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…
Philosophy
The Gentle Wisdom of Wabi-Sabi
byA brief exploration of the ancient Japanese philosophy Wabi Sabi and how to live a better life through it. Some of us can never…
Existential Voids: The Well of Thought
by“Let’s think of existential voids as wells, if “Why” got us in by wondering why we have a well in the first place and…
The Consumption Identity
byThere is nothing more real than the intangible aspects of mankind; pain, identity, consciousnesses, awareness, and our relationships with people rather than objects. The…
Land: An Essential or An Accidental Property of Identity?
byNationality may fulfill the individual’s sense of self leaving him/her with little need to pursue a higher understanding of their identity until nationality can…
Like It Or Not, Happiness Is Temporary
byIn an age of moral correctness, let us not give into the notion that enforces happiness as the only acceptable state of mind. “Which…
Do You Think You Really Know What You Know?
byHow do we know that what we know is right or wrong? Where did we gain that knowledge to begin with, and can we…
Moral Obligation: Libertarianism vs. Communitarianism
byDebating the morality of libertarian and communitarian philosophy. It is 1942. The 2nd world war has been plaguing our country for three years, and…
I Exist Because I Want To
byRarely do people think about the reason for their existence and the meaning of their lives. As a result, many do not reach their…
Without A Photographic Archive, Does That Make Us Non-Existent?
byArticle in brief: The author reflects on the changing perspective on the need for archiving our lives through photography. I squirmed uncomfortably in my seat as…
Can We Predict The Future?
byOxford dictionary defines ‘destiny’ as: “the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future”. That definition leads to another…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Who Are You? 3 Steps to Identify Yourself
byThis is a philosophical question and the answer to it is the hardest of all. In fact, it is so difficult that one of the…
Between Optimism & Pessimism
byToo many times I’ve heard of the ‘set your expectations low, so your pleasures are magnified’ argument. This is my response, comparing pessimism and optimism in the larger sense.
8 Life Lessons That I Would Pass on To My Future Children
byIf all of what you could say to your children could be summed up in a letter, that letter would be endless. I take a current view at what I could say to my own, taking from life what I’ve learned, and passing that on in the form of words.
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…