by Barbara Yakimchuk9 Aug 2026
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Art
Interview

Abdulmohsen Al Rowais: “I Am Trying To Be Part Of History”

In Abdul's hands, an old photo becomes a message to the future

by Alexandra Mansilla2 Aug 2026
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Art
Interview

Searching For Libya's Collective Identity Thousands Of Years Back: Meet Shefa Salem

The contemporary Libyan artist on war, prehistoric rock art, and why the past may hold the key to the present

by Barbara Yakimchuk31 Jul 2026
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Interview
People

Building a Platform For Omani Youth. Interview With Nadeen Al Towaiya

From an Instagram page to a new creative movement in Oman

by Alexandra Mansilla29 Jul 2026
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Art
Interview

Ahmad Tallaa: What We Live Through Becomes Visible

The face becomes a living archive, preserving the emotional traces of experiences that time can't fully erase

by Alexandra Mansilla12 Jul 2026
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Art
Interview

Finding Calm In Islamic Geometry: Talking To Noor Abuissa

Qatari artist Noor Abuissa on building Qatar's art scene — and becoming part of it

by Barbara Yakimchuk11 Jul 2026
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People
Art

Sometimes Feeling Small Is Exactly How We Grow: The Story Of Mays AlMoosawi

You have probably seen her colourful women before. Now it is time to meet the Omani artist who creates them

by Barbara Yakimchuk3 Jul 2026
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Interview
Cycling

How WMN Moving FWD Is Changing Women’s Cycling In The UAE

Lynsey Usher on cycling, confidence, community and why women need safe spaces to move forward

by Sofia Brontvein1 Jul 2026
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Photography
Art

Building Human Connections Through Photography. Interview With Annissa Durar

From the mountains of Peru to the villages of North Africa, photography became a way to tell human stories

by Alexandra Mansilla30 Jun 2026
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Interview
People

Abdulrahman Al-Sahli, Photographer: "Makkah Has Been My Greatest Teacher"

Twenty years, and Abdulrahman Al-Sahli still feels he has only scratched the surface of Makkah. Why?

by Barbara Yakimchuk27 Jun 2026