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When the chance of studying abroad comes along, many of us would jump at the once in a lifetime opportunity. Fatemah Dashti is currently studying Architectural Engineering at the University of Liverpool. The 20-y
Every once in a while, an initiative comes along that is so unique, one gasps. And that's the case with At My Kuwaiti Table (AMKT), a podcast that just launched in Kuwait, the brainchild of Krysia Derecki (KD) –
Dana Winner, an American living in Kuwait, is a testament to how citizenship has nothing to do with transforming a place. Her activism is shaping the evolution of our country. There is no way you will not be
When it seems like every message in the world is violent, racist, divisive or extremist, it is easy to get discouraged and frustrated. Even when you want to change things and make a difference, getting started can
Nuqat was born out of a desire of empowering the community with creative and critical thinking eight years ago. Workshops, meet-ups and discussions were all part of what helped Nuqat grow into a community of like
We live in an age-obsessed society, no doubt about it. Whether from cultural influence, mainstream press and magazines, or even the self-realization of age as reminded via increasingly creaky bones, it is somethin
By Abrar AlShammari It was ecstasy – no, euphoria is the right word. But no, euphoria has a bit too much energy in it to describe what it had been. Perhaps, then, bliss would be the appropriate word. Yes, bliss
The time in which our youth are transitioning from kids to adulthood can be a tenuous one, to put it mildly. Between all the concerns about which secondary school to go to and which program to study (perhaps even
Yo mama’s teeth are so yellow… she could spit butter! The modern day “Yo mama” joke, once no doubt unheard of in proper social circles seemed to spread overnight from the urban throng of American society,
We often hear about crimes against humanity on the news and in the media. Acts of violence, ethnic cleansing and unjust wars are just a few of the ways in which aggressors turn on the weaker members of society. Th
Any given meeting with Shamael Al-Sharikh, regardless of its brevity, will leave you buzzing with positive vibrations. The cynics will quip that anyone involved in the realm of community work is inevitably jaded,