Some of the scene pushed back on the Top 10 — that skateboarding shouldn't be ranked at all, and that the results were wrong. Here's our answer, and the eight criteria in full.
SKATE CULTURE FROM
EGYPT AND THE MIDDLE EAST
EGYPT AND THE MIDDLE EAST
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ISSUE 01 OUT NOW — YES IT'S REAL, NO WE DON'T BELIEVE IT EITHER +++ SKATEBOARDING: THE ONLY SPORT WHERE FALLING IS A PERSONALITY TRAIT +++ WE PUT THE SAND IN UNDERGROUND +++ WARNING: READING THIS TICKER COUNTS AS CARDIO +++ NO SPONSORS WERE OBEYED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MAG +++ CAIRO TRAFFIC — NATURE'S OBSTACLE COURSE +++ GRIP TAPE IS A LIFESTYLE, NOT A PHASE, MOM +++ POWERED BY KOSHARI AND POOR DECISIONS +++ IF YOU CAN READ THIS, YOU'RE NOT SKATING ENOUGH +++ FROM THE DESERT TO YOUR FEED — SLAMS INCLUDED +++ SAHARA MAGAZINE · CAIRO · EST. 2025
Nine of Egypt's most respected skate leaders each ranked the country's ten best skaters. We tallied it transparently — the first definitive, community-built Top 10. SAHARA held one ballot of nine; the rest was the scene, on the record.
Skater of the Year 2025 goes to Saif Wael — Cairo local, Zamalek-raised, eighteen years old, with style and consistency you can't teach.
Photo of the Year 2025 goes to Ahmed Nabawy (slomosk) — SAHARA co-founder and chief photographer, behind so many of the images that became the memory of Egyptian skateboarding.
From KIK and VENT to Billboard's 40 Under 40, Asem Tag has shaped the sound of a generation. Now he's building a new chapter with Raad Records.
