“There is a congratulatory culture in the Gulf. From birth onwards, there is a culture of giving people trophies as markers of achievement for making it through society. It's cementing allegiance to authority at a very young age.” PeopleGivingAgeYoungCultureBirthAuthorityAchievementYoung AgeAllegianceTrophiesMarkers Author:Ayshay
“I've been exploring gender performativity in the Gulf since I was a teenager. I'm not a gender anthropologist, but I feel like there's an extreme binary between femininity and masculinity in the Gulf. From a young age, I knew I didn't want to be part of it. Gender is a huge gray area, and the problem with defined roles is that they cover up undefined ones.” ProblemAgeGenderTeenagerExploringMasculinityFemininityBinaryUndefined Author:Ayshay