Articles
Gamboo3as: literally big hair news
The extreme lengths young Emirati women go to in a bid to raise their shaylas – as well as a few eyebrows – was the focus of a tongue-in-cheek short film produced by three university friends titled Gamboo'a Revolution
Farah Pandith is giving young US Muslims a voice
Farah Pandith says there should be immediate and specific outreach to young Muslims who feel marginalised.
Shaikha Al Ali is an Emirati Nigella in the making
We sit down with Shaikha Al Ali, the Emirati teenager who already has a popular food blog and has ambitions of writing a cookbook and opening a restaurant.
Hotel Insider: The Conrad New York
An affordable hotel, which is part of the Hilton group, with a fine view of Manhattan.
The cupcake queen Dalia Dogmoch Soubra celebrates all kinds of differences
Dalia Dogmoch Soubra, the chief baker and co-founder of Kitsch Cupcakes, will soon be launching her first cookbook, Food, Love & Life.
Two recipes from the kitchen star Dalia Dogmoch Soubra
Recipes from Dalia Dogmoch Soubra's forthcoming cookbook.
The artists, curators, critics and collectors among the curious company at Art Dubai
Tahira Yaqoob takes a look behind the scenes of Art Dubai and talks to some of its key players – gallerists, artists, critics, collectors and curators – about their roles in the art world.
Art Dubai's Director, Antonia Carver, talks about the importance of local art
With Art Dubai in its third year under the tutelage of Antonia Carver, the annual art fair has grown into a global event and solidified Dubai’s place as a cultural gateway to Asia.
The Syrian artists using their medium as a weapon
Tahira Yaqoob examines the art emerging from the Syrian uprisings and asks whether it is the role of an artist to pin his or her colours to a political cause.
Nora Ephron's Love, Loss and What I Wore in Dubai
Nora Ephron, the rom-com screenwriter behind When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, died last year, but her gentle touch and humour will be explored in a performance of her successful stage play Love, Loss and What I Wore in Dubai this week.
Dubai exhibit features art on paper, a much-neglected medium
An unexpected artistic windfall in the form of two paintings on paper by Anish Kapoor has inspired a Dubai exhibition celebrating the underrated medium, writes Tahira Yaqoob
For a wedding in the UAE call Mr Big Day
The man behind some of the most lavish weddings in the Gulf reveals some of the reasons for his success.
Art Trek: finding inspiration from little-known pockets of the UAE
Local artist Jalal Luqman has organised his fifth Art Trek, bringing artists from the UAE around cities for inspiration for an upcoming gallery exhibit
Burgeoning art scene in Istanbul despite little state funding
Istanbul is enjoying a cultural renaissance, driven in part by a series of wealthy patrons who have reaped the rewards of Turkey's booming economy, writes Tahira Yaqoob.
Polo in full swing in the UAE
How two men are taking the 'sport of kings' to a wider audience.
