Culture
27th December 2021
Travel With Your Senses Featuring Sarah Ben Romdane From Tunis to Mahdia, discover the local lifestyle and culture of Tunisia through the creatives’ lens.
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Miilkiina Artist Spotlight with VZLINE A deep dive of her latest single, The Hill Beyond
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Middle RagedText: Lara Akkari
A personal reflection on the misrepresentation and lack of inclusion for the 40 plus set.
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Prod AntzoulisPhoto: Prod Antzoulis
Presented by Miilkiina: a series of curated photographs by Cypriot-born photographer and creative director Prod Antzoulis.
Read more 22nd November 2021
OUMAYMA TANFOUSPhoto: Oumayma Tanfous
Text: Lara Arbid
Miilkiina presents a gallery of selected photographs by Oumayma Tanfous, the Tunisian-born, New York and Montreal based photographer whose work bridges reality and art.
Read more 21st November 2021
Behind the Lens: Our history in our Palestine Six friends of Miilkiina share their family archives in Historic Palestine.
Read more 15th November 2021
Avah Collective Recommends: 10 Afghan Creatives to Know A round-up curated by the independent and global research collective.
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Al Haraka, Baraka: In Movement is BlessingText: Meetra Javed
A personal reflection on running to heal.
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Into the Garden of e-arthly Delights An exhibition featuring the works of eight artists in and around the GCC, whose work deal with what has fallen in the crevices of the web.
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The Surreal and Subversive Universe of KhajistanText: Harris Gondal
A personal reflection on creative expression in spite of state intervention.
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Fragments of the RevolutionPhoto: Myriam Boulos
Text: Lara Arbid
A gallery of selected photographs by Myriam Boulos.
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Resistance and Revolution in the Arts This conversation aims to discuss the power of art in global movements and to amplify creatives with purpose. Join Miilkiina's Creative Strategist and Lara Arbid (@lararbid), alongside Rhamier Shaka Balagoon (@ready4revolution), Moshtari Hilal (@mooshtarii), Ahmad Zaghmouri (@shabmouri), Yasmina Hilal (@yasminahilal_), Stephanie Sleiman (@pdfsteph), and Sudan Green (@imoutfront) at the roundtable as we discuss resistance and revolution in the arts.
Watch Live 1st June 2021
Cinema from PalestineText: Lara Arbid
A round up of Palestinian films over the years documenting daily life and resistance under occupation.
Read more 31st May 2021
OPEN YOUR PURSE: Where to Donate to Support Palestine Comprehensive list of resources, organizations and causes to support Palestinian liberation.
Read more 4th May 2021
The First LightText: Lara Arbid
Seven friends of Miilkiina share their early morning Suhoor practices, rituals, and traditions throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan.
Read more 29th April 2021
The World of Azura Lovisa: unified and guided by storytellingText: Amėl Meghraoua
How the designer explores otherness and gives precedence to histories that counter dominant narratives.
Read more 6th April 2021
The Return of Art DubaiText: Lara Arbid
Highlights from the anticipated international fair that recovered our connection and senses through art.
Read more 29th March 2021
Smoky Quartz: Kennedi Carter in Conversation with Gouled Ahmed Join Durham-based photographer Kennedi Carter (@internetbby) and stylist Gouled Ahmed (@xawaashking) for another episode of #SmokyQuartz curated by Marcella D. Zigbuo Camara (@mars.is.bored)
Watch Live 29th March 2021
Serheldan and Diaspora AdjacencyText: Saam Niami
Saam Niami explores his heritage through the words and eyes of the juvenile protagonists
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A time for New Beginnings: Nowruz, the Persian New YearText: Naomi Accardi
Six friends of Miilkiina share their rituals, celebrations and Haftseen traditions
Read more 16th February 2021
A RETROSPECT OF ONE OF THE FIRST FEMALE-DIRECTED ARAB FILMS: ‘THE SILENCES OF THE PALACE’, 1994Text: Amėl Meghraoua
In light of the passing of the late Moufida Tlatli on Feb 7th, 2021.
Read more 11th February 2021
Where Did All of The Jamaicans Go?Text: Daniel McIntosh
A tale of two cities through the lens of a Jamaican-Londoner.
Read more 27th January 2021
Anaa Saber Rounds Up Her 10 Favorite Bollywood FilmsText: Anaa Saber
Guest Editor Anaa Saber shares her top 10 favorite Bollywood films. Trust her, you're going to want to add to your watchlist ASAP.
Read more 11th January 2021
Camil Karam’s Yahala Studio and The Sacred Art of CollectingText: Naomi Accardi
The Dubai-based artist and collector filling his space with everything Arab.
Read more 21st December 2020
Miilkiina Music: VOL 002 Playlist Curated by Junior Adesanya The second volume of Miilkiina Music: a playlist curated by creator and founder, Junior Adesanya.
Play now 9th December 2020
Inferno, An Ode To The Ambivalence Of Arab WomanhoodText: Naomi Accardi
If with “Rebirth,” Abir yelled out she’s tired of the constraining narrative surrounding Arab and Muslim women, “Inferno” is the battering ram tearing down those walls.
Read more 9th December 2020
A Seat at the Table With Caláh JonesText: Rhianna Jones
Read on to get to know more about Caláh, her work, and how she keeps it positive and poppin' online.
Read more 8th December 2020
A Seat at the Table With Offshore Agency’s Michael RotimiText: Rhianna Jones
Photography: Tanima Mehrota
Michael Rotimi is melanating a new face of fashion with his POC-exclusive talent agency, Offshore.
Read more 5th December 2020
Miilkiina Music: VOL 001 Playlist Curated by Losez The first volume of Miilkiina Music: a playlist curated by the Algerian musician Losez.
Play now 17th November 2020
Dwelling In The Authentic: Otman Salil’s ‘Le Fils Des Amazones’Text: Amėl Meghraoua
The Franco-Moroccan actor/director debuts a tribute to the beauty of Morocco through his new film.
Read more 13th November 2020
Travel With Your Mouth: Let’s Eat With Zaynab Issa The creative who has her hands in everything (from food to fashion), talks us through her recipe for fried meatballs from her new book, "Let's Eat".
Read more 30th October 2020
Filmmaker Aziz Albraik Shares his List of the Best Horror FilmsText: Aziz Albraik
From Hereditary to A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, here are some of filmmaker Aziz Albraik's favorite horror films to watch this Halloweekend.
Read more 23rd October 2020
Out of the Friendzone, Into A Business PartnershipText: Naomi Accardi
Miilkiina’s founder Nadia Azmy in conversation with Moroccan singer/songwriter ABIR.
Read more 13th October 2020
Is Astrology the Religion of the Youth?Text: Naomi Accardi
A reflection on how astral projection substituted the Catholic faith in my adult age.
Read more 8th October 2020
Katrine Hanna Plays Houdou’ Nisbi Exclusively For Miilkiina The Lebanese-Australian designer Katrine Hanna plays a beautiful rendition of Houdou' Nisbi on her beloved flute.
Watch film 23rd September 2020
Senay Kenfe’s Food for ThoughtText: Naomi Accardi
From organizing fundraisers and successfully supplying material for the only art program in the local school district to synthesizing educational resources into visually stimulating printed matter, down to providing fresh produce to the ones in need during the pandemic, Senay’s philanthropic hustle is a product of the circumstances that raised him.
Read more 15th September 2020
INTERWOVEN, A Project by KOTN and MiilkiinaText: Naomi Accardi
Photos: Malak El Sawi
We partnered up with quality essentials brand KOTN for an editorial campaign to highlight extraordinary Egyptian talent.
Read more 2nd September 2020
Jay James Presents “GLORY”Text: Naomi Accardi
Naomi Accardi takes us frame by frame through this visual masterpiece.
Read more 1st September 2020
Darryl Daley’s BLK Soap Is A Visual, Social Commentary Of The Black ExperienceText: Naomi Accardi
Explore the cinematic masterpiece that is "BLKSOAP".
Read more 1st September 2020
New LanguageText: Tosan Matthews
Tosan Matthews dives into predicting how today's Black Lives Matter organization and activism may shape tomorrow's lens of communcation.
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