Not So Fast: Why Covid-19 Should Lead to the Demise of Fast Fashion

From its environmental impact to ethical concerns, the cost of the fast fashion industry is well-documented. However, the disruption caused by...

Disrupting The Vocabulary One Word At A Time: Doomscrolling

People like to search for negative news so much, there’s now a definition for it: doomscrolling. Has bad news outweighed good news this year, or have...

The Case for Theory: Approaching Difficult Texts in the Classroom

This article is my case for theory. It has helped me untangle many complexities, paradoxes and knots — academic and “real” — and I think it will help...

Slacktivism: The Beginning, Not the End, of Protest

By posting about social change, all we are really doing is helping ourselves ‘feel good’. If we really want to change society, we must actively...

Wellness Department Announces That Only Those Experiencing Imposter Syndrome Actually Belong at NYUAD

Every real NYUAD student knows that they’re a complete loser just days away from being exposed for the fraud we all suspect they are.

NYUAD’s Switch from Wirecard Is Both Rushed and Overdue

NYUAD’s transition away from its insolvent payment processor has been way overdue, yet it still feels rushed.

Decade of Action: One Year Delayed

2020 was supposed to be a pivotal year in tackling the climate crisis. Transformative Action can still be used to achieve the goals of 2020, to...

Dilli Chalo Protest: Farmers Protest the Privatisation of the Agricultural Sector

Farmers in India have taken to the streets in mass protests against reforms to the agricultural sector which seek to increase private sector...

The Brief: Corona at Your Door

From updated travel guidelines to clinical trials for a Russian vaccine candidate, The Gazelle brings you the latest Covid-19 news.

Spotlight – Saba Karim Khan

Author, filmmaker and Instructor of Social Science at NYUAD, Saba Karim Khan talks about her forthcoming novel Skyfall and her work surrounding...

The What, Where and How of the Newly Approved Vaccine

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention recently registered the Sinopharm vaccine for voluntary injection. The Gazelle spoke to the first known...

What was the Worst Year in History?

NYUAD’s History Program hosted an open house, inviting professors to discuss their picks for the worst year in history.

SJP At NYUAD Marks the International Day of Solidarity

Students for Justice in Palestine’s NYUAD chapter observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with a series of online...

Funny Story: Offbeat News From Around the Globe

A selection of the most amusingly disruptive headlines of late, including the possibility of 52 U.S. states and human contact with aliens.

A Love Letter to My Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi I know is beautiful. Its trees intertwine with its man made monuments, its modernity is embedded in its culture and its community is...

Artists as Warriors: The Bearers of Chechen Culture Today

Seeing a community of Chechen artists having meaningful discussions about issues I had struggled with — I knew I had found my tribe. Read about...

The Tunisian Revolution Did Not Smell of Jasmines

In the ten years since the Tunisian Revolution, how successful have the changes made to address corruption, social justice and regional disparity...

Soundscapes: Two Disruptive Forces, Trap Music and Palestinan Resistance

Palestinian music has always been a medium for political discussion and a mobilizer of resistance. The Gazelle’s music columnists explore the main...

As long as Women and Gender Minorities Continue to Disrupt the Patriarchy in Pakistan, There is Hope.

We are still scared, apprehensive and angry when we step out onto the streets back in Pakistan, but we go out with a greater hope that one day, this...

Winter Break Book Recommendations from The Gazelle’s Editors

This winter break, take up reading, not for an academic assignment, but just for the sake of it. Here’s a list of recommendations from The Gazelle’s...

Virtual Candidate Weekend: How the Pandemic Disrupted an NYUAD Hallmark

Read on to learn about how Candidate Weekend was customized to go virtual, what the experiences of students from the Class of 2024 were and what...

Disrupted Lives: How did two sisters live 30 years without identities?

Two undocumented sisters who were born and raised in Hong Kong share what it is like growing up without identities and their journey to regain a...

Family Love, Disrupted

Three NYU Abu Dhabi students reflect on being away from family and the ways their understanding of family bonds have been altered by the pandemic.

NYUAD Students Share the Silver Linings of the Pandemic

Although the world had been turned upside down, there were some beautiful pieces emerging from the mess. What parts of the past eight months have...

Loss in the Time of Covid-19: A Tribute to Miss Rasha

Covid-19 has changed the way we deal with loss, not only in the sense that it disrupted the usual grieving process, but it also deprived us from our...

Reflecting on the War in Nagorno-Karabakh

In 2020, Azeri drones and military succeeded in claiming the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh. This piece reflects on the history of this conflict,...

Too Long; Didn’t Research: A Question of Trust

A column that finds interesting research coming from NYUAD and explains it to a wider audience. This week: economics professor Etienne Wasmer...

WSN Resignation Prompts Two Month Publishing Hiatus

Two months after a mass staff resignation, NYUNY’s student publication Washington Square News, still isn’t publishing. What does this disruption mean...