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Almost ten years ago, Maha Alessa saw an ad that was asking for volunteers for the Dar Al Athar Al Islamiya (DAI) museums. Back then, she had no idea what the future held or how applying for the position might ch
In 1968 Hamid Abdulsalam Shuaib and his partners founded an architecture firm called Pace. And over the last fifty years they established themselves as one of the region’s most respected architecture and enginee
It is always easier to fall back on the familiar, whether it is a restaurant choice or a place to hang out. But, sometimes it is worth it to leave the beaten path behind and explore. Kuwait has some really interes
Bullying is a negative phenomenon that has always plagued mankind, ever evolving through the times. Today, mean tweets and Facebook posts serve to replace shoulder tackles and name calling from the days of yore. U
WHERE DO I PARK? As with any shopping experience, we know that peoples’ number one concern is the parking. But fret not, there’s ample parking around Souq Al-Mubarakiya. If you’re coming in from the city pr
URUGUAY 1930 FINAL: Uruguay 4 – 2 Argentina Highlight: In group 4’s second match – USA’s Bert Patenaude scored the first tournament hat-trick against Paraguay (although until 2006, one of his goals had b
by Carmen Loren Upon arriving in Wadi Musa, Jordan, I am faced with a choice: to hike or not to hike to Petra in the dark? Despite the chill and my weariness, I opt for the former and spend the next few hours in a
By KCCC and UHN Among women living in Kuwait, Breast Cancer continues to be the most frequently diagnosed cancer with as many as 367 new cases diagnosed in 2009, more than twice as many as Colorectal Cancer (the
Two Eid-ul-Adha’s ago, my husband and I decided to forgo our usual visit to his home country, for a trip to Lebanon. We want to see ruins and mountains and to discover the “Paris of the Middle East” while ye
It seems these days Instagram has become the answer to everything. For some it is a trending-thing, while for others it’s a dual marketing/promoting medium. And then there are those – like Fatima – who are t
by India Stoughton American poet and author Maya Angelou famously wrote that “history, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.”As long-standing rulers
“The Island of Sri Lanka is a small universe; it contains as many variations of Culture, Scenery and Climate as some countries, a dozen times its size.” ~ Arthur C. Clarke - Author, inventor and futurist (1917
by Christopher Hockey Last month’s visit to Kuwait National Museum failed to impress or shed light on the true meaning of Kuwaiti national identity (bazaar June 2012). This month, the third museum review, focuse