Arabic Numerals, Issue 1

A bilingual (and double-sided) magazine from part of the team behindSafar Journal, Al Hayyagrounds itself in ‘intersectional feminist resistance and transregional solidarity’, reporting on the work, interests and strife of woman in the context of Southwest Asia and North Africa. Their fourth issue marks ‘a reset for Al Hayya in tone, in mission, in reach.’ Visually, there’s a shift […]

Creativity, ideas, talent. The Middle-East is taking a step away from evening-gowns and all things glitter. Communal art space in Dubai, androgynous collections made in Bahrain, multiple design formations displayed in universities across the Gulf countries: a fresh gust of innovation is hitting the region, a contemporary mix between daring concepts and an Oud-infused atmosphere. […]

Brownbook is the essential guide to the contemporary Middle East and North Africa featuring beautiful photography and original artwork with in-depth stories and interviews on architecture, food, travel and other culture. In this issue: For this latest thick-bodied issue, the magazine heads home to Dubai—a city certainly not lacking in its murky connotations of luxury […]

Not the Harvard-produced satire of the ’60s, Monocle reports the parts of international affairs, policy, culture and social trends that are relevant to people also interested in furniture design, exotic travel…..