Lifestyle

Coursera’s Free and Green Harvard, Princeton and Stanford University Courses

Faisal O'Keefe - February 3, 2013

Got internet access? Then you also have admission to university-level education, absolutely free and with fully flexible class times. Been itching to up your game...

Lifestyle

Chairs for Abu Dhabi: a Giant Hollow Mountain for Art Fans

Tafline Laylin - February 5, 2013

Images of Tadashi Kawamata's extraordinary installation entitled Chairs for Abu Dhabi has been circulating the blogosphere the last few days. A follow up of...

Lifestyle

Casablanca’s Cinema in the Hands of One Man

Tafline Laylin - February 4, 2013

The commercial capital of Morocco is catching up to the western world through a series of dedicated governmental initiatives, putting old institutions like ABC...

Book Reviews

Sultan Saeed Al Darmaki Says “Leave the Birds Alone”

Kelly Milone - February 3, 2013

If you’re looking for some light reading from the Middle East, something peppered with the region's wit and satire, then look no farther than...

Lifestyle

Consumption in Dubai – Breathtaking Photos of Our Environmental Impact

Richard Allenby Pratt - March 18, 2013

Richard Allenby-Pratt's popular Abandoned photo series still haunts us. Currently based in Dubai, the professional photographer received numerous accolades for extraordinary compositions that depict...

Business

Katerva’s 10 World Changing Sustainable Projects for 2012

Karin Kloosterman - January 31, 2013

While there are no winners from the Middle East this year, an important awards organization Katerva scours the globe for people and organizations that...

Lifestyle

Vote to Send the First Egyptian to Space!

Tafline Laylin - January 29, 2013

Omar Samra was the first Egyptian to summit Mt. Everest in 2007 and now he is hoping to be the first Egyptian man in...

Lifestyle

Jerusalem Pulls Off Israel’s No Pants Light Rail Ride

Faisal O'Keefe - January 29, 2013

A few thousand New Yorkers stripping down to their Calvin Kleins in January ..but how's that behavior fly in a Middle Eastern city with...

Lifestyle

Saudis Ban Tinted Windows and Public Transport for Women

Faisal O'Keefe - January 28, 2013

As if Saudis don't have enough banned behaviors, the traffic department now prohibits tinted bus windows preventing fewer women from using public transport. Teachers in...

Cities

Star Wars Filming Sets in Matmata, Tunisia Promotes Desert Tourism for the Berbers

Maurice Picow - March 27, 2017

R2D2 - Tunisia's landscape and subterranean dwellings have made it ideal for filming our Star Wars movies! When the Star Wars films began they chose...

Lifestyle