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Doors That Tell Stories Across the Middle East & Beyond
20+ hour, 33+ min ago (504+ words) From the carved cedar entrances of Fez Medina to the coral-stone homes of Muharraq, we explore the doors that have quietly witnessed centuries across MENA. And in cities where history layers itself quietly over centuries, it is these doors that…...
The Home of 'The Richest Girl in the World' is an Islamic Art Museum
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (240+ words) Built for socialite and philanthropist Doris Duke, once "the richest girl in the world, the Shangri La houses over 4,000 artefacts from across the Islamic world. Perched on the waters edge in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is the unlikely…...
This Lebanese Ceramics Studio Values Community Above Product
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (131+ words) This Lebanese Ceramics Studio Values Community Above Product'cairoscene.com Fabrica Design Platform, based in Beirut, redefines how creative industries act as agents of learning, inclusion, and sustainable development in Lebanon. Fabrica Design Platform, a ceramics company based in Beirut, isn't…...
SOM Unveils Contemporary Friday Mosque for Palm Jebel Ali in Dubai
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (193+ words) SOM's Palm Jebel Ali Friday Mosque blends tradition and modern design with a 40m minaret and cascading canopy. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has revealed its design for the Palm Jebel Ali Friday Mosque, planned as the main place of worship and a…...
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies & the Architecture of Continuity
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (786+ words) Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies & the Architecture of Continuity'cairoscene.com The Nile's Riverside Hotel Is a Quiet Rebellion Against Cairo Chaos Egyptian Fintech 'Valu' to Launch Financial Service Platform in Jordan UAE Startup MilkStraw AI Raises $2M in Seed Funding Led…...
Jeddah Culture Square Reimagines the City’s Historic Waterfront
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (262+ words) Jeddah Culture Square Reimagines the City's Historic Waterfront'cairoscene.com Fatima AlAwadhi on Becoming the Youngest Emirati to Summit Elbrus Where to Find the Best Supper Clubs in Egypt " A SceneEats Guide Jeddah Culture Square Reimagines the City's Historic Waterfront Egyptian…...
Bill Willis, The Expatriate Who Shaped Moroccan Modernism
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (215+ words) Bill Willis translated the ancient textures of Marrakech into a new dialect of luxury, designing rooms of sublime contradiction for himself, for Marrakesh and most famously for Yves Saint Laurent. He arrived in Marrakech as so many others did in…...