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reetings Dear Readers,
As the July 2025 issue of MAGNAV Middle East reaches your hands, I invite you to pause with us, just for a moment to reflect on the energy, vision, and identity reshaping our region’s cultural fabric. From the corridors of tradition to the frontlines of digital innovation, this edition is a testament to the voices that are not merely echoing change but defining it.

This month, our cover stories celebrate individuals who blend influence with impact. Sheikha Moza bint Nasser stands tall as a global architect of education and equity, redefining leadership with purpose and quiet strength. Meanwhile, digital luminaries like Laila Mourad and Dr. Raghad Fahmi use their platforms not just to entertain, but to enlighten, offering reflections of Arab womanhood that are powerful, multidimensional, and deeply rooted.

Across our pages, you’ll find narratives from groundbreaking entrepreneurs like Payal Shah, comedic trailblazers such as Ahmed Sharif, and artists like Bessan Ismail, who carry the cultural codes of their heritage into new mediums, new sounds, and new frontiers. Whether through fashion, fintech, or filmmaking, each profile captures what it means to build something lasting in a rapidly shifting world.

We also explore how the evolving fashion and wellness industries across the Gulf are no longer shadows of global trends but centers of original expression, modernity, and mindful living. With every abaya, serum, or spoken word, a deeper story unfolds, of confidence, of continuity, and of creative rebellion.

At MAGNAV, we believe that storytelling is a bridge. Between generations. Between the past and the possible. Between who we are and who we are becoming. That’s why this issue is more than a collection of features. It is a curated space for thought, beauty, ambition, and authenticity to coexist.

To our loyal readers, thank you for joining us again on this journey. And to those discovering us for the first time, welcome to a magazine that sees you, celebrates you, and challenges you to dream bigger.

Warmly,
Rizwan Zulfiqar Bhutta
Editor-in-Chief