In This Issue
This Issue explores everything change-related. We couldn’t think of a better theme to dedicate our September issue to than change.
Features
The films keeper: The Emirati woman on a mission to change perspectives through cinema
Butheina Kazem is the force behind Cinema Akil, the Arabian Gulf Region’s first art house cinema.
Arts and Culture
The Dubai you don’t see in the media
Most images of Dubai are of buildings or a couple of photos of camels or falcons — which is not at all representative of life here.
Altering reality one artwork at a time
“Good art, I believe, does not answer questions so much as it raises new ones.”
How change is affecting Khaleejis’ psyche
When we transition from single to married or married to divorced, from employed to unemployed, from old job to new job, we become more vulnerable to mood disorders.
Starting over again at 30
Abdulla quit his job and decided to start over again at the age of 30.
Creative
Fiction: Day 281
“Living had become a burden, ever since she had committed the murder.”
Fiction: The lives collector
“I looked up and saw other prisoners in the jars above and across from me, pressing their hands against their ears and shutting their eyes; kids my age that are trapped for eternity like me.”
Travel
Five reasons why Bali is perfect for female travellers
The Balinese are highly religious and believe that Bali is at the centre of the universe, a place perfect for healing the soul, and healing it did!
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