Youth: Why Not Find an Alternative to Visiting Malls?
byAs a Sharjawi (Sharjah resident, I am in no way a football fan), I recall constantly complaining, as have others, about how we don’t have…
Youth
3 Main Issues Faced by Our Generation: Honesty, Procrastination and Depression
byI’m not perfect; I’m far from that… I keep on stating this over and over again because people deem that I pretend to be perfect….
The Youth Today: Great Potential But No Ambition
byWritten by Fatma AlFalasi (@Fatmalfalasi) Everyday I remind myself how blessed we are to be in a country so full of opportunities and, every once…
Graduating: The End is Just a New Beginning
byIllustration by Fatma AlHashemi (@F_Fotography) It is never easy to say goodbye. Especially with friends who have shared moments of randomness and discovery, of hardship…
Facing Uncertainty After Graduation
byFatma facing the unknown of the future after graduating from university; what should one do with his/her fear?
Why Conduct Research?
byNever in my life has my father given me the definition of something. Now, when I hear anything I do not know, whether it was a word or a piece of information, I find myself using Google right away to know what it is.
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+,…
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,…
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…
Healthy Criticism
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@FatmaBujsaim) Growing up, we have been taught that it is rude to criticize people. That it is not polite and that we…
Female University Students’ Thoughts on Marriage
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@FatmaBujsaim) My column turns one year-old this month and since it focuses on undergrad issues, I thought long and hard of the…
Is the Educational System Suppressing Creativity?
byBy 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 Lie Of Not Lying
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@FatmaBujsaim) Hash-tags are on the list of what I enjoy on twitter; random ones come out every day and people write the…
Taking a Break
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@FatmaBujsaim) Spring, winter, Eid and summer break, are all holidays that most of us look forward to throughout the year. However, summer…
Internet Café’s and Our Youth
byBy Mohamed AlJunaibi (@maljunaibi) Back in 2001, I was attending college in Abu Dhabi, to later become your average “IT guy”. And I will have…
What Would You Like To Be When You Grow Up?
byBy Khalid AlAmeri(@KhalidAlAmeri) What do you want to be when you grow up? A classic question that opens the gates of dreams, ambitions and curiosity…
Embracing Change
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@FatmaBujsaim) I have recently noticed that people in general tend to stick with what they are used to and would avoid change…
Going Into Debt To Fake Luxurious Lifestyle
byBy Khalid AlAmeri (@KhalidAlAmeri) Whilst visiting Abu Dhabi during my university days, my friends and I were relaxing in a tent set up outside when…
The Importance of Managing Your Time
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@FatmaBujsaim) Every now and then, we find ourselves sitting on the floor in a pile of papers, documents and books, while our…
Understanding The Power of Dialogue
byBy Fatma Bujsaim (@FatmaBujsaim) Remember the time when we were kids and used to cry over everything? We may not remember, after all, we were…