Remove All The Unwanted Things From Your Lives
Article in brief: In this article, the author sheds light on trimming the fatty elements in our daily lives that tend to bring us down making…
Walking for Education with Dubai Cares
Let’s just say waking up at 5.30 a.m. is not really my usual Friday mornings. My usual Friday mornings consists of lazily waking up at…
Social Media At Work: Yay Or Nay?
As social media grows in the GCC and the Arab world, many are now accessing their multiple social media accounts via their laptops, cell phones…
The Media & the Fascination with Being Rich
Fast cars, expensive suits, $100,000 gala dinners, and $500 haircuts. No, I am not referring to life in Dubai or any metropolitan city on Earth….
When Life Hands You Lemons
Certainly, many of you have read, heard or seen Dale Carnegie’s phrase “When Life Hands You Lemons” in various songs, display pictures or postcards. The…
Repenting: The Easy Way Out
Illustration by Fatma AlHashemi (@F_Fotography) A week before Ramadan approached us, a friend informed me about the closing parties some restaurants and clubs are hosting…
About Emotional Baggage
How many of you have been hurt? How many of you have felt pain? How many of you have lost someone you love to death,…
How to Deal With Negative People
Have you ever sat with someone and felt all the energy in the room has been sucked out? Does it not feel like…
Peeta Planet: A Journey of Two Brothers Inspired by Social Media
Interviewed by Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) Mohammed and Peyman Parham Al Awadhi are two Emirati brothers that started the Gourmet Shawarma sandwich concept “Wild Peeta”. Through…
UAE: United We Stand
By Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) On the dawn of December 2nd 2011, the UAE will celebrate 40 years of unity, 40 years of success and 40…
Is the Educational System Suppressing Creativity?
By Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) For those of us fortunate enough to go to school, we were taught since pre-school how to do things in a…
The Need for Creative Advertising Methods in the UAE
By Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) After my recent visit to Southeast Asia, I was mind-blown by the amount of creativity found in their outdoor advertising. The…
Turn Your Dreams to Reality
By Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) Sitting, watching my four years old brother twirling and running around in circles pretending to fly made me realize how innocent…
The Importance of Innovation
By Reem Abdallah (@Reem096) Innovation began with man since the beginning of time. A solid definition is difficult for innovation because it has been defined…
The First Child, The First Experiment
By Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) As the eldest child, I was my parent’s guinea pig, their trial and error. They experienced everything for the first time…
The Trend of Mail-Order Bride
By Reem Abdallah (@Reem096) Imagine sitting in a room filling a form on your likes and dislikes amongst other personal preferences. Then you get introduced…
Franchising with an Emirati twist
By Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) Retail Companies have multiple options for market entry expansion in International territories. They range from: acquisitions, organic growth, joint ventures and…
Does Wearing A National Dress Make You Feel Out of Place?
By Reem Abdalla (@Reem096) Last year, as I walked into a conference room, to my astonishment I was the only one dressed in the national…