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FYI, learn these abbreviations ASAP

02 Nov 2023

Many years ago in the UK when the office I worked in was holding a conference with the society of authors and the publishers association, I recall we broke for...

Mental health should not be stigmatised

26 Oct 2023

Mental health, or should I say, mental ‘ill-health’, can not only destroy the life of the person suffering from it but the lives of those around the person. ...

Avoidable blunders in the English language

19 Oct 2023

I left the UK back in 1995 to come to the United Arab Emirates. Ever since then I have been convinced that the education system in the UK has deteriorated...

The majority do not seem to be troubled

12 Oct 2023

I made a mistake in one of my previous columns. I stated that when you see someone, even a complete stranger, and they’re laughing, or look as though they’re having...

An iconic landmark is brought down

05 Oct 2023

Last week the UK lost one of its most iconic spots. To be fair I didn’t even know it existed until someone posted its picture on Twitter (or X as...

Ig Nobel Prize, Theatre of the Absurd

28 Sep 2023

There is what is called conventional research and the off-the-beaten- track research. Both obviously require funding of some sorts, either from the government or through donations. In many of the...

Age is not, as many think, just a number

21 Sep 2023

The saying that age is just a number is, in reality, just not true. When it comes to other people’s perspective, age is how you look, how you dress and...

Managing anxiety is indeed very hard at times

14 Sep 2023

Anxiety is one of life’s little gifts that, unfortunately for some, just keeps on giving. Anything can trigger it off. It can be someone’s illness, a new job, an old...

Why people have doubts about organic foods

07 Sep 2023

Last weekend for lunch we had Chinese-style fried rice that we made ourselves using spring onions, sliced red chillies and a dash of soy sauce. It was homemade but I...

Be nice and make the world a better place

31 Aug 2023

If you’re walking down the street and you see someone crying their eyes out, what do you do? Do you go up to them and ask them what is wrong...

Birjees Hussain

She has more than 10 years of experience in writing articles on a range of topics including health, beauty, lifestyle, finance, management and Quality Management.