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We Have A Responsibility to be More Intentional When We Talk About Migration

opinion

We Have A Responsibility to be More Intentional When We Talk About Migration

  • Huma Umar

    ,
  • and

    Kavi

It would be a disservice if we leave here after four years stuck in a liminal space of not really defending and not really critiquing, without...

editor's picks
trending
Building Boats and Heritage: Reflections on Wooden Shipbuilding in Kerala

Building Boats and Heritage: Reflections on Wooden Shipbuilding in Kerala

  • Noora Jabir

I had painted a glossy image in my mind of what Keralite shipbuilding looks like — but what I found was an industry struggling to maintain this image...

Seizure of Migration in Afghanistan

Seizure of Migration in Afghanistan

  • Negaar Rowan

Afghanistan is a country in turmoil, but a country of many legends. As the situation worsens under the Taliban, these legends give way to a people...

trending

A ‘Dive’ into sexual harassment in the Mexican sports world.

  • Miriam Delgado

Assigning a Rigid National Identity — Is Morocco Arab or African?

  • Rania Kettani

Building Boats and Heritage: Reflections on Wooden Shipbuilding in Kerala

  • Noora Jabir

Behind the Scenes of Temporary People: Stories of Collaboration and Community

  • Kavi

    ,
  • and

    Yana Peeva

opinion
‘Farha’: An Unfiltered Exposé of the Occupation Takes the Global Stage

‘Farha’: An Unfiltered Exposé of the Occupation Takes the Global Stage

  • Students for Justice in Palestine

The recent release of the Netflix film Farha highlights the long-suppressed Palestinian narrative and reminds us of the importance of listening to...

Assigning a Rigid National Identity — Is Morocco Arab or African?

Assigning a Rigid National Identity — Is Morocco Arab or African?

  • Rania Kettani

Whether Moroccans want to call themselves Arab or African is up to them because they can be both. It is up to no one else to assign our identities...

Facing Pakistan’s political turmoil from afar

Facing Pakistan’s political turmoil from afar

  • Manahil Faisal

Imran Khan’s dramatic fall from office, the political uncertainty in Pakistan, and the living costs of it all.

On The Move: A Climate Future of Displacement

On The Move: A Climate Future of Displacement

  • Ethan Fulton

A hallmark of the imminent climate crisis will be the increasing numbers of people forced out of their homes and livelihoods due to extreme weather...

news
A New Spring of Nations: the Anti-Lockdown Protests in China

A New Spring of Nations: the Anti-Lockdown Protests in China

  • Yana Peeva

Massive protests are happening in China in response the zero-Covid policies in the country. Discontent arose after months of economic and social...

Woman, Life, Freedom — The fight for women’s rights in Iran continues

Woman, Life, Freedom — The fight for women’s rights in Iran continues

  • Azadeh

Protests and strikes persist in Iran despite severe backlash from the government.

Political Instability in Peru

Political Instability in Peru

  • Scarlette Jiménez

The checks and balances behind the Peruvian President’s order to dissolve the Congress and the Congress’ vote to dismiss the President disclose a...

Has Iran abolished the morality police?

Has Iran abolished the morality police?

  • Shanzae Ashar Siddiqui

The Iranian government recently announced the questionable dissolution of the “Morality Police”; what does this mean for the country?

features
Behind the Scenes of Temporary People: Stories of Collaboration and Community

Behind the Scenes of Temporary People: Stories of Collaboration and Community

  • Kavi

    ,
  • and

    Yana Peeva

NYUAD’s fall production, Temporary People, took the form of a multidisciplinary docu-fictive performance, directed by Laila Soliman in collaboration...

Tales of Karachi: the city by the sea

Tales of Karachi: the city by the sea

  • Ibad Hasan

“We took it upon ourselves to excavate these stories of Karachi, for a comfort and an escapism that allowed us to imagine our city as we wanted it...

How does NYU Abu Dhabi teach Migration?

How does NYU Abu Dhabi teach Migration?

  • Sidra Dahhan

On a diverse campus in a diverse nation, questions of migration and belonging find their way into almost any classroom. At NYUAD, fittingly,...

UAE National Day, and what it means to many.

UAE National Day, and what it means to many.

  • Roudha Almarzouqi

National Day is marked on the 2nd of December of each year, and it is marked in the heart of every Emirati as the day we revive the love for our...

Feeling burned out? Here’s why you should explore the Abu Dhabi Mangroves

Feeling burned out? Here’s why you should explore the Abu Dhabi Mangroves

  • Mane Harutyunyan

The final week of classes might get overwhelming; you might get easily frustrated, anxious, and burned out from the amount of work that needs to be...

Growing up in Dubai as a Temporary Local

Growing up in Dubai as a Temporary Local

  • Sidra Dahhan

Will this country become nothing more than a dream, a fading memory? Will it still be a part of me? How will I allow myself to remember this city and...

A ‘Dive’ into sexual harassment in the Mexican sports world.

A ‘Dive’ into sexual harassment in the Mexican sports world.

  • Miriam Delgado

Dive, Lucía Puenzo’s newest film, sheds light on the reality of many female athletes in Mexico who have to choose between protecting their career or...

WINTER BREAK BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE GAZELLE’S EDITORS

WINTER BREAK BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE GAZELLE’S EDITORS

  • Huma Umar

Leave behind class assignments and read for the sake of it this winter. Here’s a list of recommendations from The Gazelle’s editorial board to get...

Here’s where you can walk to from NYUAD

Here’s where you can walk to from NYUAD

  • Naya Alafifi

Need a short break from campus? Look around, there’s plenty to do right outside!

columns
Pawesome Profiles Volume I: Meet Rocky and Tucker!

Pawesome Profiles Volume I: Meet Rocky and Tucker!

  • Tiesta Dangwal

Sneak a peek at some of our very adorable dogs on campus.

Exploring Migration in Film

Exploring Migration in Film

  • Sarah Were

Recommendations of films exploring the complexities of migration and the stories of migrants as they cross multiple borders in search of a better...

Your Weekly Music Recs Vol. VIII: Wrapped Edition

Your Weekly Music Recs Vol. VIII: Wrapped Edition

  • Yana Peeva

The final edition of the music column for this semester and the year 2022 comes with a recap of all the Weekly Music Recs we enjoyed together, in the...

Word salad spewing AI makes NYU Abu Dhabi effectively obsolete

Word salad spewing AI makes NYU Abu Dhabi effectively obsolete

  • Ethan Fulton

Life at our university has always been defined by carefully crafting words to look intelligent while actually having no idea what is going on. Now...

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