Culture
Expat or Immigrant?
When is the last time you heard the word “Expat“? How many times a day you hear the word “Immigrant” ( no need to mention any adjective that comes with it!). Three years ago it was a debate on BBC…
WOMEN IN POLITICS
Women Empowerment 100 years ago, Nancy Astor, the first woman who took her seat in the UK Parliament, opened the door for women to enter the political scene. Since, there is much for women to celebrate. On behalf of Women…
Realign Your Inner Peace
Who doesn’t know this situation…you feel uncomfortable, stressed and all of a sudden you react exactly like your mum or dad did. Even though you promised yourself to never ever be like that…. How did that happen?? Today we know…
Socrates in love: how the ideas of this woman are at the root of Western philosophy
Armand D’Angour, University of Oxford Where did Socrates, the foundational figure of Western philosophy, get the inspiration for his original ideas about truth, love, justice, courage and knowledge? New research I’ve conducted reveals that as a young man in 5th-century…
Burnout: Are you at risk?
“There is a better and more holistic way to practice medicine or being an entrepreneur, one that keeps your sanity and your vitality intact.” Uwe Dockhorn
Mothers who inspire their daughters
“My own experiences inspired me to create this organisation. Surviving domestic abuse helped me live my life on purpose. Everything that broke me in the past, is my breakthrough.” Maisha Sumah
Fuelling innovation through the camera lens: Elaine Pringle-Schwitter
“Expat life can be very hard and it can throw you 360 degrees. It can make you doubt yourself, doubt every move you make. Faced with a situation that is unfamiliar, away from almost everything I knew and loved , I had to find an outlet to cope with the uprooting process and my only escape was art; art felt like home.” Elaine Pringle-Schwitter
FROM REMISSION TO SELF DEFINITION
“Helping others validate a new reality and communicate the wisdom they gained from their journey is something every cancer patient should be offered whether a child or an adult as there is no discrimination with cancer, so this is why I set up my publishing house, so I could help give this aftercare platform for others and empower them.” Donia Youssef
CHARISMATIC LEADERS: NAOMI SUSAN ISAACS
“Is that all there is? I’m too old to be told what to do – and too young to die!” Naomi Isaacs
Between the B and the S word
Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness. Richard Carlson
Mind Matrix
“Rather than hammering information into our heads, education is becoming aware of and developing what we already have inside.” Alpa Pandya