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‘They don’t produce literature:’ The politics of erasure

At a campaign rally in Michigan, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered a sweeping anti-Arab generalization regarding the Middle East and North Africa. Addressing...

The power of semantics

In Pre-partition India, Mahatma Gandhi held a million meetings with the representatives of the British Crown. He showed through these sessions how useful semantics could be. He won battles...

Democrats ready to end Trump’s unpopular actions

Since 1857, the US federal government has been unified 48 times, 23 under Democratic control and 25 under Republican control, while the government has been divided 38 times when...

Nostalgia calling

There’s something comforting about returning to a television show you loved years ago. This week we are taking a look at how some of our favourite television stars are...

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Fatima Almheiri

Fatima has always been passionate about mental health. She has a Bachelors in International Studies with a minor in Psychology. She joined the With Hope UAE volunteer group in 2019 and she is currently head of communications.

Saibal Chatterjee

Indian national award-winning film critic

Meena Janardhan

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.

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It’s time to reform immigration courts

Earlier this fall, sitting in the back of an immigration courtroom in Hyattsville, Maryland, I watched an immigration judge convince an elderly man that he didn’t need an attorney,...

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American democracy has corrected course

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We need more mentor teachers of colour

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Letters To The Editor

Biggest tragedy

There is no doubt that the death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of Senegal, which rose to 39, makes it one of the...

Smart statement

Many football coaches feel safe until they hear “They have the full support of the board” and they can then start to pack...

08 Nov 2026

Teaching economics

There seems to be a shortage of teachers in many countries but a lesson in economics might help solve the shortage. It is...

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Good decision

It is a good decision by legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo to retire from the Portugal national team. Cristiano Ronaldo has served his national team for more than 23 years...

Important lesson

Many of the media showed a photo of two men, one dressed in formal white, the other in casual black, and it wasn’t from some old western even though...

Lovely weather

The news of moderate to heavy rainfall and drizzles across various parts of the country, including several areas of Sharjah, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Al Ain, has brought...

Sharjah calling

The much-awaited Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) began on Wednesday, bringing together book lovers, authors and literary enthusiasts from across the world. It is wonderful to see readers navigating...

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