We opened the day the war started

We opened the day the war started

— Maysam Faraj

Gooder and Habibi Skate Shop opened on 28 February 2026, the same day missiles hit the region. Why we closed, why we came back, and what Gooder became.

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Go Skateboarding Day 2025 at the Fountain, Dubai

Go Skateboarding Day 2025

— Maysam Faraj

Skaters, photographers, filmers and fans out together for GSD '25.

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Habibi x OFFSET 2025

Habibi x OFFSET 2025

— Maysam Faraj
Tagged: dubai jams offset

The homies didn't hold back at OFFSET '25. Kickers built by the crew and 100+ tyres moved by the Fountain squad.

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Weekend Jams at Fountain

Weekend Jams at Fountain

— Maysam Faraj
Tagged: dubai fountain jams

Weekend sessions at the Fountain. Someone brings a box, someone brings a rail, the homies show up. Most never got filmed. This one did.

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Habibi x OFFSET 2024

Habibi x OFFSET 2024

— Maysam Faraj
Tagged: dubai jams offset

Two days at P7 Arena, a scrapyard Mercedes turned into a skate obstacle, and a clip that 400,000 car people had feelings about.

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Skate Shop Day 2024: Back at the Fountain

Skate Shop Day 2024: Back at the Fountain

— Maysam Faraj

Habibi, The Basement and Casino Hardware back at Union Fountain to celebrate skater-owned skate shops.

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Silas Baxter-Neal backside nosegrind at Sparks, Dubai

An Ode to Sparks: Dubai's Greatest Lost Skate Spot

— Maysam Faraj
Tagged: dubai history spots

Ledges, a 10 stair, a kicker gap and the best flat ground Dubai ever had. Sparks ran from around 2006 to 2012, and it shaped a generation of UAE skaters.

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Donated skate gear for the Lebanese Skateboarding Association

Lebanon Skate Donation Drive

— Habibi Skate Shop

Gear drives for the Lebanese Skateboarding Association, from a 2005 skate trip to Beirut to boards delivered in 2025.

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Skate Shop Day Dubai 2022

Skate Shop Day Dubai 2022

— Habibi Skate Shop
Thank you for all the love you showed us on #skateshopday. Habibis...every last one of you 🖤
Keep supporting your skater-owned skate shops ✊
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Karim Nassar Ditch Session

Karim Nassar Ditch Session

— Habibi Skate Shop
Magical sessions like this can't be planned, they just happen...
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