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Rym Ghazal

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Discipline isn't the only thing that has changed in schools

May 23, 2013

In the past, some teachers were like second mothers. Today's schools have lost that "second-home" feeling.Read article "Discipline isn't the only thing that has changed in schools"

Remind me of an old Emirati saying

May 22, 2013

Proverbs are like witty mirrors of culture that show the attributes a community holds dear. But such pearls of wisdom come under great risk of being lost as the language that conveys them changes. Read article "Remind me of an old Emirati saying"

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UAE heritage

The Ali Column: Home is much more than a house

May 24, 2013

Home is where the heart is, and it might not necessarily be where you're from.Read article

The Ali Story: Summer in the cities

May 23, 2013

Ali Al Saloom shares his insight and experiences from growing up in the UAE. Read article

Favourite Articles

The frustration of being a 'bidoon'

Nov 6, 2008

The frustration of being a 'bidoon'

Without proper papers, the 'bidoon' are rejected by Emiratis.Read article The frustration of being a 'bidoon'

Masters of the mountains

Jun 28, 2008

The Al Shehhi tribe remains loyal to a traditional way of life that is fast fading as modernity encroaches on their land.Read article Masters of the mountains

Latest Comments

Lost in translation: women who marry foreigners in Saudi

Apr 21 , 2013 | 01:14AM GST

OldGrandma-Convert

Nationalism and classism should have no place in Muslim societies.

Let's see these men who are too good-looking for Saudi

Apr 21 , 2013 | 01:11AM GST

OldGrandma-Convert

I guess Saudi is off the list for my husband & I to ever travel to.

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