Saudi Arabia
News

it’s finally legal for women to drive in saudi arabia
Yesterday was the first day Saudi women could legally take to the driving wheel — a monumental move for the notoriously oppressive country.
Georgie Wright
6.25.18
News

black panther is the first film to be screened in saudi arabia for 35 years
This film won't stop breaking records!
Roisin Lanigan
4.6.18
News

skateboarding saudi feminists are using music to demand equal rights
Following a petition calling for the Saudi government to end male guardianship laws, a new music video is calling for gender equality with skateboards, feminist lyrics, and a cardboard cut-out of Donald Trump.
Hannah Ongley
1.3.17
Culture

why abdullah qandeel is saudi arabia’s unlikely arts saviour
Abdullah Qandeel might be the enfant terrible of Saudi Arabian art -- he's been arrested twice for vandalism -- but he's also doggedly determined, an incredibly talented painter and a cultural progressive trying to make himself heard in a country known...
Karim Kattan
Karim Khan
4.23.16
News

marvel at this study of saudi arabian neon
NOUR, photographer Céline Stella’s new book, looks at the lights in the country’s design, architecture, vehicles and life.
Stuart Brumfitt
5.25.15
Art

evaluating the middle east art scene
The Middle East has always produced seminal artists, but with the magical combination of a few key players, the scene is about to go interstellar.
Nathalie Olah
Adam Fletcher
10.17.14