“The Arabic language is suffering and the only way we can avoid this further is by using it. Language is a habit, if you don’t use it you’ll lose it.” Continue reading Arabic in UAE schools — the needs and the challenges
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Indian PM Narendra Modi TIME Person of the Year, again
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the online reader’s poll for TIME Person of the Year 2016, beating out other world leaders like US President-elect Donald Trump, incumbent US leader Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading Indian PM Narendra Modi TIME Person of the Year, again
Stiffer penalties needed to make UAE roads safe
Sunday’s crash has yet again reminded us of how distracted driving and sudden swerving continue to claim lives on the roads of the UAE. The horrific crash on Al Rabat road, Dubai, has led to deaths of five workers, and injured more. Continue reading Stiffer penalties needed to make UAE roads safe
An Aids-free world may not be distant
In many countries with strong health systems, HIV is no longer a death sentence, but a chronic condition. And Africa has reached a critical milestone: each year, there are now more Africans starting HIV treatment than being infected. Continue reading An Aids-free world may not be distant
How has UAE made life easy for people with special needs?
From the limited accessibility to public places and facilities to having to deal with people’s empathetic looks, people with special needs said the UAE has come a long way in recognizing and meeting their rights. Continue reading How has UAE made life easy for people with special needs?
How tech can help you keep New Year’s resolutions
With the advent of 2016, people around the world had set themselves New Year’s resolutions. But 88 per cent of all those set resolutions fail, leaving most people feeling a bit disappointed in themselves. There are certain neurological reasons why we tend not to keep our New Year’s resolutions, but in the digital world we live in there are certain tech solutions that can help us power through. Continue reading How tech can help you keep New Year’s resolutions
Taxes on expats may cause ‘brain drain’
Imposing tax on expatriates’ remittances and incomes, thepossibility of which is currently under study in some GCC countries, will lead to negative consequences, including “brain drain” among expatriates who constitute about 90 per cent of the total employees in the private sector in the region, International Monetary Fund. Continue reading Taxes on expats may cause ‘brain drain’
Rising protectionism is taking a toll on global trade
Does Donald Trump’s election as United States President mean that globalisation is dead, or are reports of the process’ demise greatly exaggerated? If globalisation is only partly incapacitated, not terminally ill, should we worry? How much will slower trade growth, now in the offing, matter for the global economy? Continue reading Rising protectionism is taking a toll on global trade
Three ways to keep your child safe from disease
Over the last 15 years, the international community has made great strides in improving child health. But, with millions of children under the age of five dying each year from preventable and treatable diseases like diarrhoea and pneumonia, the job is far from finished. Continue reading Three ways to keep your child safe from disease
Lamenting the lost art of conversation
I received a Whatsapp forward recently, which read, “The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave the wrong thing unsaid at the most tempting moments.” Continue reading Lamenting the lost art of conversation