A list with some of our favourite storytellers/sharers and initiatives from across the UAE. Enjoy!

We hope to eliminate a stereotypical perception of Arab women, replacing it with stories of smart and creative artists who have important world views to share.

Deepak Unnikrishnan’s debut novel Temporary People chronicles stories of life-worlds shaped by change, temporality and migration, well familiar to the people of today’s Gulf cities.

Cities in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE share a common emerging culture: counter-narratives graffitied on their buildings and walls.

Vsual contribution from Written In Sand, photo essay about an unknown architectural jewel: the Abu Dhabi Bus Terminal.

Founded by the chronically nostalgic Fatima Mussa, Zamaaan is a visual, curated and crowd-sourced archive that sets out to trace the secret history of the Middle East.