Tea With Culture

Wael Hattar sits with Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam, the Beirut based co-founders and co-directors of Journal Safar, an independent bilingual(Arabic and English)and biannual visual and design culture magazine launched in 2014. Journal Safar provides a window into cultural production in the Middle East, focusing on contemporary design, critical thinking and experimentation in the region by inviting designers, writers, thinkers and other creatives to respond to a specific theme per issue. Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam discuss the reasons behind launching a bilingual magazine, how they choose their themes and collaborating with contributors, how they go about producing the magazine in terms of funding and distribution. www.journalsafar.com/ facebook.com/journalsafar/ twitter.com/JournalSafar instagram.com/journalsafar/ www.studiosafar.com/