Understanding The Power of Dialogue
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@FatmaBujsaim) Remember the time when we were kids and used to cry over everything? We may not remember, after all, we…
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Manners? What Manners?!
byBy Mohammed Kazim (@MAKazim) On a recent rafting excursion in Nepal, my friend and I met two flight attendants who had remembered us from…
Turning Education Into Knowledge
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@Fatma_Bujsaim) At some point in life, we have been programmed to believe/understand that everything we need to learn and know is…
Aligning Interests in the UAE’s Diverse Environment
byBy Mohammed Kazim (@MAKazim) Watching a promotional video about Dubai in an Emirates Airlines flight gave me goose bumps to say the least. From…
The Trend of Mail-Order Bride
byBy Reem Abdallah (@Reem096) Imagine sitting in a room filling a form on your likes and dislikes amongst other personal preferences. Then you get…
University Stress = Mind Block
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@Fatma_Bujsaim) In the past articles from “Just Another Undergrad” column, the light was shed on how high school and university lives…
Tribalism, Marriage, & Society
byBy Mohammed Kazim (@MAKazim) One of the most interesting features of the countries that are located along the coast of the Arabian Gulf, also…
Categorizing Friends
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@Fatma_Bujsaim) On the one hand, life was simpler in school, friendships were put into simple categories that were labeled as either…
Being Late for Class is Being Late for Life
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@Fatma_Bujsaim) Remember those days when we were late to class in high school because we just felt like being late; no…
Community Initiatives by Individuals
byby Iman Ben Chaibah (@ImanBenChaibah) The word “Initiative” has been thrown around a lot lately. So what is it really about? In this time…