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Searching for humanity among algorithms

Political unrest, grave human injustice and the non-responsive attitude of governments to the demands of the people have always produced innovative ways of punishment. Masses take to the streets...

Aysha Taryam

Unbendable faith

The middle-aged gentleman, targeted by some chicken-hearted people, is not bending his head because he has ceaseless faith in his faith, which is unbendable. It burst out from the...

Shaadaab S. Bakht

Making food a political issue throttles Gaza lives

In a world where 757 million people face chronic hunger, and 45 million children suffer from wasting due to acute malnutrition, Gaza stands out as unique. War, drought, earthquakes,...

Michael Jansen

Off the page

For Hollywood, books can be one the best places to find inspiration for a new film. However, the written word does not always get translated onto the big screen...

Sarah Taryam

Fatima Almheiri

Fatima Almheiri

Fatima has always been passionate about mental health. She has a Bachelors in International Studies with a minor in Psychology. She joined the With Hope UAE volunteer group in 2019 and she is currently head of communications.

Saibal Chatterjee

Saibal Chatterjee

Indian national award-winning film critic

Meena Janardhan

Meena Janardhan

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.

59 Afrikaners from South Africa get refugee status in US
  • 14 May 2025

59 Afrikaners from South Africa get refugee status in US

In a strange twist of logic, US President Donald Trump, who had been opposed to immigration, had declared in February this year that white South Africans would be granted...

Candidate and the voter

Candidate and the voter

13 May 2025
Trump coin

Trump coin

12 May 2025
Buy less

Buy less

11 May 2025
New pope

New pope

09 May 2025
Student loans

Student loans

08 May 2025
Fly at will

Fly at will

07 May 2025
All about moms

All about moms

06 May 2025
Where the buck stops

Where the buck stops

05 May 2025