Cognitive Optical Illusions, Differences in Interpreting Reality
byBy Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) You know that moment when different people tell you the same story but there is a different version every time you…
Ignoring Your Weaknesses & Working on Your Stengths
byBy AlAnoud AlMadhi (@ALANOUD_auh) When I handed my parents my report card, they were not very thrilled. Although I had A’s and only one B+,…
The Need for Improving the Qualifications of Childcare Teachers in the UAE
byBy Ayesha AlJanaji (@_AyeshaAlJanahi) “Young children soak up knowledge about their world with the eagerness of thirsty sponges”. Although they may not be able to…
2012: The End of the World As We Know It
byBy Rawan Albina (@RawanAlbina) Everybody has been talking about 2012 for a few years now. They even made a movie out of it so that…
Laws of the Internet: What are SOPA and PIPA?
byBy Mohamed AlJunaibi (@maljunaibi) This January, and the opening month of 2012, the internet became (once again) the area for discussion, debate and even conflict….
Do You Realize How Pivotal the Time We Live in is?
byBy Moadh Bukhash (@MoadhBukhash) Now that the banners have been taken down, the party hats taken off the heads, the confetti cleaned up, and the…
Implications of Improving a Nation’s Services, 3 Crucial Elements of Improvement
byBy Mohammed Kazim (@MAKazim) As the Arab world began to see reform last year and new legislative and authoritative parties came into the picture, significant…
Peeta Planet: A Journey of Two Brothers Inspired by Social Media
byInterviewed by Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) Mohammed and Peyman Parham Al Awadhi are two Emirati brothers that started the Gourmet Shawarma sandwich concept “Wild Peeta”. Through…
Here We Start
byDear Sail Readers, Today we enter the new year of 2012. Closing the books on 2011, capturing all what we learned along the way, and…
The Fear of Growing Old
byBy Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) Doug Larson once said, “The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw…
There is Always Room for Improvement
byBy Alanoud AlMadhi (@ALANOUD_auh) Imagine yourself being given the task of, say, cleaning up a room. As you do so very diligently and thoroughly,…
Make Your Ideas Happen
byBy Rooda AlNeama (@ThinkDubai) We generate so many ideas during the day, most of these ideas get pushed away and forgotten, and others stick for…
The Clean Up Initiative, Keeping the UAE’s Streets Clean After National Day Celebrations
byBy Khalid AlAmeri (@KhalidAlAmeri) Everybody interacts with the society they live in on a daily basis. By default you are going to drive on the…
15 Tips for Creating a New Year’s Resolution That You Will Stick With
byBy Rawan Albina (@RawanAlbina) According to a special story that Time magazine published on New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of 2011, here are the…
Understanding the European Debt Crisis
byBy Haif Zamzam (@haifnothaifa) Whether you want to hear about it or not, it is hard to ignore the EuroZone debt crisis over the last…
A Solution Needed for Indecent Clothing in the Workplace
byBy Fatma AlKhaja (@fay_alkhaja) I fairly believe that this topic of indecent attires in the malls, public places, and such has been used and abused…
True Patriotism and 3 Pillars to Support it, Reflections for National Day Celebrations
byBy Mohammed Kazim (@MAKazim) Cars honking, people dancing, aircrafts soaring through the skies, and flags being waved; these are some of the typical scenes witnessed…
Here We Start
byDear Sail Readers, We launch this month our 21st issue of Sail eMagazine. This issue coincides with a very special event to all Emiratis and…
The 1001 Islamic Inventions Exhibition
byBy Hamda AlHashemi (@Hamda_AlHashemi) Imagine watching a 2-year-old kid grabbing everything in sight, nibbling it, licking it, biting it and then throwing it! And we,…
Facing the Fear of Failure in Writing
byBy Alanoud AlMadhi (@ALANOUD_auh) An English professor at our university invited us to a book-signing event for an Arab author who wrote a number of…