By Khaled Sedki of Interruptions Previously published on Interruptions Blog It is now official! Arabs are exotic, again! But while Edward Said tried to explain the first Orientalist hype as a distribution of geopolitical awareness on the grounds of Western domination over the Orient; this new ‘exotic’ craze is really all about falafel! Falafel and [...]

Written by Dina Khawaldeh, Interruptions It was a clear day. A screen in front of me was merely shining with the red numbers that are gradually increasing as the music of Fairuz rose across, the play of sunbeams and clouds created a general fuzziness that gave way to the particles forming patterns; Ones that I [...]

Written by Nader Gammas, Interruptions (Previously published in Interruptions Banana Edition) image courtesy of Interruptions.ning.com Build it, and will they come? Call me a pessimist, but I don’t think Dubai will last too long. I quote Metallica to describe the utopian city: “The brightest flame burns quickest.” Everyone calls it growth, some call it ‘architectural [...]