Cosmopolitan Middle East

Fact: Microsoft, Google and Apple were started by friends. But the idea of starting a business with a bestie is sure to have you asking: "Should we or shouldn't we?". Tap the link below to find out the good, the bad and the ugly from POP Communications (PR & Social Media Agency United Arab Emirates) founders Zainab Imichi Alhassan Alli and Sarah Curtis. https://lnkd.in/dt8cBE45

This is your chance to join the Cosmo Middle East team! We're on the lookout for a Multimedia Content Producer. You’ll bring your creativity and production skills to shape our digital and print presence in fashion, beauty, and lifestyle for Gen Z girls. If you're all about creating engaging content apply below 👇. https://lnkd.in/dkyraJbh

It's giving QUEEN energy 👑. Our Music Issue cover star Laughta is unabashedly herself and the British-Lebanese artists' music, peppered with Middle Eastern riffs and percussions, always hits in the feels. Find out how she weaves her internal struggles into her music and is all the more empowered for it here: https://lnkd.in/dZh-ECFA   Jacket: Kith at Ounass Top: The Giving Movement Earrings and bracelet: Swarovski Jeans: Good American at Ounass Editor-in-Chief: Milli Midwood Photographer: Mattia Guolo Stylist: Imogene Legrand Hair Stylist: Ferdose Mohammed Mahmoud  Make Up: Daad Aldahami Producer: Steff Hawker Senior Content Producer: Twinkle Stanly Photography Assistant: Alessio Spanu Special thanks to The Saudi Music Hub, Riyadh

“I want to inspire the younger generation of Arab women – particularly Arab women in the UK, because I know first-hand how it can feel like we don’t belong in the music industry.”   Our summer issue cover star Laughta is on a mission to change the trajectory of women in music. Read all about how here: https://lnkd.in/dZh-ECFA   Jacket: Les Benjamins Editor-in-Chief: Milli Midwood Photographer: Mattia Guolo Stylist: Imogene Legrand Hair Stylist: Ferdose Mohammed Mahmoud  Make Up: Daad Aldahami Producer: Steff Hawker Senior Content Producer: Twinkle Stanly Photography Assistant: Alessio Spanu Special thanks to The Saudi Music Hub, Riyadh  

Introducing Cosmo ME’s summer cover star 🌟 A viral BBC award win. Performances that span Paris Fashion Week to Billboard Arabia. Becoming the first Artist in Residence at The Music Hub Riyadh. After years of grafting behind the scenes, the producer-rapper reflects on life so far. Read the full interview with Laughta here: https://lnkd.in/dZh-ECFA Editor-in-Chief: Milli Midwood Photographer: Mattia Guolo Stylist: Imogene Legrand Hair Stylist: Ferdose Mohammed Mahmoud Make Up: Daad Aldahami Producer: Steff Hawker Senior Content Producer: Twinkle Stanly Photography Assistant: Alessio Spanu Special thanks to The Saudi Music Hub, Riyadh

At just 13 years old, Saudi influencer Rateel Alshihri is putting Generation Alpha on the map. Her mission? To spread the message that her Gen is different and that they should be involved in shaping their future rather than accepting only the solutions given to them by adults, ofc. Rateel has a podcast dedicated to her audience called RateelAlphaTalk, on which she discusses topics like the importance of literacy, reading, and youth empowerment. In an exclusive interview with Cosmopolitan Middle East, she details the many ways that Generation Alpha has the power to bring about impactful changes, and she’s set to lead by example. She’s in her girlboss era, babe.

ICYMI: Last week in partnership with Meta, Cosmo ME unveiled the Creators of Tomorrow 2024. From lifestyle and fashion, to comic and food, the 9 creators from the MENA region were chosen based on their innovative and disruptive approach to content creation across Meta platforms. 📣 Click the link to learn more about the budding creators, who will soon take over your FYPs. You read it here first. 🤳 #MENACreatorsOfTomorrow Instagram https://lnkd.in/ewz9bB9w

ICYMI: Last week in partnership with Meta, Cosmo ME unveiled the Creators of Tomorrow 2024. From lifestyle and fashion, to comic and food, the 9 creators from the MENA region were chosen based on their innovative and disruptive approach to content creation across Meta platforms. 📣 Click the link to learn more about the budding creators, who will soon take over your FYPs. You read it here first. 🤳 #MENACreatorsOfTomorrow Instagram https://lnkd.in/ewz9bB9w

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Sabrina Bahsoon has a PhD in confidence. What started as a simple dance video filmed in 0.5 on the London Underground has turned into a no-f*cks-given movement that goes far beyond ‘Tube Girl’ herself. But when you’re a law graduate one minute, and the next you’ve racked up over 2 billion views on your TikTok and are walking the runways at London Fashion Week, what’s a 23-year-old internet sensation to do next? Unless your TikTok algorithm is the complete opposite to ours, Cosmo ME’s Confidence Issue cover star needs no introduction. Enter Sabrina Bahsoon aka “Tube Girl”. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Milli Midwood PHOTOGRAPHER: Lara Zankoul STYLIST: Seher Khan HAIR STYLIST: Lindie Benade  MAKE UP: Sophie Leach using Pat McGrathreal. WORDS BY: Olivia Morris  SENIOR PRODUCER: Steff Hawker  SENIOR CONTENT PRODUCER: Twinkle Stanly  STYLING ASSISTANT: Florence W.  PRODUCTION ASSISTANT:  Rania Algethami  PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Megan Tomos