
Rita Malek Is Building a Home Out of Sound
The Kuwaiti-based artist is rewriting what it means to be an Arab woman in music, one note, one boundary, and one raw emotion at a time.
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The Kuwaiti-based artist is rewriting what it means to be an Arab woman in music, one note, one boundary, and one raw emotion at a time.

Art beyond borders

When I received the email inviting me to interview Dana Salah, I did two things: I turned up her song already playing on my laptop, and I called my mum.

When you ask Magnum Ghandour to describe his music, he’s less likely to offer up genres or influences than he is to talk about emotion, flow, feeling, frustration, even. The Lebanese-born, genre-defying artist isn’t here to fit into categories.

Like many of you, I first came across Mai on my phone, following her bright smile, funny videos, and her candid videos with her mum. But it wasn’t until I saw a video of her friend cutting her beautiful hair - raw, unfiltered, deeply real - that I realised there was so much more to her than what we usually see on a screen.

The original ‘Dubai Chocolate’ co-founder Sarah Hamouda enjoys taste-testing new flavours

Huda Kattan. If you're reading this. Will you please grace our cover?

In this exclusive interview with Zenith, Sarah Malik opens up about her inspiration, the journey from law to luxury, and what lies ahead for her fast-rising fashion house.

From spending her childhood in the kitchen with her aunts to founding Satiate Luxe, Tadiwa Tendayi’s passion for cooking has been a constant throughout her life. What started as a love for food blossomed into a career defined by creativity,…

Pierre Carnet’s bringing a fresh beat to Dubai’s creative scene. In a city where sound often precedes sight, it’s easy to overlook the profound influence that music and sound design have on our lives. Yet, the decisions we make daily—whether…