Arts & Culture

Rim Battal: exposing the dark side of gendered rituals through the beauty of the female body

20 August, 2020

Written by Lizzy Vartanian Collier Image: From series 'Alterer/Desalterer', courtesy of Rim Battal. This piece is from the ‘Weddings & Marriages’ issue (h...

Arts & Culture 112 min read

Mykki Blanco: on the power of reclaiming, Marriage, and Palestine.

11 July, 2020

Interview by Shukri Lawrence Sitting Editors: Eliza Marks and Khalid Abdel-Hadi Photographed by: Omar Braika Creative Direction by: Shukri Lawrence Makeu...

Arts & Culture 123 min read

Digital Clubbing: Turkish Queers Claim the Internet during COVID-19

19 June, 2020

Written By Tunay Altay Featured Image: courtesy of Club Coweed. This piece is from the ‘Weddings & Marriages’ issue (here) After a fun night ...

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Meeting Meer: The Iraqi rapper’s alter ego asserts her Arab identity

19 June, 2020

Interview by Shukri Lawrence Copy Edited by Eliza Marks Photographed by Aleyna Martinez Watching Meer’s videos for the first time is an experienc...

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ZĀN: The Soulful Pakistani-Australian Artist Who Has Us Swooning

4 April, 2020

Written by R. K. Copy Edited by Eliza Marks Photographed by Tasha Faye At times, it seems as if there are too many compelling artists out there t...

Arts & Culture 47 min read

Intibint: Subverting attitudes towards Arab girl stereotypes through art and music

30 March, 2020

Written by Lizzy Vartanian Collier Copy Edited by Eliza Marks Photographed by Jan Liet You may be familiar with the phrase “inti bint.” For those...

Arts & Culture 28 min read

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