Book Review on “Revelation: The Story Of Muhammad” (@revelationthebk)
byReview on a new book about the Prophet Mohammed’s life, that portrays his life in a new approach and methodology. The book was written by…
Kids These Days, They Want It All
byThe author looks at the increasing demands of children and the youth on lavish and superficial needs, and discusses ways to combat this. Today’s children…
The Latent Functions of MUN (@AUS_ModelUN)
byThe article explains the importance of MUN and tackles some problematic stereotypes about MUNers. Those who take subjects related to the social sciences essentially investigate…
Books Made In UAE – Open Call for Comic Artists (@UAEBBY)
byThe UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) and the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region continue their “Books – Made in UAE” project with a comic…
Have You Heard Of Remote X?
byIntroducing Remote X, a project by Rimini Protokoll that is currently taking place in Abu Dhabi. The project is meant to give a whole new…
#EAFOL Fantasy Fiction Panel With @BrandSanderson & @NouraNoman
byIn this Emirates Airline Festival of Literature session (moderated by our editor in chief: Iman Ben Chaibah), Brandon Sanderson & Noura AlNoman tell us about…
The UAE’s Diverse Approach Towards a Diverse Economy
byThe UAE’s recent governmental structural reform is not the country’s only action towards reaching economic efficiency. What are the other actions done? On the 10th…
Is Literature A Destination Or A Journey
byIs reading something you do because you enjoy it, or because you use it to reach somewhere? Would literary festivals help in growing the passion…
Opportunities Make Us or Break Us
byWe are who we are, largely because of the opportunities made possible to us by our country. For many, however, this is not the case…
Discussing Elif Shafak’s (@Elif_Safak) Books with Shahd Thani (@ShahdThani)
byWe sat with Shahd Thani, an author and a member of Untitled Chapters, to talk about the books written by the Turkish author Elif Shafak: Black…
Shahd Thani Winner of First Emirates Literature Foundation Mentorship Programme (#EAFOL, @Rambling_Sha)
byThe Emirates Literature Foundation Mentorship Programme won by the aspiring writer Shahd Thani. The Emirates Literature Foundation announced today that Shahd Thani won the Mentorship…
Discussing Books: How You Can Start Reading Comic Books And Some Recommendations from @KBinHamad
byWe sat with Khaled Bin Hamad, founder of Moving Reflections to talk about his journey with comic books and how he started it. We discussed…
Outsourced Parenting
byThe author discusses the implications of household help’s increased role in our children’s lives. A husband and his wife walk in the shopping center, behind…
Enlighten Yourself, One Book at a Time
byThe author discusses the declaration of 2016 as the Year of Reading by the UAE leaders and the hope that this will bring forth. Our…
Don’t Settle For Comfort, Settle For Happiness
byMany of us are chained in aspects of our lives that make us unhappy, and we do it for all the wrong reasons. How often…
Discussing Books: Mama Hessa’s Mice by Saud AlSanousi #YouTube
byWe’re starting a video book discussion series to be the equivalent of a virtual book club, and to bring book discussions on a new platform…
Multilinguilism: A Means to A More Fruitful Life
byThe author explores how learning a new language can help us change our mindsets and live more in the present. Most of us speak 2…
10 Q&A With Inspirational Women of the UAE – Atheer Bin Shakar (@Atheer_aShaker)
byAtheer bin Shaker is 26 years old and has a Bachelor’s degree in Integrated Media from Zayed University. She is a Leadership & Self Actualization…
6 Lessons I Learned from The World Government Summit (#WorldGovSummit)
byWith the World Government Summit for 2016 concluding, what are the main lessons learned after this summit, whether from the new UAE cabinet, or with all…
What I Know For Sure About Shamma Al Mazrui, Our Minister of State for Youth Affairs and President of the Youth Council
byWho is Shamma Al Mazrui, and what do we know about her? The author shares her personal experience and knowledge about our newly appointed Minister…