Come to think of it, I have spent 2/3 of my life in Education city, from attending preschool all the way to university at VCU, Qatar Foundation Ceremonial Court continues to be the meeting point Afra Al Kuwari
I believe in the importance of firsts. This license plate is of my first car. I value it more as a time-saving necessity than a special first possession at present. It makes me realize that the firsts matter only after a second comes along the way Naurin Kesavathu Parambil
I pack my bags, and leave home. The taxi drives me, and my thoughts have already left the country. I feel excited, nervous, hopeful and a myriad of other emotions brewing within me Nour Janahi
Cabinet with nine doors (walnut, birch and veneer)
The minaret of the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies is the first minaret that angles to the direction of Mecca and acts as a way finding tool to the Qibla Saikha Al Mansoor
As humans, we have different pieces of clothing for different parts of our bodies, so do birds, they have a range of different feathers, each with a specific function. Shahad Hashim
The pattern of triangles seems to embody a refusal to adhere to the rules of geometry. It suggests a remarkable amount of freedom and harmony, in its repetition and complexity, it offers the possibility of infinite growth Nada Abbara
The Museum of Islamic Art is inspired by Ibn Tulun mosque in Egypt, which is a space that I have been attached to ever since my childhood. Egypt is where I come from, but it is a country that I have never lived in Saja Elkabbash
Cabinet with nine doors (walnut, birch and veneer)
A teddy bear that is in almost every picture taken in Hamad International Airport. A teddy bear that if it could speak, it would express million feelings. A teddy bear that has met more people than anything or anyone Sarah Abdeen
Growing up in a Qatari family it is very common for the son or daughter to stay close to their family. Qatar University was the only option before Qatar Foundation came along, so I was certain I would be attending there. I lived close by so I would pass by the building almost daily Latefa Al Sulaiti
Almost every time, we have the same conversation about this extremely tall sculpture by Richard Serra: “what is it?” “what was he thinking?” “why do all his artworks follow this language?” Dana Abuhejleh
Cabinet with nine doors (walnut, birch and veneer)
The motif originates from a tree located in Qatar called Calotropis procera that has always been dear to me Nour Jadhallah
Erupting from soft sands, the desert rose is formed by defying all weather conditions and setting an unusual beauty standard of its own Sara Khuzai
…wether it be attending the first Barney show when I was twelve, or the yearly collective photo with Sheikha Moza on those wide steps, or the weekly farmer’s market… it is all held at the Ceremonial Court in Education City Afra AL Kuwari
One sculpture that is dear to me is The Guardian of the Fertile Crescent by Ismail Fatah Al Turk sitting at the entrance of the Mathaf Museum of Modern Art, greeting all its visitors Yasamin Sheihk. Photo: Markus Elblaus