By Manar Al Hinai, a Khaleeji girl who overthinks a lot and loves to write
At last, it is the time of the year again. That magical time when we let go of all the exhaustion and stress that came with the old year, and we are ready to embark on the New Year’s journey.
In Arabic we have a saying that goes like “elly fat mat,” which translates to “Whatever happened is dead,” meaning we should not look back, and instead focus all of our energy and emotions on the bright future lying ahead of us.
By Alma Kadragic
Last year at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, I attended TEDxDoha which took place at the Katara Heritage Village during the Festival although not actually part of it. I went because an old friend who was running the show told me about it, and I had never been to any TEDx before that.
Khawla Darwish and Mona Fares, two young and upcoming artists based out of Dubai organized an exhibition at DUCTAC. The work of these ladies is quite interesting and the title of their exhibition, ‘E7SASI,’ especially intriguing.
It’s the beginning of another promising year. That is, a promising year if you endeavor to do your very best to make that happen.
And why not! The thing that keeps many a mum sane throughout the day, myself included, is a sense of self. New mums can testify that for the first few
By now, we’ve covered all the major cornerstones for a journey toward an energized and healthy life. So, let’s recap all the fundamentals and use them to move forward.
Happy New Year folks!!! I hope 2012 is a bumper year and proves those Mayans wrong!!!!
No time to talk about resolutions…that is so last year.
This month, I would like to share a confusing phenomenon that I seem to experience every shift, without fail. With almost every patient-doctor conversation I have at work, it will invariably end with “I have good news and bad news…”
Although time is an infinite continuum, the start of a ‘new year’ carries such excitement because it implies the start of new things, and an opportunity for new chances.
It’s winter time again and it’s the season of alfresco dining; a time when smokers and non-smokers compete for outdoor tables. My breakfast destination was La Brioche in Khalifa A, or the Big Alif. Thankfully, I managed to get an outdoor table, and the weather was just perfect.