Photos by Mai Al-Nakib / Courtesy of the author
Civilizations, empires, dynasties, and monarchies end, leaving behind ruins of their fabled splendor. Traces of achievements become more or less deciph…
Kuwait
- By Mai Al-Nakib
- Gulf Road and the Kuwait City skyline / Photo courtesy of the author Reflecting on the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the current pandemic, the author writes about wanting “to grab the future wit…
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