How Our Ego Distorts How We See Ourselves
Everything in this universe revolves around someone or something else. It was Man’s decision to make the world revolve around human beings. It is…
To Speak or to Remain Silent
“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”…
Reflecting on Yourself and Who You Really Want to Be
Are you reflecting the kind of person you want to be?
Looking Beyond One's Physical Disability
American author, political activist and lecturer Helen Keller once said, “The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but…
Cognitive Optical Illusions, Differences in Interpreting Reality
By Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) You know that moment when different people tell you the same story but there is a different version every time…
The Fear of Growing Old
By Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) Doug Larson once said, “The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to…
The 1001 Islamic Inventions Exhibition
By Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) Imagine watching a 2-year-old kid grabbing everything in sight, nibbling it, licking it, biting it and then throwing it! And…
Being Concious of Our Environment
By Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) In the words of Mohandas Gandhi, “There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s…
Books Are Medicine for the Soul
By Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) One of the funniest Arabic proverbs I read was: “He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns…
The Blessings in Misfortune
By Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) In the books of history, in fairytales and novels, in movies and in life itself, we read and we see…