Swalif Publishing House

09/01/2025

Have you gotten your copy of ‘Spaces that Remain’ yet? Visit www.swalif.store to place an order today!

Alongside our publication we are offering a tote bag of the featured neighborhood, breeze block key chains, and postcards of selected photography by

Images courtesy of

09/01/2025

04/12/2024

Join Us at Misk Art Week 2024 in Riyadh!

We are thrilled to announce our participation, once again, in the upcoming art book fair that is part of Art Week, taking place from Dec 5th to 10th, 2024, from 4:00-11:00PM.

Visit our booth to check out and purchase some of our publications and merch, as well as our latest release ‘Spaces that Remain’ with .nai 🌟

As usual, our booth will be featuring a selection of publications from our ‘Friends & Family’, including members from the Abu Dhabi-based collectives ( .343 ) and ( ) so do come by and check us out 🫂💟

27/11/2024

The ‘Spaces that Remain’ publication and bundle are officially out!!

After a soft-launch at and Focal Point, as well as our pre-order sale online, the full bundle is up on our website for purchase.

Included are our Exhibition Catalogues, Arabic Manuscripts, breeze block keychains, neighborhood tote bag, and postcards by Jalal!

Visit www.swalif.store to get your copies today!

Author: Rashed Almulla (.nai)
Photographer: Jalal Abuthina ()
Publisher: SWALIF Collective (.collective)
Managing Editor: Salem AlSuwaidi ()
Book Designer: Salman Dabwan ()
Copyeditor: Deena Rashid ()
Support Designer: Khaled Esguerra ()

23/11/2024

‘Spaces that Remain’ postcards borrow images from the publication and exhibition, showcasing photography by Jalal Abuthina’s () recent works on the now-vanished neighbourhoods of Shabiyyah Al-Shorta and Al-Defa’a, built in the late 1970s.

Purchase them now on the SWALIF website.

Jalal Abuthina, SWALIF, MABNAI ©️2024
- Talal Supermarket with Burj Khalifa under construction. (2007)
- Abdulsalam AlRafi Mosque juxtaposed to the Address Hotel and Burj Khalifa. (2012)
- Palm trees between the alleyways of Shaabiyah Al-Defaa’. (2012)
- Palm trees between the alleyways of Shaabiyah Al-Defaa’. (2012)
- A boy running towards Burj Khalifa, viewed from Shaabiyah Al-Defaa’. (2013)

Designed by: Khaled Esguerra ()

21/11/2024

As a celebration of the neighborhoods presented in the ‘Spaces That Remain’, we have designed a double-sided tote bag and breeze block key chains inspired by the infrastructure of the space.

Shabiyyat Al-Shorta and Al-Defa’a, built in the late 1970s, both feature on our exclusive STR tote through illustrated maps, while our breeze block keychains borrow from the architectural build and aesthetics of the neighborhood.

Purchase these today on the SWALIF website.

Designed by: Khaled Esguerra ()

19/11/2024

Nestled within the slips of the cover, we are proud and delighted to offer a fully translated Arabic manuscript of the text of ‘Spaces that Remain,’ as well as a catalogue of the exhibited artworks by Jalal Abuthina ().

Order your copies today through the SWALIF website!

Zines designed by and

18/11/2024

‘Spaces that Remain’ documents the rapid pace of Dubai’s development through the urban history of two cherished neighborhoods.

Click the link in our bio to order your copies through the SWALIF website today!

Produced by SWALIF x MABNAI, and supported by the UAE MCY National Grant (), this publication offers a sociological analysis of the neighborhood’s historical context and offers architectural insights into the build, while also archiving the twi exhibitions that took place of these photographs. City Walk Dubai has since replaced these neighbourhoods.

Author: Rashed Almulla (.nai)
Photographer: Jalal Abuthina ()
Publisher: SWALIF Collective (.collective)
Managing Editor: Salem AlSuwaidi ()
Book Designer: Salman Dabwan ()
Copyeditor: Deena Rashid ()
Support Designer: Khaled Esguerra ()

16/11/2024

We are thrilled to announce that the ‘Spaces That Remain’ publication is officially available for pre-order on our website!

Our latest book, produced by SWALIF x MABNAI, and supported by the UAE MCY National Grant (), offers a sociological analysis of the neighbourhoods of Shabiyyah Al-Shorta and Al-Defa’a, built in the late 1970s, now replaced by City Walk, while also documenting the exhibition presented at the Mosque of Reflection (2022) and (2023). The book will officially be released Nov 25th, 2024.

Author: Rashed Almulla (.nai)
Photographer: Jalal Abuthina ()
Publisher: SWALIF Publishing House (.collective)
Managing Editor: Salem AlSuwaidi ()
Book Designer: Salman Dabwan ()
Copyeditor: Deena Rashid ()
Support Designer: Khaled Esguerra ()

01/11/2024

Thank you to and for inviting us to participate in their inaugural art book fair ✨

The beautiful minds at have brought together a carefully crafted list of publishers and exhibitors from across the world.

SWALIF is pleased to have launched our first book with .nai at this fair, “Spaces that Remain”, which will soon be available internationally and across all platforms in the coming month, so stay tuned 🚨

We also feel privileged to have our Friends & Family with us at our participation this year! 💟

20/03/2024

Under the theme ‘After the Rain’ of the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, we are happy to introduce “From the Ground Up”, an evening Suhoor Nights public program designed to spark dialogue around grassroots collective shaping the future of our creative and cultural landscapes.

Panelist will delve into the very foundations of their community-driven practices in the realms of literature, design, art, and curation, within the philosophy of bottom-up initiatives.

This series is a gesture asking practitioners to reconfigure the possibilities of collective creation and to contribute to a future where cultural and creative expressions are as diverse and innovative as the communities that inspire them.

28/12/2023

OPEN CALL: www.tinyurl.com/tdasform

The Disappearing Art Show: Volume 2 at Quoz Arts Fest (Jan 27 - 28)

- Artworks of all mediums, new and old, sold at a standardized price
- Encouraging an accessible and friendly art-collecting ecosystem
- Themes: Neighborhoods and Communities

Submission Deadline: Jan 10
Handover Deadline: Jan 17

05/12/2023

MISK ART BOOK FAIR - Misk Art Week starts today, organized by MISK Art Institute () in Riyadh.

SWALIF will be showcasing and selling our publications, merchandise, and prints, along side project “Forever Young” and .101 artwork.

Please stop by the booth on site at Prince Faisal bin
Fahd Arts Hall from December 5-10.

Opening hours are 4pm to 11:30pm daily.

In good company with .books & more ...

30/07/2023

OPEN CALL REMINDER!!

The “Future of Gulf Housing” publication aims to document the symposium's happenings, progress on the initiated discussions, and alert on new pressings issues on the hot topic of housing in the Gulf.

Edited by .nai and published by .collective

Click on our bio link to submit your interest or access the form via this link: tinyurl.com/OpenCallFGH

First drafts expected on October 15th 2023 while the expected publication release will land between Fall 2023 to Winter 2024 with a book launch event!

15/06/2023

A glimpse into the archive of Ybna Al3eid, developed by and , collaged/designed by , and actualized while receiving mentorship by and 👽

These collages and many more essays and prose can be explored in our “Ybna Al3eid”publication! Available for purchase on www.swalif.store ✨

Contributors include Gaith Abdulla ()- Aya Afaneh () - Sarah Afaneh () - Ahed () - Aliyah Alawadhi () - Majed Albanna () - Ali AlHosani (.a.h) - Saeed Almadani () - Rashed Almulla (.nai) - Annelid Archive - Abdullah Al Kindi (.y.alkindi) - Mariam AlMheiri () - Zuhoor AlSayegh () - Firas Darwish (.b.darwish) - Bint Froot () - Huda Jamal () - Ghalia Khalid () - Shebi Niazi (.n) - Andrew Riad () - Malavika S () - Vivi Zhu ()

01/06/2023

The “Ybna Al3eid” publication is OFFICIALLY OUT!! 🛎️👽🛎️

Head over to www.swalif.store to get your copies today and enjoy essays by our various Gulf-based writers, poetry and prose, and artworks, paired with analysis, from our exhibition for fourteen artists!!

The publication is available in bundles that come with ALL THE EXHIBITION MERCHANDISE, including the stickers, tote, and catalogue/poster 🫣

These written and visual works are the complete psychosis of trying, and failing, to construct an image of supposed youthfulness. It is rebellion not for action, but for existence.

Contributors:

Gaith Abdulla ()- Aya Afaneh () - Sarah Afaneh () - Ahed () - Aliyah Alawadhi () - Majed Albanna () - Ali AlHosani (.a.h) - Saeed Almadani () - Rashed Almulla (.nai) - Annelid Archive - Abdullah Al Kindi (.y.alkindi) - Mariam AlMheiri () - Zuhoor AlSayegh () - Firas Darwish (.b.darwish) - Bint Froot () - Huda Jamal () - Ghalia Khalid () - Shebi Niazi (.n) - Andrew Riad () - Malavika S () - Vivi Zhu ()

24/05/2023

A glimpse into the “Ybna Al3eid” publication, edited by and , and designed by 👽

Visit the SWALIF Store to order your copy of Ybna Al3eid TODAY!! 🛎️

YA3 considers the works of fourteen socio-politically-creYAexplore themes of Arabian decolonization, bodily deviation, child-like liberation, and anthropological investigations.

The publication then intertwines seven additional writers curated and edited by the exhibition organizers. The curators of the show have both also contributed their own written pieces, as well as some special collages.

Special thanks to and for their support in the development of the YA3 project at its initial stages!