A non-fictional short story telling the tale of Shaikha’s experience working in a cake factory in England at the age of nineteen and running into an unexpected relationship.

poetry and proseAliyah Al AwadhiSeptember 6, 2018short story, nonfiction, UAE, England, Work force, Immigration, Love Comment

ARUUA AL SALAMI: "I TEND TO PROJECT MY OWN IDENTITY ONTO MY DRAWINGS."

Aruua Al Salami shares her story of self-acceptance and exploration of non-binary identities with BANAT Collective

Interviews, previousSara SafwanJune 28, 2017identity politics, gender politics, non-binary, digital painting, portraits, UAEComment

AMIRA AL AWADHI: "I WAS NEVER A PHOTOGRAPHER BUT I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING FILM"

In our second feature series, BANAT asks Amira about the process in her film photography and her throughts on feminism in Arab culture.

Interviews, previousSara SafwanNovember 1, 2016UAE, photography, darkroom, analogue, 35mm, amira al awadhi Comment

SARAH AHMED: "Art, Plants, Poetry and Sending Postcards"

BANAT chats with Sarah Ahmed, a multi-media Yemini/Emirati creative, about feminism, glitch art and her successfull online mag, Jaffat El Aqlam.

Interviews, previousSara SafwanOctober 10, 2016UAE, glitch, plants, sarah ahmedComment