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Cadillac x Gulf Music Festival
[split] You’ve been playing regularly in Dubai for over a decade. How have you seen the music scene change? I’ve been playing in Dubai for 12 years. When I got here the scene was very different – there...
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Brick by Brick
Continue reading [split] ‘This building has become a landmark in the area – people really like it,’ says Alireza Zahed, the contractor and building’s owner. ‘In fact, one of the residents told me that...
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Disarming Design
Continue reading [split] A large part of the organisation’s work takes place under the auspices of the International Academy of Art Palestine, located in an old renovated house in a suburb of Al...
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The Hunting Trip
Continue reading [split] Where did you shoot this series? It was in the west Bekaa Valley, around two hours from Beirut. I don’t remember exactly which town we went to that day, but it was close to Al...
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Cadillac x Gulf Music Festival
[split] You work on a lot of different projects – is there anything that connects them all together? They all have their specific sounds and atmosphere but the link is how I minimise the music. I take...
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The Algeria Issue Mixtape
[split] What’s on a Radio Tashweesh mix? Radio Tashweesh is a mensual podcast that I release over SoundCloud. It’s sound poetry: a mix of music, film samples and other sounds from all over the Arab...
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The Camp in the Clouds
Continue reading [split] How did you end up in Jangal-e Abr? This trip was the first and last time I’ve been to Jangal-e Abr. My friend called and invited me to go camping. She told me that she was...
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The RUKH Revolution
Continue reading [split] In our digital age, establishing a print magazine, especially an independent one, is always an ambitious endeavour. RUKH however, was not the product of a desire to engage a...
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24 Hours in Kuala Lumpur
Continue reading [split] A city that’s truly come into its own since Malaysia’s independence in 1957, KL refuses to let the ubiquitous concrete development that’s sweeping Asia turn itself into a same...
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The Quiet Emirate
Continue reading [split] Why is Ras al Khaimah particularly meaningful to you? This place is really special to me because it’s where my dad grew up. We have a house there and we used to go to visit my...
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Aya Metwalli
[split] Aya Metwalli is an Egyptian singer/songwriter based in Cairo, writing Arabic originals that hang somewhere between folk, post-folk and anti-pop. Lately, she has been experimenting with...
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The Magic of Mate
Continue reading [split] The Guaraní, an indigenous people of South America, were the first known to drink mate. Guaraní legend states that mate is a drink of friendship; it was offered to the...
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The Berber Cowboy
Continue reading [split] How did you hear about Morocco’s ‘Berber cowboy’? Last spring, my best friend and I wanted to go horse riding. We were looking for a place in Morocco that isn’t very touristy,...
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Buried in the Alps
Continue reading [split] ‘Until recently, the Muslim deceased were, with few exceptions, transferred to their country of origin for burial,’ says Gottfried Brändle, the mayor of Altach – a town that’s...
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Sleepless in Marrakech
Continue reading [split] Overlooking an emerald tiled courtyard with a grove of banyan, bamboo, orange and palm trees at its centre, Ayron’s patio is her own little paradise. ‘It’s like Brazil...
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Tinariwen
[split] Formed in 1982, Tinariwen is a group of Tuareg-Berber musicians from the Sahara region of Northern Mali. 'Imidawen Ahi Sigdim,' a track combining gritty guitars and soulful Tamasheq dirges, is...
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Signs of the Times
Continue reading [split] Khaled’s business has been situated in Jabal Al Nuzha, where Alazaat’s parents live, for decades. Two years ago, his small shop was little more than a discrete, somewhat...
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24 Hours in Constantine
Continue reading [split] All over town, civic boosters are underway to assert this authoritative new title – a more deserved moniker than the city’s current, somewhat lazy nickname: ‘city of bridges’....
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From Beirut with Love
Continue reading [split] Today, this breakfast favourite, often topped with zaatar or cheese, is a staple in Lebanese culture. With a consistency that’s often compared to pizza, it’s now served 24/7 as...
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