Month: June 2012
Patrick Semaan, the talented multimedia designer, never ceases to amaze me. Every time I speak to Patrick, he is up to something interesting, and absolutely challenging. Recently, he unveiled an unprecedented jour
Do you have questions for a psychologist? Are you afraid or embarrassed to see one? Well, we may have the answers you need! My 6 year old daughter is getting invited quite often to her friends’ homes f
Now that summer is upon us (a bit TOO upon us...) it is time to, once again, re-assess our beach attire and achieve poolside perfection. Lying on a beach or lounging by a pool is meant to be synonymous with a natu
Walking into The Butchers Den, there is no mistaking what kind of restaurant you’re entering. The name alone will probably point you in the right direction, but one word echoes through the décor, the menu, and
Simo Lagnawi plays Gnawa music, which is both a prayer, and a celebration of life. It is a traditional form of Moroccan music the roots of which can be traced to sub-Saharan Africa. If you dropped by REUSE 5.0 in
by Niamh Fleming-Farrell He turns the key in the ignition and presses the accelerator. Minutes later he’s dead along with 63 others at Beirut’s U.S. Embassy. It is April 18, 1983. The U.S. Embassy truck bombe
Summer travels are always mind-boggling, filled with unsuspected changes in rules, travel policies, hotel policies, visa requirements… shall we continue? I sometimes scratch the whole idea of going somewhere alt
Today, stylists draft the greatest influences we see in the fashion world, and we can easily emulate certain looks to make a ‘statement’. However, upon meeting the talented artist and jewelry designer, Muneera
TEXT 2012 marks sixty years since the institution of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), the first local bank and shareholding company in Kuwait and the Gulf region. Considered a milestone for the institution, the
Ladies, you know summer is here when your schedules revolve around penciling in the following: much-deserved pool time, hunting down the perfect pair of sandals, finding that dress for next week’s wedding, atten
We might have briefly introduced you to Amani Abbasy a few years ago through one of our reviews of the Zumba classes she regularly coached at the BIVT. A worldwide exercise phenomenon that has taken the world by s
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,
Got business problems or challenges at work? With his Two Cents column, Loaay Ahmed shares his expertise in strategic management consulting to help managers, employees and entrepreneurs thrive. There is a