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Letter from the Editors: Celebrating 100 Issues

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Letter from the Editors: Celebrating 100 Issues

  • Khadeeja Farooqui

    ,
  • and

    Connor Pearce

100 issues. 300 authors. 1700 articles.

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Western Discourse on Saudi Women Ignores Cultural Differences

Western Discourse on Saudi Women Ignores Cultural Differences

  • Vongai Mlambo

How can we navigate the tension between universalism and cultural relativism?

New Majors Under Discussion

New Majors Under Discussion

  • Tom Klein

A look at the new majors being proposed.

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Music Lyrics as Literature

  • Lina Elmusa

Western Discourse on Saudi Women Ignores Cultural Differences

  • Vongai Mlambo

Students Share Stories of Saying Goodbye

  • Myera Rashid

    ,
  • and

    Larayb Abrar

Rethinking Women in Literature

  • Zoe H

on campus
News of the Week

News of the Week

  • Rodrigo Luque

A selection of recent events at NYU Abu Dhabi.

Holoscenes Performance Charged By Global Challenges

Holoscenes Performance Charged By Global Challenges

  • Alyssa Yu

Performance in Central Plaza engages with challenges of climate change amid Abu Dhabi Art.

The General Assembly Report

The General Assembly Report

  • Ken Iiyoshi

Discover what was discussed in the most recent General Assembly.

off campus
NYUSH News Briefing

NYUSH News Briefing

  • Savannah Billman

Discover what's been happening this week at our sister campus, NYU Shanghai.

UAE Updates

UAE Updates

  • Priyanka Lakhiani

A look at what's been going on in the UAE this week.

Turn right: Conservative movements surge across the globe

Turn right: Conservative movements surge across the globe

  • Larayb Abrar

Conservative and reactionary politics have fueled support for governments and threaten to further fracture the European Union.

in focus
Students Share Stories of Saying Goodbye

Students Share Stories of Saying Goodbye

  • Myera Rashid

    ,
  • and

    Larayb Abrar

At a place like NYU Abu Dhabi, students often have to learn to say goodbye over and over again.

Like, Comment but Don’t Share: How Facebook Took Over

Like, Comment but Don’t Share: How Facebook Took Over

  • William Held

What goes on behind the social media screen.

The Gazelle: What Do We Do, Exactly?

The Gazelle: What Do We Do, Exactly?

  • Supriya Kamath

Pizza, banter and Oxford commas: An insider's guide to how The Gazelle team spends their Saturday evenings.

Keeping Memories but Letting Go

Keeping Memories but Letting Go

  • Dana Abu Ali

The small community we once fell in love with when it brought constant love and companionship before, now pushes loneliness in our faces.

Saadiyat Stress

Saadiyat Stress

  • Nela Noll

Where do the stresses at NYUAD come from, and what do students use as coping mechanisms?

Lens: The Faces of Abu Dhabi

Lens: The Faces of Abu Dhabi

  • Muhammad Usman

    ,
  • and

    Koh Terai

The Faces and people of Abu Dhabi.

commentary
Gulf Elite's Negative Portrayal of Women

Gulf Elite's Negative Portrayal of Women

  • Emma Leathley

While the magazine claims to be an innovative publication geared toward Generation Y, it is peddling a regressive message about what can be...

Sunday Sketches, iii

Sunday Sketches, iii

  • Sebastián Rojas Cabal

Sunday Sketches, iii

Music Lyrics as Literature

Music Lyrics as Literature

  • Lina Elmusa

Music is everywhere, and as a great literary and historical device, it could also be an encouraging and strong educational tool.

Overcoming the Clichés of Small Talk

Overcoming the Clichés of Small Talk

  • Daria Zăhăleanu

A way to break out of everyday mundane conversations.

Complaining Hides What We Are Really Grateful For

Complaining Hides What We Are Really Grateful For

  • Lama Ahmad

How can we use complaining productively?

Rethinking Women in Literature

Rethinking Women in Literature

  • Zoe H

But what about the existential musings of female characters, their passions and their philosophical obsessions?

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