Soukayna

In conversation with Sarah Sadia Daoui, Tasneem 'Neem' Sarkez flips through books and mementos in her NYC artist studio, sharing both personal anecdotes of her work's amalgamated reference to traditional and modern Arab poetics. 

In Palestine, living a living history does not mean that you know what the next day will bring. Yasmeen of Nöl Collective writes about the rituals of the earth, memory and resistance in Palestine.

Using hair as an archiving tool, Soukayna explores the crevices of their identity, family’s history, and what it means to embrace yourself fully.

Following the release of WhatsApp’s documentary ‘We Are Ayenda’, we caught up with Afghan footballers Fatema Erfani and Farkhunda Muhtaj to discuss the human rights restrictions on women in Afghanistan, why recognition from FIFA is paramount and their hopes for the future of football.

Zilzal's humorous two-part video series, 'Asrar el Nagah,' playfully dissects gender roles in Egypt and beyond, highlighting pre and post-marital pressures on women, while celebrating culture. 

Writer Tamaa Almashama takes us through artist Kasra Jalilipour’s work and research into Taj al-Sultanah’s memoirs, and how they allowed room for speculative fiction to exist using a queer lens into Iranian queer history within the Iranian LGBTQIA+ diaspora. 

Lebanese designer Therese Raffoul bites back with an editorial exploring themes of female aggression, rage, fury and revenge. We delve into Therese Raffoul’s collaboration with Photographer Yasmina Hilal.