SceneNoise • 25th September 2026

Faraj Suleiman On Releasing 'Masaha' & Resisting The Algorithm

'Masaha' started as a song he forgot he'd written, then became two entirely different ones. The Palestinian musician opens up on the double release, and why he refuses to let trends shape his music.

SceneHome • 21st September 2026

Gaza's Green Rock Builds Temporary Shelters From Bricks Made of Rubble

Suleiman Abu Hassanin is not an engineer. Since 2021 he and three other displaced men have self-funded Green Rock, developing a cement-free brick from Gaza's rubble using a Roman technique.

SceneNoise • 19th August 2026

Palestinian DJs Search For a Place to Play in '48

A generation of Palestinian DJs lost the only venue that was theirs, and decided that anywhere they gather counts as ground they hold.

SceneNoise • 24th July 2026

Rola Azar's Music Records Palestinian Emotional History as it Unfolds

She left Palestine after October 7th. Now, Rola Azar performs wherever there's a stage, and guards the part of herself that was never only about the cause.

SceneHome • 12th July 2026

The Story Behind Banksy’s Hotel With "The Worst View in the World"

In 2005, a stranger asked a Bethlehem guide to show him around Palestine. He only found out months later he'd been hosting Banksy. Then, they built a hotel together.

CairoScene • 2nd July 2026

Director Hussein Mardini's Anger is His Engine

The 23-year-old films shaabi dance like ballet and its love stories like cinema, and the whole scene is watching.

SceneSportsME • 16th June 2026

How Rima Abu Rahma Keeps Gaza's Boxing Women Fighting

She took on her own society to build Gaza Boxing Women, facing down threats to burn it to the ground. Now she keeps it alive from thousands of miles away.

SceneNowSports • 2nd June 2026

How Squash Dreamers is Changing Refugee Girls’ Futures in Jordan

In Amman, Squash Dreamers is helping refugee and underserved girls not only graduate from high school, but step onto international squash courts and into universities abroad.

SceneHome • 25th May 2026

What Four Toilets Reveal About Palestinian Refugee Camps

An architect returned to the camp he grew up to trace the evolution of its architecture, from post-Nakba tents to multi-storey buildings, through one of its most overlooked everyday spaces.

CairoScene • 20th May 2026

Gaza Sunbirds Race Towards Freedom in Cairo

After recovering from amputations in Egyptian hospitals, three men met Gaza Sunbirds' Captain Abu Ali. Now, they are training to represent Palestine at the 2028 Paralympics.

SceneHome • 10th May 2026

Beirut’s Albergo Hotel Was Built Upside Down

Built from the rooftop down, this Beirut hotel continued evolving through years of disruption. Now, it invites guests to experience a different one of its 56 distinct rooms on every stay.

CairoScene • 29th April 2026

Yasmeen Abouremeleh Serves Palestinian Olive Oil Wrapped in Hot Pink

30-year-old Yasmeen Abouremeleh put Palestinian olive oil on American shelves in neon packaging, giving people a new way to connect with Palestine beyond the news.

CairoScene • 28th April 2026

WATCH: Full Video of Plestia Alaqad's Book Talk at Diwan

Plestia Alaqad commemorates one year of 'The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience' at Diwan Bookstore, in conversation with Laila Shadid.

CairoScene • 20th April 2026

The Anger of Egypt: Omar El Shoubashy Paints Faces Up the Nile

A year-long journey across Egypt reveals faces shaped by place, pressure and memory, as one painter turns fleeting encounters into layered portraits charged with emotion.

CairoScene • 15th April 2026

Inside the NGO Leading Support for Displaced Palestinians in Egypt

INARA took CairoScene on a tour inside their three main centers, where they provide education, psychosocial support, and medical care to thousands of displaced Palestinian families in Egypt.

SceneHome • 6th April 2026

When Historic Buildings are Restored, Who Pays to Maintain Them?

Restoring heritage is only half the story—what happens after the scaffolding comes down? From Palestine to Egypt, SceneHome traces who funds maintenance once the work is done.

CairoScene • 23rd March 2026

Sara Shamma Rebuilds Syria’s Destroyed Palmyra at the Venice Biennale

Syria is returning to the Venice Biennale with an installation that reflects both the destruction of its heritage during the civil war and hopes for reconstruction.

CairoScene • 21st March 2026

This Foundation is Leading the Fight Against Eating Disorders in Egypt

Neveen Radwan started the Ameera Foundation to provide eating disorder education and care in Egypt, and to prevent what happened to her daughter from happening to anyone else.

CairoScene • 18th March 2026

Plestia Alaqad is Moving Away from Headlines

For the past two years, 24-year-old Plestia Alaqad has been learning how to report on Gaza from afar, while also discovering who she is beyond journalism.

SceneStyled • 15th March 2026

Q&A: Designer Zeighn Talks Identity, Vogue & 'The Palestinian Wedding

"Mama, Baba look, Vogue!" — SceneStyled caught up with fashion designer Zeighn Abu Al-Teen to discuss the making of her thesis look ‘The Palestinian Wedding' and using fashion to platform the cause.