Tempo competition changes winner’s life The year 2011 was all about the 40th celebration of the UAE’s union. There were parades, bazaars, exhibits, fireworks and so much more! Tempo decided
OPERATION SMILE
By Alia Youssef- Seeing a smile light up a child’s face is one of the greatest but simplest joys in this world but some children are not lucky to be blessed with beautiful smiles. Around the world, there are many children born with a deformity that leaves them with a cleft lip or cleft palate.
YOUNG VOLUNTEERS
By Yasmine Ziadat
Emma Grimes, a Year 13 student from the British School Al Khubairat, started volunteering at The Future Centre for Special Needs in Abu Dhabi back in 2010. The Future Centre is a non-profit organisation which specialises in the rehabilitation and education of individuals with special needs between the ages of three and 14. Despite the pressure of school work and upcoming A-levels, Emma volunteered on a weekly basis for eight months and was assigned to a class of children with learning difficulties.
CARING CLOWNS
By Sharon Carvalho
Clowns make you laugh no matter how old you are. They fill you with joy over their silly behavior and big noses and feet and have you rolling on the floor with laughter in a matter of minutes. There are happy clowns and sad clowns and fat clowns and thin clowns and then there are the Clowns Who Care.
BOOKS
By Azza El Masri
The Paris Wife (Virago Press, 2012) Author: Paula McLain
To the world, Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, whose prose was brilliant, concise and brutal and whose books bled fear, horror and love like no other. To Hadley Richardson, Ernest Hemingway was the love of her life.
AZZ’A EL MASRI
Age: 17 Profession: Student Nationality: Lebanese Motto: “Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.” —Ernest Hemingway Your most
MARIANA GORGES
28 years old Event Coordinator
CINDY MERHI
21 year old Graduate student
Top Ten
TEMPO’S TOP TEN SONGS IN THE UAE: We Are Young- Fun ft. Janelle Monae Starships- Nicki Minaj Boyfriend- Justin Bieber Call Me Maybe- Carly Rae Jepsen She Doesn’t Mind- Sean