Here We Start – Issue # 35

Dear Sail Readers,

We bring with our 35^th issue a new unique addition to our columns collection through our new member Khalifa Al Hajeri and his sports column titled “Tifosi”.

Khalifa was born and raised in the UAE, with a 4 and bit years of a university stint in the Canadian lands, before coming back home to work for one of the investment arms of the Abu Dhabi government. Inspired to be the Ray Romano of the magazine, only as a sports journalist that is.
Khalifa believes the world of sports never gets the credit it deserves for its impact on this world. For some, it’s a mere entertainment, but for some it’s soul therapy and sometimes, survival. In this sports universe, deep in its pockets, he was able to find a lot of pleasure reading for sports journalists like Phil Ball, Gabriel Marcotti, among many others. Considering some of his favorite literature comes from sports writers, he will use this column titled “Tifosi”, which stands for “fan” in Italian, to share this passion with others by discussing sport events that can relate to both fanatics and non fanatics.

Here is our content’s listing for February 2013 – Issue #35:

• Art of Living 101 – Break that Brick Wall: Hamda AlHashemi explains that happiness comes from within, so we have to create the world we want for ourselves.
• Emirati Dimensions – 24 Hours in Bahrain (Gulf Cup 21st): Ahmad AlGergawi gives us his take on his struggle from Dubai to Bahrain to see the UAE Vs Iraq Gulf Cup final match.
• Mental Pondering – Foreign Emotions Evanescent: Budoor AlYousuf describes how humans are easily affected by the environment surrounding them. Weather it is a friend’s mood, a vibe from a song or the narrative of a book.
• Rebel With A Reason – The World’s Fuels: Dubai Abulhoul highlights the importance of seizing opportunities and taking action on spot.
• The First Years Last Forever – Traumatic Incidents That Change But Never End: Ayesha AlJanahi advises how to avoid childhood trauma by providing your kids a secure life, permanent care and emotional stability
• The Mind’s Eye – Finding The Meme: Moad Bukhash takes a quick look at how memes are created regardless of the individualistic world we currently live in.
• Tifosi – The UAE Gulf Cup Glory: Khalifa AlHajeri discusses the recent success the UAE National Football Team had in the last Gulf Cup.
• To The Point – Killing in The Name of Tradition: Mohammed Kazim describes the rebirth of pre-islamic practices in today’s Muslim societies and walks the reader through the specific example of female infanticide linking it to modern-day cruelty towards women.
• Too Blunt For Words – Exiting Gracefully: Fatma AlKhaja reflects on different examples of the notice period she’s experienced in her career.
• Words, Observations, and Ramblings – Social Media At Work: Yay Or Nay?: Reem Abdalla researches the increasing number of social media users in the Arab world, and finds there are still many establishments that have blocked social media websites at work. Should employees be allowed to engage in social networking activities at work, or not.

We hope you enjoy the reads and don’t forget to check out our illustrations by Fatma AlHashemi & Dana AlAttar.

Warm regards,
Iman Ben Chaibah
Editor in Chief