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Interview: The Changing Life In Abu Dhabi

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Interview: The Changing Life In Abu Dhabi

  • Zoe H

Hamza Al Araimi is an admissions officer at NYU Abu Dhabi. In an interview with The Gazelle, Al Araimi reflects upon the UAE and his experience of ...

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In Pursuit Of The Real Abu Dhabi

In Pursuit Of The Real Abu Dhabi

  • Tessa Ayson

As someone who finds myself frequently playing the role of tourist, I have a perhaps unreasonably strong yearning to prove myself as the very...

Dubai Declared Host Of Expo 2020

Dubai Declared Host Of Expo 2020

  • Daria Karaulova

Dubai seemed to be ready for its victory as the fireworks lit up the Burj Khalifa shortly after the official results of the final vote were announced...

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Shifting Sands and Rapid Change: The UAE Before Oil

  • Connor Pearce

Celebrating National Day Across The Gulf

  • Thinh Tran

Falcon Culture

  • Clare Hennig

AD Secrets: Khalidiya Park

  • Nicole Lopez del Carril

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Internal Politics Of Student Government Elections

Internal Politics Of Student Government Elections

  • Alistair Blacklock

Concerns about Student Government transparency and internal relationships have emerged in the days following the election for the fourth Student ...

The UAE at a Glance

The UAE at a Glance

  • Agustina Zegers

Agustina Zegers is a contributing illustrator. Email her at editorial@thegazelle.org. ...

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Early Start For Filmmaker And Author

Early Start For Filmmaker And Author

  • Costanza Maio

If students are encouraged to shoot for the moon, the work of NYU Abu Dhabi freshman Dubai Abulhoul is proving that the moon is not quite as lofty a...

Falcon Culture

Falcon Culture

  • Clare Hennig

A fledgling falcon, still covered with its puffy brown feathers of babyhood, huddled in a corner outside of the ice cream shop. It was the beginning...

GCC Puts Gulf Economy On World Stage

GCC Puts Gulf Economy On World Stage

  • Asyrique Asyraf Thevendran

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    Thinh Tran

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC, is a political and economic union between...

Celebrating National Day Across The Gulf

Celebrating National Day Across The Gulf

  • Thinh Tran

As the year is coming to an end, many countries in the Arabian Gulf celebrate their history and national pride through various festivities. Similarly...

Shifting Sands and Rapid Change: The UAE Before Oil

Shifting Sands and Rapid Change: The UAE Before Oil

  • Connor Pearce

The United Arab Emirates has not always been the country in which superlatives were the most common form of comparison. Before the discovery of oil,...

Emirati Voices: A Closer Look At National identity

Emirati Voices: A Closer Look At National identity

  • Daria Karaulova

In an emerging country where local citizens compose less than 20 percent of the population, the national identity remains pronounced and crucial....

Qasr Al Hosn: History Amidst Skyscrapers

Qasr Al Hosn: History Amidst Skyscrapers

  • Mitali Banerji

Qasr al Hosn, a main historic landmark in Abu Dhabi, symbolizes the political and historical development of the Emirate and its rulers since its ...

AD Secrets: Khalidiya Park

AD Secrets: Khalidiya Park

  • Nicole Lopez del Carril

Off of busy Electra Street and behind walls is a green oasis in Abu Dhabi. A Washington Square Park of sorts, Khalidiya Park teems with families ...

Through My Eyes: The UAE Dream

Through My Eyes: The UAE Dream

  • Sara Ebrahim Beddah Al-Awadhi

I was born in a land that is now known to many as a dream land. This land is called the United Arab Emirates. I am from a small Emirate named Ajman,...

Staying Safe On National Day

Staying Safe On National Day

  • Nicole Lopez del Carril

UAE National Day preparations are well underway in the city as more and more skyscrapers shine red, white, green and black in preparation for the ...

Then and Now: UAE National Day

Then and Now: UAE National Day

  • Dorothy Lam

Dorothy Lam is multimedia editor. Email her at editorial@thegazelle.org. ...

Through My Eyes: A Mile In The Kandura

Through My Eyes: A Mile In The Kandura

  • Gabriel Figueroa Torres

It all started with a present and the decision to stand in someone else’s shoes: to be able not only to accept, but to understand, to share and to ...

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