Millennial Gulf
Jan 16, 2024
Gender Segregation Tests Kuwait University
Kuwait University's responsibility to educate students for a globalized workforce in conjunction with the younger generation’s more liberal attitudes may lead to a gradual reevaluation of gender segregation rules.

Oct 2, 2023
Head in the Clouds or Outer Space, Pop Icon RexChouk Is Relatable and Hilarious
Anonymous Saudi-born and raised artist RexChouk has captured the attention of viewers worldwide with his humorous depictions of everyday life in the kingdom.

Aug 21, 2023
Meaning in Material: Amani AlThuwaini’s Artistic Mantra
Through her multidisciplinary creative practice, Kuwaiti Ukrainian artist Amani AlThuwaini engages with themes of heritage and history, consumerism, childhood, and ritual.

Jun 20, 2023
Climate Action, Water Scarcity, and Nostalgia: Bahrain at the Venice Architecture Biennale
As new studies emphasize the rising danger of heat exposure in Gulf states, young Bahraini curators Maryam Aljomairi and Latifa Alkhayat pose architectural solutions to air conditioning overuse and waste through the atmospheric exhibition “Sweating Assets.”

Apr 17, 2023
Picking Up Speed: The Rise of Futsal in Bahrain
The Bahrain Futsal Academy, co-founded by Ebrahim Khalil Al Mohammed, rallied its community around a first-of-its-kind youth Ramadan futsal tournament – and it’s only just getting started.

Apr 10, 2023
Islamic Arts Biennale: Saudi Arabia Puts a Spotlight on Global Islamic Art
One year after the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale launched in Riyadh, the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah embraces myriad global traditions of Islamic religious practice and places the city at the center of narratives of pilgrimage, piety, migration, and movement.

Mar 6, 2023
Charting a Path for Cycling the Arab World
Kuwaiti cyclist Abdulrahman Alkhamees hopes to make Arab countries the world’s newest cycling destinations while encouraging audiences to learn about local riders.

Jan 9, 2023
What It Means to be a Woman Crime Fiction Novelist
Best-selling Kuwaiti author Fadwa Al Taweel shares her experiences as a woman crime fiction novelist and offers insight into the state of crime fiction novels in the Arab world.
