Juliet Highet is a writer, photographer, editor and curator who specializes in Middle Eastern heritage and contemporary culture. She is currently working on her second book, <em>Design Oman</em>, having published her first book, <em>FRANKINCENSE: Oman’s Gift to the World</em>, in 2006.

A New Master

[caption id="attachment_55226838" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Rachid Koraichi (image:Farrante Ferranti)"][/caption] Rachid Koraichi…

The Fashion Architect

[caption id="attachment_552284" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Osman Yousefzada (Alex Beattie)"][/caption] “I had quite a conservative…

Hajj: Journeys to Britain

[caption id="attachment_55229222" align="aligncenter" width="594" caption="Jabal al-Rahma (The Mount of Mercy) at Arafat, photo by Reem al Faisal"][…

East Meets Middle East

[caption id="attachment_552302" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Installation view of &#039;Endless&#039; Cai Guo-Qiang"][/caption] The…

The Orientalist Connector

[caption id="attachment_55231520" align="alignnone" width="607" caption="The Connoisseurs by Gyula Tornai"][/caption] Egyptian collector of…

Secrets of the Arabian Horse

[caption id="attachment_55232772" align="alignnone" width="620"] Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, circa 2600-2400 BC[/caption] How many courtly poems…

A Victorian in Arabia

[caption id="attachment_55233703" align="alignnone" width="620"] David Roberts: El Deir, Petra[/caption] The Victorians were fascinated by scenes of…

Under Saudi Sand

[caption id="attachment_55236457" align="alignnone" width="620"] A carved milestone dating back to the eighth century is on display during a press…

Recording, Reframing and Resisting

[caption id="attachment_55236645" align="alignnone" width="620"] From the series 'Mothers of Martyrs' by Newsha Tavakolian, 2006[/caption] Rock the…

A Joy for All to See

[caption id="attachment_55238551" align="alignnone" width="620"] Great mosque of Samarra, excavation photograph, 1911-13. Source: Juliet Highet[…