By Arlen Gargagliano “Give me a week and I can teach you,” declares Bakria one of the palm weavers we collaborate with in Al Hofuf. I’m sitting across from her, feeling the warmth of her gaze, while being mesmerized by the constant movement of her fingers....
By Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe I have always enjoyed volunteering my time and skills to benefit animals since my college days where I worked for a veterinary clinic treating dogs and horses in Mumbai as well as supported other animal charities at exhibitions, sales and marathons. As my...
By Amelia Obermayer, Age 12, Student at BISR [caption id="attachment_5531" align="aligncenter" width="2847"] ...
By Suhini, Al Nakhla Residential Resort These are some of the concerns you see in social media today. All sensible people will agree that climate change is real, and the consequences of not acting will be devastating. But what we do not realize is that it...
By Anupama Sreejith India is a nation of hedonists and our choicest guilty pleasure is food. And for all our diversity, our communal love for food is the one common element that unites us all, despite the fact that cuisines from different parts of the country...
By Rositsa Dorovska If you were crying prior to your move to Saudi Arabia, you'll cry harder when you have to leave. With these wise words, I have been welcomed to the Kingdom, almost a year ago. The sentence is by one of my compound neighbours. Though...
By Saima Nadeem Are you a Riyadhian or planning to move here? Let me tell you, you are going to love this city. There would be many people telling you Riyadh is dry, it’s a boring city blah blah. But trust me, it all depends on...
By Lizzie Daniell Finding the Joy in staying at home and not travelling! You can you know - apparently! With Eid just around the corner and summer holidays waiting to happen with anticipation; we all love the prospect of looking forward to travels and holidays. The...
By Nyree Cox The Al Batha neighbourhood is in southern Riyadh. It's crowded, chaotic, colourful and comprises different ethnic areas - each exploding with its own cuisine and culture. Nations including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Syria, Yemen and the Philippines are all represented. There are shops...
By Ruba Mahmoud “Mom, why are we here in Riyadh?”“To be with Dad”“That’s it?”“Yes, that’s it, but it’s everything that matters” That was about all the conversation I had with my -back then seven-year-old daughter- to clarify to myself more than to her about the reason we had to leave our...