Therapy: Still Taboo?
Binge eating, overconsumption of sugar, nicotine, spirits and engaging in highly risky behaviour – to term them better, psychologists call this an escapist attitude; an escape from accepting that one needs the right mental health guidance. So, what stops people
The Rat Race We All Are Stuck In
Image: Unknown (giphy.com) You’re taking hours to write an essay that your friend only took two hours to complete. You keep thinking to yourself: ‘Why. Am. I. Like. This?’ Sound familiar? If you haven’t felt pressured at least once
Keeping an active brain during the COVID-19 shutdown
With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, Middlesex University Dubai is to be remained closed until the end of the academic year. Recognising the efforts of the university and the clubs to support students with academics and fun activities during this
The World Inside an Instapoet’s Head
“I try to be real and honest in everything I write,” says Umar Alam, well known by his Instagram handle @itsumarrwrites. Not quite instapoet and not quite author, Umar’s pieces live in that in-between realm. Picture the intersection of a
Healthy, Soft and Loaded Granola Bars that won’t disappoint
https://youtu.be/CHBTf2IuTbg Let's get one thing straight. Social distancing is a great way to focus on ourselves and learn new things, but it has worsened our eating habits. We've been making trips to the kitchen non-stop. Moreover, these assignments have been stressing
Kanye West’s ‘Graduation’ Pushed Hip-hop Towards a New Era of Electric and House Music
The Chicago based rapper’s 2007 album pushed the hip-hop music scene to its limits, which would inculcate everything from rock, electric, and Chicago house. The striking album artwork was designed by Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami, featuring Kanye West as a bear
A Life Half-lived
Opening to the fleeting quick steps on the low desert dunes at noon, the sun rays shine through the sparse clouds as a distant trail of villagers follow the steps of a mother with her newborn by her bosom. The