Iain Akerman

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Can Saatchi & Saatchi return to the limelight?

Komal Bedi Sohal has returned to Dubai as chief creative officer at Saatchi & Saatchi Dubai and has a challenge...

Art & Design

Alfred Tarazi: Disruption and Transmission

The work of Lebanese artist Alfred Tarazi is informed by nostalgia. He talks to ArabAd about the importance of engaging...

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Ali Mansoor: "We live in a human to human world"

Baroque is assembling a team of independent creative ‘entrepreneurs’ from around the world as it builds a new breed of...

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ABG, a New Industry Body to Promote Ethical Advertising

A new advertising association has been launched in the UAE to promote ethical and responsible advertising across the Middle East.

Advertising

The Changing Face of MBUs

The world of media and advertising used to be so much simpler 10 or 15 years ago. Advertising agencies would...

Free Talk

To Hell with Stereotypes

The easiest thing on earth is to fall into cliché when describing Dubai. Pick a few superlatives and you’re away....

Free Talk

Fighting to Be Heard and Seen: an Interview with Amirah Tajdin

“It’s always going to be a daily struggle,” admits the director Amirah Tajdin. We are discussing the tribulations of being...

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The Sole of the City: an Interview with Hussain Moloobhoy

“I remember standing in front of a split-flap Solari board at Malpensa Airport in Milan thinking, what am I doing...

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Embracing Diversity

Dubai is an oddity when it comes to communication. In virtually all other parts of the region the emphasis for...

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The end of the line for print?

Our news feeds were filled with stories of closures and redundancies at publishing houses across the UAE in 2016. Can...