The Layers of One’s Life in the Pen of Sara Abuljadayel
byLiving in today’s extremely fast-paced world, it’s very easy to lose track of time and sometimes even a sense of reality. The commotion of our…
Culture
Embedding Social Responsibility in Children Through Storytelling
byThink of a mound of clay. It is still, unshaped, and blank. The pottery end-work would exist as the outcome of the processes of molding…
Themes of Poetry in Young Arab Voices: An Insight on Ban Lahham’s Enigma and Ziad Gadou’s Provoke
byOur lives consist of a very complex cycle of ups and downs. It’s only natural to undergo moments that exist as a part of both-…
Finding Your Motivation Through Your Dose of Motivation
byAs a part of experiencing life, we all find ourselves in moments of despair. There are times when it’s harder to get out of bed,…
Gulf Futurism: The Future is Not a Desert Mirage
byIntroducing Gulf Futurism as an art movement that reflects the hyper-modernization of the Gulf States. «Everything is becoming science fiction. From the margins of an…
Spurring Imagination Through Reading: An Outlook on Sail’s Children’s Books
byTo be a child is to live lightheartedly, exist in a state of the utmost purity, and experience life through an entirely different lens, allowing…
Qahera: The Superheroine in Abaya and Hijab (@qaheracomic)
byComics have become a powerful vehicle for Arab-Muslim female artists to voice the issues that matter to them. Comics have become a way to tackle…
Young Emirati Voices in English Poetry
byPicture the comfort of the warmth you attain from drinking a hot cup of tea on a breezy winter day. Now picture the sense of…
Long Live the Queen: Forgotten Chapters of Islamic History
byEven though women leaders were historically a rare phenomenon, the absence of women from politics in Islamic history is striking. For Dr. Fatma Mernissi, however,…
Do You Really Know What Science Fiction Is?
byAs a cross-media genre, «science fiction» defies a clear definition, proving how challenging it is to define concepts belonging to popular culture. Everybody seems to…
The Soft Power of The Abbasid Caliphate in England
byAnalyzing the correlation between an 8th Century English coin and an Abbasid dinar of the same era, thus indicating the vast influential outreach of the…
The Hidden Messages In Early Islamic Coins
byExploring several Islamic coins through the evolution of ages and the secret messages held within them. Coins come in all sizes, shapes, and designs. Some…
5 Books To Have Read in Women’s History Month
byWhat does it mean when women take acts of defiance against their societies? In celebration of Women’s History Month last month, it’s necessary to understand…
Arab Futurism: Imagining The Future From An Arab Perspective
byArab literature about the future is key to develop local talent in the science industry. “This will be the farthest point in the universe Arabs…
National Security in the Shadow of the Future
byThe concept of national security is no longer limited to the military, security, or even economic dimensions. Rather, it has expanded to include social, environmental,…
Rooting Myself in a Changing City
byHow to cultivate a sense of place within rapid change. Having lived abroad for a decade, I am familiar with the term “reverse culture shock”…
A Book Review on Han Kang’s The Vegetarian
byThrough exploring the complexity of desires and individualism in the South Korean society, Han Kang questions human nature through a story about a woman who…
Chaos Systems and Predictions – Can We Alter The Future?
byAn explanation of Chaos Systems Levels and how they relate to our current situation with Covid-19. What is a chaos system? It is a system…
The Impact of Wong Kar-wai’s Movies on The Whole Movies Industry
byExploring the movies made by Wong Kar-wai, and the impact they had not only on the Asian cinema but also on Hollywood, and winning awards…
Cultural Bereavement in Older Emirati Generations
byWhat is cultural bereavement, and why do older Emirati generations struggle with it when they haven’t moved from their home country? Cultural Bereavement is explained…