Editor in Chief:
Iman Ben Chaibah (@ImanBenChaibah)
Founder & Editor in Chief
Iman Ben Chaibah, founder of Sail Publishing, a digital publishing house for online magazines and ebooks, and editor in chief of the Emirati Sail Magazine, an online magazine about community and culture written in English by Emirati columnists. Iman is a multi-award winner in digital publishing, entrepreneurship, and literature. Iman has also completed the Leadership Strategies in Magazine Media Course at Yale University. Besides her work in publishing. She is also a fellow with the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship in Mental Health Journalism.
Editors:
Aida AlBusaidy (@AidaAlBusaidy)
Developmental Editor / Advisory Board Member
Aida has more than a decade experience in the communications, and mastering ceremonies field, she worked in private and public sectors, and now heads the Stakeholder Communications in Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing in Dubai. Aida was a columnist in few of the local newspapers, a TV co-host of a community talk show, and cofounded with friends a community platform: “Promise Of A Generation”.
Deena Rashid (Twitter: @Deena_Rashid_, Instagram: @Deeenahbeanz)
Senior Editor
Deena is a recently graduated student who completed her Bachelor’s in International studies with a specialization in Culture and Society. She currently works at an art gallery in Dubai, but is also a freelance editor/proofreader and writer.
Khawla Rashid (Instagram: @theyoungdeer)
Senior Editor
Khawla is a dreamer. This is how she sees herself. She spends her time either reading, watching a film, pampering her cat, or thinking too much about life. Her favorite quote has to be by T.S. Eliot “Books, Cats, Life is Good”.
Illustrators:
Dana Al Attar (twitter: @DanaAlAttar, instagram: @MadeWithLove.DXB)
Head of Creative Team
Dana is a young Graphic Designer graduated from Zayed University. She views art as inspiration, creation, and innovation. Being passionate about designing, organizing, event planning, and handmade crafts have brought her one step closer to fulfilling her mission of creating an everlasting memory of each and every special moment. Precious moments deserve being Made With Love from @MadeWithLove.DXB
Aalaa Albastaki (Instagram:@lalaa_albastaki, Twitter: @AalaaAlbastaki)
Illustrator
Aalaa is a graphic designer and photographer, Applied Communications graduate (with distinction) from HCT-Dubai. Aalaa creates simple creative designs from corporate identities to posters and packaging. She takes personal and professional photos almost daily and shares them on Instagram. She likes to inspire, spread creativity, broaden imagination, and most importantly increase awareness of various issues.
Alia AlFalasi (Instagram: @Artsyroom_)
Illustrator
Alia is a 22 years old self-taught artist from Dubai. She graduated from Zayed University with a bachelor degree from the College of Communication and Media Science, specialized in Integrated Strategic Communications. Her hobby in art started with different styles such as watercolor paintings and pencil doodles, and now she’s focusing more on digital art since she creates animated drawings and pixel art. What she enjoys about art is bringing inspiration and joy to people.
Eimee Voneche (instagram: @veimee)
Illustrator
Eimee is a Dubai-based illustrator and artist. Empowered by the energy of her surrounding environment, she loves taking inspiration from random things and other bits in her everyday life. Art is her passion and because of it, she learned to explore things from the color of the horizon to the greenness of grass.
Eman AlRaesi (Instagram: @emanalraesi, Twitter: @emanalraesi)
Illustrator
Eman is an Emirati artist born in Dubai, raised and lived most of her life in Sharjah. She is mainly self-taught, her artwork is mostly painting and illustration. Inspired by modernist schools of painting, yet adds her own personal touch and experience to achieve her unique vision.
Ghadeer Mansour Mutairi (Instagram: @ghmutaiiri, Twitter: @ghsasud)
Illustrator
Ghadeer is a 19 years old Saudi girl, interested in art, books, languages, and history. She became a designer since she was 11 years old. She loved designing and now it’s a part of her personality. Ghadeer is obsessed with colors, and to design for her is not just painting some lines or shapes, it’s sending a message in the smartest way to the world.
Hamda AlMansoori (Instagram: @planet64, Twitter: @planetsixtyfour)
Illustrator
Hamda is a student in the university of the world wide web, known for her t-shirt designs and her love for coffee. She’s big on space, tech, and sci-fi. She’s also a fast learner who loves acquiring new skills and trying new types of arts and designs.
www.planet64.com
Miriam Koki (Instagram: @mir_madeart, Twitter: @miriamzk3)
Illustrator
Miriam a self-taught artist with a bachelor degree in Interior design and a minor in Architecture. She has a passion for art and music. Miriam is an Italian citizen born in Firenze, but she spent her entire life in Dubai and for that she considers myself multicultural. She speaks three languages and would love to learn many more.
Nouf Bandar Elmoisheer (Instagram: @naufba)
Illustrator
Saudi illustrator, Holds a Bachelor degree in fashion design, interested in art in general and Islamic art in particular. She loves fashion illustrations, crafts and DIY projects. Nouf enjoys using colors and patterns in each artwork. Currently, she’s working on her first fashion x art collection.