The Beauty of Insanity, Relfecting on the Work of Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama
byPhilosopher George Carlin once said, “The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.” When I began studying…
Culture
My MEFCC Experience
byThe Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC) was an absolute thrilling experience for me. I missed it last year so I can’t compare it…
3arabeezy, a Mixture of Arabic & English
byA couple of weeks ago, I went to visit my grandmother. We became immersed in our conversation, recounting our activities and endeavors in the past…
Expo 2020: Why not Dubai?
byIn 2008, an interview was conducted by CBS with our ruler in Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum as part of the…
What You See is a Reflection of Your State of Mind
byThere was a legend of an ancient castle that had a thousand mirrors in one of its halls. So one of the village men heard…
Mind Programming: The Ultimate Source of Power (Part One)
byA sad and true story happened a long time ago. A man was locked in a refrigerator car by accident for an hour and froze…
An Uncertain State of Mind Breeds Contempt
byA common occurrence that we happen to see more and more of, especially in the digital age, is the popularization of conspiracy theories and, of…
Breaking the Walls of Pessimism
byThere was once a bitter man in a hospital room who spent his time whining about his illness and his health; by time, he noticed…
The Little Voice in Your Head
byThe Roman Philosopher Lucius Seneca once said, “Every guilty person is his own hangman, ” and his choice of wording was spot-on. The thing that…
Your X Factor Moment
byOn my first article to Sail eMagazine, I chose to write about a personal life-changing experience that I rarely shared with anyone. It was about…
Choosing Fashion Over Tradition
byNobody likes change, whether it is good or bad. We will always question what is foreign to us and rather than explore it, we avoid…
Happiness is a State of Mind
byLiving in the UAE and especially the metropolitan areas such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi, words like fashion, style and shopping are getting more popular…
The UAE: 41 Years of Love
by“Our father is the kindest father, in our hearts we hold for him so much respect.” These were the lyrics of one of the oldest…
The Portrayal of Arabs in Hollywood
bySince the turn of the century, the concept of Arab identity and its role in the media gained prevalence throughout society, from educational institutions, through…
Enjoy Being Hated on the Road to Success
by“For every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction.” This formula does not apply to physics only; it is the law of the…
Factors That Shape Cultural Norms
byIn our nature, or at least, our natural tendency to draw conclusions onto groups of individuals rather than individually assess or pass judgments, we naturally…
The Media & the Fascination with Being Rich
byFast 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….
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed on the Amplified Result of Giving
byI once read that people who grow up becoming great and influential had the chance to meet leaders with those attributes at least once earlier…
Advice: Say it Nicely, or Don’t Say it at All
byLogan P. Smith, essayist and critic once said: It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully. One of the things that are vital…
Contemplating the Ups and Downs of Life
byIllustration by Fatma AlHashemi (@F_Fotography) Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, ‘To be great is to be misunderstood’. If we look at the predominant figures in…