Cover art: Yellow Days Are Over by Nouf Semari

Issue 22

Dear reader,

We’re thrilled to share Issue 22 with you, which includes artwork and poems that discuss community, racism, mental health, and more. In Issue 22, we talked with artist Aisha Zakiya Islam about navigating the local art scene as a Bangladeshi artist, as well as the themes present in her work. For the Razgi column, Marwa Alqatari takes us in a journey to explore her sketchbooks. We also reflect on our first Kawalees session with Sarah Brahim and Mohammad Alfaraj, as well as everything we learned from Tara AlDughaither in our second Kan yama kan session. We want to conclude with inviting you to submit to our upcoming issues: General Issues and Religion Issue.

We hope you enjoy Issue 22 as much we enjoyed working on it!

- Khaled Alqahtani, Founder + Editor-in-Chief

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On Identity and Elegies: An Interview with Aisha Zakiya Islam

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Razgi

In Issue 22 column of Razgi, Marwa Alqatari takes us in a journey with her to explore what’s within the pages of her sketchbook!

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Visuals + Words

True Self

The Palm Tree

Safe Haven

Poem: A Fallen Petal

Poem: Tintinnabular Notes

We All Bleed the Same Color

Yellow Days Are Over

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Kawalees #1: Sarah Brahim and Mohammad Alfaraj

We held our first session of Kawalees, wherein we watched three Saudi short films in performance, documentary, and more. Learn more about the session here!

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Kan yama kan #2: Self-Narrative in Oral History with Tara AlDughaither

We recently had our second session of Kan yama kan with Tara AlDughaither, wherein we learned about the history of oral history and how to archive immaterial heritage. Learn more about the session here!

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Submit to our upcoming issues!

We release two types of issues: General issues and themed issues. General issues are released monthly, and we accept submissions (literally) 24/7. Themed Issues are released every 3 months, and our upcoming themed issue is the Religion Issue.

General Issues

We believe that art does not come in one shape or medium. We invite all artists who are based in Saudi, regardless of age, nationality, or background, to submit to our General Issues. You’re welcome to submit your work anytime for our monthly general issues here.

Religion Issue

Since our definitions and experiences with religion vary, and different factors contribute to shaping them, we ask you to join us in exploring these unique journeys and practices in our upcoming themed issue: Religion.

Submit your sketches, paintings, collages, photographs, journal entries, articles, videos, and anything in between by April 10, 2021. Press here for more information.