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‘They don’t produce literature:’ The politics of erasure

At a campaign rally in Michigan, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered a sweeping anti-Arab generalization regarding the Middle East and North Africa. Addressing...

The power of semantics

In Pre-partition India, Mahatma Gandhi held a million meetings with the representatives of the British Crown. He showed through these sessions how useful semantics could be. He won battles...

Coalition challenge

The “Never Bibi” syndrome is driving efforts to form a new Israeli government without Binyamin Netanyahu who is Israel’s longest-serving prime minister having served three terms and been from...

Lady luck

Some of the biggest names in music today are doing far more than releasing albums and performing on stage. This week we are taking a look at the female...

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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

Indian national award-winning film critic

Meena Janardhan

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

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Fight or flight? Trump mixes signals after midterms

11 Nov 2026

Fight or flight? Trump mixes signals after midterms

President Donald Trump's political mantra is 'fight, fight, fight.' But he has given decidedly mixed messages about whether he will do so after Republicans were hammered in the midterms....

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It’s time to reform immigration courts

09 Nov 2026

The world needs to focus on climate change

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Letters To The Editor

Sharjah calling

It was an incredible experience to be at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). The fair began on Wednesday and will continue until Nov.15. I have been making it...

Biggest tragedy

There is no doubt that the death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of Senegal, which rose to...

10 Nov 2026

Train collision

The unfortunate collision between two trains in the south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in which seven people were killed and more than...

09 Nov 2026

Smart statement

Many football coaches feel safe until they hear “They have the full support of the board” and they can then start to pack their bags. President Donald J. Trump...

Teaching economics

There seems to be a shortage of teachers in many countries but a lesson in economics might help solve the shortage. It is reported that Elon Musk has donated...

Good decision

It is a good decision by legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo to retire from the Portugal national team. Cristiano Ronaldo has served his national team for more than 23 years...

Important lesson

Many of the media showed a photo of two men, one dressed in formal white, the other in casual black, and it wasn’t from some old western even though...

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