Entrepreneurship / Malaysia
Ethical Investment Platforms Surge Across Southeast Asia
Seed funding for Sharia-compliant fintech grew sharply this quarter in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur.
20716d ago · 8 min read · KL Business Daily
Feature / Architecture31.12.1969
The New Vernacular: Redefining Public Space in Muscat
Architectural practice Al-Hajar discusses tactile materiality and the future of creative hubs in the Gulf.
By Khalid Aziz12 Min Read
Startups / Türkiye
Ankara's Circular Fashion Hub
Innovation / Saudi Arabia
A New Lab for Digital Craft Opens in Riyadh
Culture / Morocco
Reviving Zellige for Contemporary Interiors
Fez workshops are finding new markets as designers move away from mass-produced surfaces.
20716d ago · 5 min read · Maghreb Cultural Desk
Art / Pakistan
Lahore Biennale's Quiet Digital Pivot
20716d ago · 7 min
Startups / Indonesia
Agritech Founders Rethink Food Security in Jakarta
Three founders are designing vertical farming systems for tropical megacities.
20717d ago · 6 min read · Nusantara Business
Design / United Arab Emirates
Threaded Narratives: The Future of Gulf Textiles
Digital looms are preserving Bedouin craftsmanship while enabling smaller production runs.
20717d ago · 5 min read · The Collective
Entrepreneurship / Jordan
The Amman Tech Scene: A Founder's Honest Retrospective
20717d ago · 12 min
Art / Senegal
Dakar's New Wave of Material Studios
Senegalese studios are building a practice around sustainable, locally sourced materials.
20717d ago · 7 min read · Sahel Vision
Architecture / Uzbekistan
Tashkent's Soviet Modernism Finds Its Archivists
A volunteer group is documenting Uzbek modernist buildings before renovation erases them.
20718d ago · 9 min read · Silk Road Review
Art / United Kingdom
The Geometry of Spirit: A Diaspora Retrospective
20718d ago · 6 min
Entrepreneurship / Egypt
Funding the Future: Creative-Focused Venture Capital in Cairo
A new fund is backing studios, publishers and cultural platforms rather than pure software.
20718d ago · 5 min read · Nile Capital Brief
Design / Bangladesh
A Bengali Type Foundry Rewrites Its Own Alphabet
Dhaka designers release an open-source Bengali family built for low-resolution screens.
20719d ago · 6 min read · Type South
Culture / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo's Coppersmiths Enter the Design Market
20719d ago · 4 min
Innovation / Nigeria
Kano's Hardware Builders Go Their Own Way
Northern Nigeria's makerspaces are producing agricultural machinery designed for local repair.
20719d ago · 7 min read · Sahel Engineering Notes
Emerging / Signals
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- Earth architecture9 reports / 4 regions
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