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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

Life is smart

A journalist decided to interview me some weeks ago. Permit me to share the excerpts. Q: How does life appear to you now? A: I am over the hill...

Shaadaab S. Bakht

Trump may not be warming up to Israeli PM’s moves

After last week's sixth White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump said 'nothing definitive' emerged from the encounter which lasted nearly three hours. On...

Michael Jansen

Ageing goals

The quest for eternal youth is not a new one and has been around for as long as we can remember, think Cleopatra and her donkey milk baths. This...

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.

Billionaire who wants to be California governor
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Billionaire who wants to be California governor

Tom Steyer must solve this dilemma: How does he convince financially struggling Californians they can trust a billionaire to be their governor? Because, after all, the former hedge fund...

Tough question

Tough question

15 Feb 2026
What if Biden did that

What if Biden did that

15 Feb 2026
'True love'

'True love'

13 Feb 2026
Different markets

Different markets

12 Feb 2026
Personality development

Personality development

11 Feb 2026
'Non-racist' president

'Non-racist' president

10 Feb 2026
Important point

Important point

09 Feb 2026
Smile please

Smile please

08 Feb 2026