Culture

The creative economy, design, media and cultural production across MENA.

Dubai Fashion Week’s Real Test Comes After the Runway

Dubai Fashion Week can generate attention. Its larger test is whether designers leave with orders, production confidence and a path…

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Can Gulf Craft Scale Without Becoming Souvenir Economics?

Public programmes are bringing new attention to Gulf artisans. Building a real creative industry will require pricing power, distribution and…

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Who Owns the Cultural Layer of Arab-Language AI?

Arabic AI raises questions about dialects, cultural data, creative rights and who gets to define reliable regional intelligence.

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Can Digital Art Become a Real MENA Industry?

New museums are expanding the audience for digital art. A viable industry will require collectors, rights frameworks, preservation skills and…

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