DUBAI: Saudi designer Arwa Al-Banawi recently released her 2019 Ramadan collection and it’s refreshingly edgy and urban — the ideal choice for a hipster-inspired iftar. Having grown up between Jeddah and Switzerland, and now based in Dubai, the designer’s jet set upbringing is evident in her eclectic style. Al-Banawi began her journey into fashion as…
What We Are Reading Today: The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez by Aaron Bobrow-Strain The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez is a very well researched book that uses the struggles of one woman to illustrate the bigger picture when it comes to problems of immigration policies. It is a rich, novelistic tale of…
Startup of the Week: House of Honey: Offering nature’s health tonic in its purest form Honey is nature’s gift to humanity. With so much reliance on commercial medicines and antibiotics, it is easy to overlook the amazing antiseptic and antibacterial properties that honey contains. Rich in antioxidants, honey has many benefits linked to cardiovascular health,…
DUBAI: The great thing about this recipe is that it can be made ahead of time and kept frozen, then just brought out an hour or so before being needed and its quickly fried to break the fast. It really is a simple recipe and the walnuts can easily be omitted in case of any…
DUBAI: You may not have heard of Serb Studio yet, but the modest fashion brand has already dressed famous YouTuber Haifa Beseisso — the Palestinian-American force behind “Fly with Haifa” — as well as Saudi-born Lujain Abulfaraj, co-founder and designer of Twothirds Design Studio. One of its outfits has also been spotted on UAE-based modest…
Author Mitchell Zuckoff captures the stories of 9/11 in a way that has not been done before. Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York; at the Pentagon; and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Fall and Rise is a mesmerizing, minute-by-minute account of that day. Zuckoff’s accounts of the attack, the victims, and the…
DUBLIN: Sarajevo is one of those places that everyone has heard of, even if not everyone knows where it is. During the Balkans war, the Bosnian capital became a byword for suffering, then defiance, then hope, and even now it’s somewhat hard not to associate it with its famous siege. But Sarajevo is a thriving…
DUBLIN: Sarajevo is one of those places that everyone has heard of, even if not everyone knows where it is. During the Balkans war, the Bosnian capital became a byword for suffering, then defiance, then hope, and even now it’s somewhat hard not to associate it with its famous siege. But Sarajevo is a thriving…
BAGHDAD: Every evening at the Muntada Al-Masrah theater on Baghdad’s Rashid street, the cast and crew of the first TV drama filmed in Iraq in seven years take their places among the rooms and courtyard of this 19th-century building and shoot new scenes of their highly-anticipated series.The arts are coming to life again in Baghdad,…
DUBAI: Lebanese influencer Nathalie Fanj explored the stunning scenery of Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ula over the weekend and documented her trip on Instagram. Fanj was wowed by the ruins of Mada’in Saleh, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that features well-preserved, rock-cut tombs and monuments dating back to the Nabatean period. The influencer took her 480,000 Instagram…
DUBAI: Lebanese influencer Nathalie Fanj explored the stunning scenery of Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ula over the weekend and documented her trip on Instagram. Fanj was wowed by the ruins of Mada’in Saleh, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that features well-preserved, rock-cut tombs and monuments dating back to the Nabatean period. The influencer took her 480,000 Instagram…
‘Knock Down the House’ filmmaker wants to ‘encourage political participation’ DUBAI: American documentary “Knock Down the House” created a buzz in the film industry when it had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The film, about four female US primary candidates, has an approval rating of 100 percent on review site…
ABU DHABI: More than five decades after the world’s first photograph was produced with a camera, an army engineer ventured to the ancient city of Makkah and made history by chronicling the Muslim world’s holiest site on film for the first time. Egyptian-born Muhammad Sadiq Bey had traveled several times to western Saudi Arabia’s Hijaz…
Images of Syria’s destroyed heritage revealed in London exhibition that ‘journeys through Islamic world’ LONDON: A treasure trove of historical photographs and postcards reflecting the rich social and cultural diversity of the Islamic world is currently on show in London in an exhibition organized by the Barakat Trust and Asia House. The amazing images in “Departures:…
DUBAI: Gordon Ramsay’s television shows have been supremely successful — thanks in large part to his ‘fiery’ on-camera persona and liberal use of swear words — and have transformed the Scottish chef into a global culinary icon. But beyond the world of showbiz, Ramsay is a shrewd businessman; a restauranteur who has well and truly…
ABU DHABI: More than five decades after the world’s first photograph was produced with a camera, an army engineer ventured to the ancient city of Makkah and made history by chronicling the Muslim world’s holiest site on film for the first time. Egyptian-born Muhammad Sadiq Bey had traveled several times to western Saudi Arabia’s Hijaz…
ABU DHABI: More than five decades after the world’s first photograph was produced with a camera, an army engineer ventured to the ancient city of Makkah and made history by chronicling the Muslim world’s holiest site on film for the first time. Egyptian-born Muhammad Sadiq Bey had traveled several times to western Saudi Arabia’s Hijaz…
Throughout history, China has maintained one of the world’s richest built civilizations. The nation’s architectural achievements range from its earliest walled cities and the First Emperor’s vision of city and empire, to bridges, pagodas, and the 20th-century constructions of the socialist state. In this beautifully illustrated book, Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt presents the first fully comprehensive…
Throughout history, China has maintained one of the world’s richest built civilizations. The nation’s architectural achievements range from its earliest walled cities and the First Emperor’s vision of city and empire, to bridges, pagodas, and the 20th-century constructions of the socialist state. In this beautifully illustrated book, Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt presents the first fully comprehensive…
Throughout history, China has maintained one of the world’s richest built civilizations. The nation’s architectural achievements range from its earliest walled cities and the First Emperor’s vision of city and empire, to bridges, pagodas, and the 20th-century constructions of the socialist state. In this beautifully illustrated book, Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt presents the first fully comprehensive…
