In This Issue
Our Summer Issue is our gift to you to enjoy an engaging read over the longest holiday of the year. We welcome new contributing Khaleeji writers and artists.

Arts and Culture
The summer reads: 4 great works of Arabic literature
Summer is the time to catch up with the reading we had wanted to do all year long.
The Khaleeji rocker building cultural bridges
7 minutes with +Aziz, the leader of Kuwaiti-American indie rock band Kuwaisiana.
The secret to getting inspired
Being in a relaxed state is frequently associated with inspiration and creativity.
Opinion
Her uterus is not your concern.
Sadly, marriage and children are still viewed by many as the epitome to making it in life for women, regardless of all the other great things that they might have achieved.
Are you where you are from?
If our forefathers belonged to a place, then does that automatically mean that we belong to it too?
Resetting my soul through writing
My greatest fear has always been the fear of being ordinary, but now I wonder if what I’m really afraid of is realizing my ultimate potential.
Creative
Fiction: Me after you
The bottle of cyanide falls to the floor with a clank. Empty. Reality crushes in, I hug myself to hold in the broken pieces. Were my hands stained in your blood?
Non-fiction: A devil in disguise
Lost in his anger, he didn’t realise that he had forgotten his initial plan until he heard a thud.
Travel
A Kuwaiti’s guide to the ultimate California road trip!
Here’s an itinerary for an epic California road trip, stopping at some of the highlights.