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ARAB SHOWCASE

The lockdown both defines Gabriel Makhlouf's job as Governor of the Irish central bank and provides a perspective on the decades of movement and upheaval that have brought him where he is today. Courtesy Central Bank of Ireland

Irish bank governor confronts pandemic crisis with perspective

Europe

Syrian refugee Ameen Khayer makes splash in Germany's music scene

Europe

Mohamed Mansour, the billionaire who doesn't measure success in zeroes

World

Leap of faith: Asma Elbadawi shows that Muslim women can jump

World

Shifting identity: Omar Al Qattan on making movies and promoting Arab culture

World
Leila Aboulela, a statistician turned author, unexpectedly found her literary voice with a little help from her mother-in-law after relocating to Aberdeen from Khartoum three decades ago. Courtesy Leila Aboulela

Deviation from the mean: the move that gave Leila Aboulela something to write home about
Covid-19 has proved to be "the great unequaliser" in terms of widening inequality of income, wealth and opportunity, Mohamed El-Erian said. Bloomberg via Getty Images

Cambridge University shaped Mohamed El-Erian’s illustrious career and now he’s giving back

Gala El Hadidi, above in 'Dorina e Nibbio', has been singing as long as she can remember, and believes that her passion for opera was pre-ordained in the womb. Courtesy Gala El Hadidi

From cradle to octave: the music heard in utero that made Gala El Hadidi destiny's child
Yazz Ahmed's Hafla Band perform on stage at the Womad Festival 2018 at Charlton Park in Malmesbury, England. Getty Images

The rhythm of the ancient mariners: how Yazz Ahmed was beguiled by Muharraq's pearl divers
An exterior of Al Saqi Books. Courtesy Al Saqi Books

Something in the water: the compelling tale of London's oldest Arabic bookstore

Books
Dr Lamees Ibrahim has dedicated herself to bringing the country of her birth to the diaspora: 'Iraq is very important to me. It is in my blood. It is in my genes. It is my history,' she says. Courtesy of The Mosaic Rooms

If memory serves: Lamees Ibrahim's quest to dish up the Iraq of her past

World
'I do everything I do out of sense of duty to others,' says Layla Moran of her decision to become a Liberal Democrat politician. She won the seat of Oxford West and Abingdon in 2017. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Why UK politician Layla Moran brought the keffiyeh to the Mother of Parliaments

World
Far from being a masterplan to court multi-media stardom, the motovlogger Royal Jordanian began recording his rides as video postcards for his mother. His YouTube channel now has 1.4 million subscribers and his 1,130 posts have received 307 million views. Courtesy Royal Jordanian

It’s all about the bike: Royal Jordanian's journey back to life

World
Tony Kitous, restaurateur at Comptoir Libanais in Wigmore Street, London. Mark Chilvers for The National

How Tony Kitous went from kitchen hand to top of the food chain

Europe
Professor Nadey Hakim, renowned transplant surgeon, at his Harley Street consulting rooms in London. Mark Chilvers for The National

Anatomy of a Renaissance man: sculptor, musician ... pioneering surgeon

Europe
Georges Elhedery, Co-CEO of Global Banking and Markets at HSBC, beside one of the bronze lions in Canary Wharf, London, that guard the entrance to the bank's global headquarters. Mark Chilvers for The National

Opportunity out of adversity: from mortar-strewn Beirut to steering a banking behemoth in London

Europe
Moe Sbihi knows diversity in rowing is not where it should be.British Rowing

At home in UK and Morocco, Moe Sbihi is not ready to row into the sunset

Europe
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