The UAE: My 7 Wonders Of The World
byBy Mohammed AlJunaibi (@maljunaibi) Recently, I came across some friends who were sitting and discussing the recent Abu Dhabi bid for the new “Seven…
Culture
Defining National Pride in the Office
byBy Fatma AlKhaja (@fay_alkhaja) 40 seconds. 40 minutes. 40 hours. 40 days. 40 weeks. 40 months. 40 years. This one REALLY counts. After all…
UAE: United We Stand
byBy Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) On the dawn of December 2nd 2011, the UAE will celebrate 40 years of unity, 40 years of success and…
Being Concious of Our Environment
byBy 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…
Is the Educational System Suppressing Creativity?
byBy Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) For those of us fortunate enough to go to school, we were taught since pre-school how to do things in…
Books Are Medicine for the Soul
byBy Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) One of the funniest Arabic proverbs I read was: “He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns…
Witnessing & Reacting to the Fast Development of the UAE
byBy Moadh Bukhash (@MoadhBukhash) There is no question that the UAE, the place that many of us call home, has witnessed significant changes to…
The Blessings in Misfortune
byBy Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) In the books of history, in fairytales and novels, in movies and in life itself, we read and we see…
Gratitude: The Parent of All Virtues
byBy Hamda AlHashimi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) William Ward once said, “God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank…
Asking the 5 W's: Who, What, When, Where, and How to Understand the Truth
byBy Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) We live in a time where the UAE has become one of the most essential contributors in the world of…