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“We feel a trend before it becomes mainstream.” The Bokja founders on why storytelling is central to their brand image

Bokja founders Huda Baroudi & Maria Hibri share hilarious anecdotes of their journey and how they’ve built an iconic brand over 25 years.

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Sultan is a man who has worn many hats over the decades—businessman, art collector, activist, academic.

Vilma Jurkute on developing Alserkal Avenue into an arts & culture hub by taking risks on risk-takers

This week, we’re joined by Vilma Jurkute, Director at Alserkal who shares her experience in developing Alserkal Avenue as the leading arts & culture district in the region. She chronicles its evolution from a marble factory owned by the Alserkal family to a collection of art and design galleries, artists’

Zaki Nusseibeh chronicles his personal journey with art & the importance of storytelling in building identities

Zaki Nusseibeh chronicles his personal journey with art & the importance of storytelling in building identities

In our first live conversation at The Lighthouse since launching the podcast, HE Minister of State Zaki Nusseibeh shares personal anecdotes from his childhood in Jerusalem, the early days of the UAE when he worked as a translator for HH Sheikh Zayed and the development of its arts and culture

Middle East Film & Comic Con: Arafaat Ali Khan

In the late 2000s, halfway across the world from the premiere event in the pop culture scene--the San Diego Comic Con--a young man couldn’t understand why the Middle East didn’t have one of these mega events for the aficionados of comic books & pop culture. Pull up a chair

Gulf Photo Plus & Seeing Things: Mohamed Somji

Just as the smartphone was revolutionizing the camera industry post-2007, a young expat was leaving behind his career as a brand marketer to become a photojournalist. Pull up a chair & join our conversation with Mohamed Somji, Director of Gulf Photo Plus & Founder, Seeing Things Photography. Credits Hosted & produced by Chirag

Isobel Abulhoul on building book centric businesses & instilling reading habits in children

Isobel Abulhoul on building book centric businesses & instilling reading habits in children

This week, we’re joined by the CEO of the LitFest Foundation, Isobel Abulhoul, who is at the the center of the UAE & the region’s literary fraternity. Since arriving in Dubai over 50 years ago, she’s launched a prominent bookstore chain, a children’s publishing company and the

Humanity as Refuge

Fabric(ated) Fractures, a collaboration between Samdani Art Foundation and Alserkal at Concrete, Dubai, ran from 9-30 March 2019. The seminal exhibition featured works by 15 artists from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Thailand, and Pakistan, who were also part of the foundation’s Dhaka Art Summit initiative. In this two-part series

Frying Pan Adventures: Arva & Farida Ahmed

How do you go about carving a brand new facet for yourself in a tourism industry saturated by desert safaris? Pull up a chair and join the conversation with Arva & Farida Ahmed of Frying Pan Adventures. Credits Original music composed by Reiner Erlings. Our thanks to HardTalk for their support