Naman Arora

Bahrain, Gillette, United Arab Emirates

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Stirring stories

1 week ago | gulfweekly.com | Naman Arora

Bahrain-raised filmmaker Maryam Mir’s stories feel like memories passed between generations across dinner tables, shared prayers and oceans. And with her short film Sweet Refuge streaming soon on AMC+, as well as her Pillars Artist Fellowship just wrapped, the Brooklyn-based Kashmiri-Canadian is part of a growing wave of filmmakers expanding the landscape of storytelling from the region. “Growing up in Bahrain, I used to watch Hollywood and Bollywood films with my family,” she told GulfWeekly.
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3 weeks ago | gulfweekly.com | Naman Arora

No matter where his passion for photography has taken him, from the red-hot Bahrain International Circuit to the freezing Swiss Alps, Bahrain-based shutterbug Premjith Narayanan has been unwaveringly focused on finding the moments that click.
Beyond the lines

3 weeks ago | gulfweekly.com | Naman Arora

Bahrain-loving caricature artist Amani Ali Badir uses her creative cartoons to capture and immortalise timeless moments, with a fun twist. The 26-year-old South African has been caricaturing her way through ghabgas, comic conventions and private events across the GCC, ever since she flew from her home several months ago. “I got into caricaturing about three years ago, starting off with sketches of people’s pets,” the self-taught artist told GulfWeekly.
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1 month ago | gulfweekly.com | Naman Arora

Rehearsals have begun for a play centred on two mismatched roommates being staged by Bahrain’s oldest English-language theatre group, with some of the crew roles still open to volunteers. The Manama Theatre Club (MTC) is gearing up to put on a comical performance of The Odd Couple, a play by Neil Simon that centres on neat, uptight Felix Ungar and his roommate - the easy-going Oscar Madison.
Culture of ceramic

1 month ago | gulfweekly.com | Naman Arora

Bahraini artist Nermin Habib is putting the kingdom’s heritage on the global stage with her latest sculpture Flow, set to be exhibited at the internationally renowned Milan Design Week. The model, made of clay hand-sculpted by Nermin and fired in the kilns of the kingdom, also features palm frond ropes weaved by Bahraini Hassan Al Shajjar.
Twist on tradition

1 month ago | gulfweekly.com | Naman Arora

The Holy Month of Ramadan may be known primarily for its custom of fasting, but an upcoming cooking show is serving up playful twists on the cultural feasts that come at the end of the day. The Art Station in Muharraq is kicking off its cooking show in Ramadan, to celebrate the culinary arts and explore themes of heritage, creativity and community-building, highlighting how people are brought together by food.
Living on the edge

2 months ago | gulfweekly.com | Naman Arora

Interweaving a visual narration with timeless symbols, Saudi artist Hussein Al Mohasen’s latest exhibition at Albareh Art Gallery takes viewers on a journey within and beyond. The On The Edge of A Crumbling Cliff exhibition opened this week at the art gallery in Adliya and highlights the Qatif-born’s fascination with colour. “My recent artwork is a visual narration inspired by poetry and my fascination with colour,” the 53-year-old artist told GulfWeekly.
Through her lens

2 months ago | gulfweekly.com | Naman Arora

Painting an unfiltered and raw portrait of humanity in the kingdom and beyond, Bahraini creative and photographer Ghada Khunji has captured portraits of more than 1,300 subjects in the first year of her viral Akkas Portrait Studio project. Since she started the project in February last year, Akkas, which translates to ‘photographer’ in Arabic, has popped up in Youth City Bahrain, Riffa Fort and recently in Muharraq Nights, after its journey began during The Nest festival at Al Riwaq Art Space.
Byblos turns one

Jan 22, 2025 | gulfweekly.com | Naman Arora

Marking a major milestone in its journey through the kingdom’s palates, the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay’s beachside restaurant Byblos celebrated its first anniversary last week. To commemorate the journey, the GDN Media team visited the Lebanese restaurant to sample some of its all-time favourites and get a taste of what’s to come.
Diversity on deck

Jan 15, 2025 | gulfweekly.com | Naman Arora

Bahrain’s culinary heritage is taking its seat amidst top cultural destinations at Canada’s Pearson International Airport, as part of an ongoing exhibition celebrating diversity. An iconic photo of a majlis on Lake Muskoka’s deck, with fresh Bahraini food cooked by Bahraini-Canadian Chef Suman Ali was recently unveiled at Terminal 3 in the Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada.