Here We Start

Dear Sail Readers,

In this issue, the 15^th, we present different topics from across the community, science, art and life with all our amazing 9 columnists who constantly try to shed light on what matters to them.

This issue includes:

• Community Talk: Khalid Al Ameri discusses the issues of educating youth on career choices and areas of development from a young age
• Food for Thought: Shaima AlTamimi shows us the many ways in which food is used as universal medium for communication.
• Just Another Undergrad: Fatma Bujsaim explains how change is not an easy thing to do; but sometimes people need to accept it in order for them to grow and develop.
• Living Through The Eyes of Art: Hamda AlHashemi reflects on Joshua Watts artwork and concludes that not everything is what it seems to be; we are shaped by our experiences in life.
• Microscopic Me: Rooda AlNeama explores the phrase ‘love is blind’ and its meaning in literature, science and poetry.
• Scenes from Life: Rawan Albina reflects on the “Waiting for Godot” and how we often wait for something that we desperately want but it never happen.
• Society of Tomorrow: Mohamed AlJuneibi describes how electronic gadgets and communication devices have now enabled the human eye to merge with the computer in a concept that is called: Augmented Reality or AR.
• To The Point: Mohammed Kazim walks the readers through the causes of a failed healthcare and education system in the UAE despite the multitude of efforts to improve quality.
• Words, Observations, and Ramblings: Reem Abdalla analyzes the term innovation and its types. She also shares with her readers examples of innovation application in the UAE.

June 2011’s issue:

Here We Start – Community Talk – Food for Thought – Just Another Undergrad
Living Through The Eyes of Art – Microscopic Me – Scenes From Life
Society of Tomorrow – To The Point – Words, Observations, and Ramblings

Regards,
Iman Ben Chaibah
Editor in Chief