Lebanon, A Source of Infinite Inspiration
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 [...]
Kalam Journal
سلام الملح تاتستريح
Today we visit Lebanon, with our illustrated sayings series. The illustrator Kamal Hakim explains to us the saying, سلام الملح تاتستريح salam almlih ta tis tarih. When your guest first arrives from travel it is [...]
Cacio e Pepe with Livio
From the Tuscan hills, where this dish is absolutely not from (it’s a Roman dish), Livio is going to teach us how to make the perfect Cacio e Pepe. One of those simple dishes that [...]
Noor Tehini the Gift of Wellness
Hussah met Noor through their husbands, old college friends, and immediately hit it off. On a sunny spring day in Sharjah over a pool lunch, they talked about everything and anything. But what bonded them [...]
Shweta Sharma the Gift of Intimate Beauty
Shweta Betty is a Freelance Fashion Editor & Costumier based in Bombay. More specifically in our favorite area of Bombay, Bandra. Bandra is in the north of Bombay. It is on the sea, has adorable [...]
Nour Sabbag the Gift of Friendship
Nur Kaoukji and Nour Sabbagh go way back, way way way back. They did a series of beautiful pop ups together in Beirut called ‘Beirut Loves’. Today Nour is a good friend to everyone on [...]
Nour Flayhan the Gift of Creativity
Nour is a force. Take a tombola and mix in some jasmine, coffee grains, feminism, orange blossom, fierce curls, dreams, sand, activism, divine femininity and there you have her. All mixed into one. Lebanese, born [...]
Claire Deroo the Gift of Color
Claire Deroo was raised in Paris and is no stranger to India. She has been frequenting the Pink City regularly since the age of five and has since turned into a permanent resident, much to [...]
Léa Sednaoui the Gift of Nourishment
Léa and Nur first met when Lea was running an art gallery in Beirut called The Running Horse, she is one of those people who is so passionate about what they do, that you can’t [...]
Maha Alessa the Gift of Culture
We met the wonderful Maha before we launched ecru, when Nur was giving a lecture on importance of patronage during a Nuqat conference in 2012. It was hosted by Dar Al Athar al-Islamiyah, where Maha is [...]
