Kalam Journal

The film, The Cruel Sea, directed by Khalid Al Siddiq, was the first Kuwaiti films to be produced.  It was selected as the Kuwaiti entry to the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards.   [...]

Kuwait’s heart beats to the rhythm of its Sea. Its music, its history, its culture and its economy are all intrinsically entwined with the Arabian Sea, connecting it by trade to so many other lands [...]

There is no way that I could go about my day or tackle the work I have to do without my support system, which includes many people of course, but today I’m going to tell [...]

It is not a secret that I’m a huge fan of old Hollywood movies.  I’ve seen a lot of the classics, however, there is a lot I haven’t seen yet.  Since Valentine’s Day is around [...]

My favorite place in Kuwait is Souq Al Mubarikya.  The Souq is the one of the oldest markets in Kuwait and has been around for 200 years. It was the center of trade prior to [...]

After the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, the rag-and-bone who had been ousted from Paris built the first merchant villages in Saint-Ouen.  These wandering scavengers were nicknamed “bone pickers”, “rag grabbers” and “street grubbers”, and also, [...]

My parents were part of an incredible movement of young artists in the 70s, most of whom didn’t realize would become so important in Lebanon’s artistic history. Artists, Calligraphers, Theatre Directors, Gallerists and more. We [...]

People often ask me where home is, and it is something I find very difficult to explain. The way I usually put it is that I was raised in Kuwait, Kuwait gave me a culture that [...]