Issue 01 . June 2026Loose change. Sharp eyes.

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2 pieces filed under public-space

PoliticsJun 30
The Corniche Is the Region's Real Public Square. Souk Weekly politics.

The Corniche Is the Region's Real Public Square

The seaside promenade has quietly become the most democratic space in cities built around private wealth

By Sara Qureshi

OpinionJun 4
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "In Defence of the Regional Mall, Against Everyone Who Thinks It Should Have Died Already", covering malls, regional mall, urbanism, real estate on Souk Weekly.

In Defence of the Regional Mall, Against Everyone Who Thinks It Should Have Died Already

A contrarian case for the much-maligned air-conditioned cathedral, which is, in operational terms, doing more civic work than the people who write about its demise are willing to credit it for.

By Diego Arroyo