Natalie Naccache is a Lebanese-British photographer living in quiet Beirut, Lebanon. And she has captured the glitz that are Lebanese weddings.

Here is a shot of her work in Kuwait, where she photographed young Kuwaitis skating:

Kuwaiti skate-boarders by Natnac Photography (Natalie Naccache)

In the past few years there has been an increase in the use of western culture to promote Arab ideologies to young Arabs. This is presented in the form of television programmes, hip-hop, comic books, and “Arabised” Barbie dolls, called “Fulla” dolls.

I have begun to tell a story about cultural hybridization, and how the Arab world has appropriated western cultural devices to spread traditional values and ideologies.

“The 99″, which Forbes has named it one of the 20 trends sweeping the globe, is a comic book for children of the Arab world which teaches morals, The 99  are inspired by Islam and represent the 99 names of Allah. The founder was inspired by the Superman and Spiderman comics drawn by DC and Marvel in America, and he adapted the ideas and visuals to make the comic more applicable to its young Arab audience, using illustrators from DC and Marvel. None of the characters fast, pray or talk about religion.

With 60% of the Arab world being under the age of 30, I aim to focus on young Arabs and how this increasingcultural hybridization is affecting the way they grow up in the Arab world, and how media, pop culture and toys play a role.

Skate or die, young Kuwaitis. . .