We Still Have Time To Change
By Nejoud Al-Yagout
It is disconcerting and alarming that so many people in our society are distressed. Women are distressed for many reasons, ranging from...
Summer time dread and mantras to counter it
By Jamie Etheridge
The prospect of spending the entire summer hiding from Kuwait's 55C+ heat fills me with anxiety. I have two children who recently...
The Life of Expatriates
By Nejoud Al-Yagout
Each time an expatriate reads the newspaper, it appears they are not only reading the news, but searching for hope. They are...
V is for Vaccinated
By Nejoud Al-Yagout
The vaccine has given many of us hope. In fact, people around the world are rejoicing, especially after the CDC announced that...
World No Tobacco Day
By Abdellatif Sharaa
I am sure my good friends out there are now aware that I am highly passionate when it comes to the issue...
Tobacco and e-cigs
By Abdellatif Sharaa
If a mad man is given an ember, he will not pick it up! If he was asked to touch it, he...
Palestine rises like a phoenix from ashes, blood and fire
By Sahar Moussa
A person can only be born in one place. However, he may die several times elsewhere: In exile and in prison, and...
The propaganda of occupiers
By Nejoud Al-Yagout
For the first time since the occupation of Palestinian lands, the world is waking up to the reality of the situation. For...
A Pen for Palestine
By Nejoud Al-Yagout
Imagine this. One day, you are sitting at home having breakfast, and you hear the news. You have a few days to...
The Other Virus and its Variant
By Nejoud Al-Yagout
We are in the midst of a pandemic, a pandemic that has yet to go away. 2021 is a whole lot more...
Nostalgic Ramadan traditions: Then and now
By Sahar Moussa
"Wake up, wake up, sleeping people! It is time for suhoor! Those who are not sleeping let them wake up those who...
Time to change the system that harms women
By Nejoud Al-Yagout
There is an encouraging quote by Maya Angelou which states: "Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly,...
