RE-DISCOVER THE WORLD

Admission: I often question where my identity lies as a mixed child. In the UAE, I have always looked too Russian. In Russia, I have...

The UAE, particularly Dubai, has long been known as a melting pot of the world's cultures. Hundreds of nationalities live harmoniously...

Sunday, 9 May 2021 By Samira Banat Online creator Haya (@thedubailist), shares her food blogging journey during a global pandemic. The...

Sunday, 9 May 2021 By Samira Banat It was February 2020. Any hint of winter in the heat-stricken country began receding back into the...

By Samira Banat 16th May, 2021 Born to two Ministry of Defence workers in a closed Soviet city located 400 kilometres east of Moscow,...

Inequality and injustice, racism and gender discrimination, the poor and the rich. Inequality and injustice, multi-dimensional black...

We often recognise the power of music - the role it plays in our lives. It can signify pain, pleasant memories, or even embody the places...

He stands there leaning over the sun-kissed table of the Philly restaurant, fixated on clicking through the dials of the camera. A hand...

We live in a world where words, people, sounds and places are digitalised. Millions upon millions of data circulate beneath our...

Journalism is a profession dating back to as early as the 15th century. As society evolved, so did journalism. Handwritten notes were...

January 26, 2020: the day Kobe Bryant tragically passed away in a helicopter crash. His death rocked the world. That day, people lost a...

A New York jeweller, Howard Ratner, played by Adam Sandler, juggles working in the Diamond District business of bustling Manhattan,...

Crap! I have no money. I mean, I kind of do, but I won’t once I start working. Ironic, right? Hi! I’m Samira, a maybe-journalist at...