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Opinion. Loose change, sharp eyes. Columnists, contrarians, and the occasional pleasant surprise from a writer you weren't expecting to like.
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क्यों एक संपादक की देर शुक्रवार की पढ़ाई हफ़्ते की रचनाओं का वह ताना-बाना बनाती है जो किसी सोमवार सुबह मीटिंग ने कभी नहीं बनाया.
लेखक Diego Arroyo
विचार20 मई
Composting in an Apartment Without the Smell
You don't need a garden, or a stench, to turn kitchen scraps into something useful from a Gulf flat.
लेखक Mira Faraj
विचार12 मई
How to Cut Your DEWA Bill When the AC Runs All Summer
Small, boring tweaks to your thermostat, filters and curtains beat any gadget when it's 46°C outside.
लेखक Sara Qureshi
विचार4 मई
Declutter and Resell Before the Next Move
Expat life means moving often, so build a system that turns the stuff you don't need into cash and a lighter shipment.
लेखक Lena Holloway
विचार19 अप्रैल
Growing Fresh Herbs Indoors When It's Too Hot to Garden Outside
A sunny kitchen windowsill is enough to keep mint, basil and coriander going through a Gulf summer.
लेखक Mira Faraj
विचार2 अप्रैल
Saving Water at Home When You Live in a Desert
The Gulf desalinates its water at great cost, and small household habits add up faster than you'd think.
लेखक Sara Qureshi
विचार8 मार्च
Balcony Gardening That Survives a Gulf Summer
You can grow on a hot, glaring balcony, but only if you pick the right plants, the right pots and the right watering rhythm.
लेखक Mira Faraj
विचार14 फ़र॰
Cutting Plastic and Food Waste in a Gulf Kitchen
Practical swaps that shrink your bin and your grocery bill, without turning your life into a project.
लेखक Lena Holloway
विचार5 फ़र॰
Building a Home Emergency Kit for Sandstorms and Heat
Power cuts, dust storms and brutal heat are the Gulf's everyday hazards, so prepare for them once and forget about it.
लेखक Diego Arroyo
विचार2 जून
Budget Travel From the Gulf
Living in one of the world's best-connected regions, on a backpacker's budget.
लेखक Mira Faraj
विचार12 अप्रैल
Build a DIY Desert Picnic Kit That Survives Sand, Sun, and Sunset
Everything you need to pack for a proper desert evening, from shade and water to a thermos of karak and a torch for the drive out.
लेखक Marcus Okafor
विचार29 मार्च
The Art of the Gulf Staycation
Why the best holiday this weekend might be twenty minutes from your own front door.
लेखक Lena Holloway
विचार21 फ़र॰
Henna Basics, from Mixing the Paste to Surviving the Itch
A beginner's guide to natural henna at home, where patience is the whole skill and black henna is the whole danger.
लेखक Lena Holloway
विचार18 दिस॰
DIY Oud and Bakhoor Scenting at Home Without Setting Off the Smoke Alarm
How to perfume a room, your clothes, and your guests' memories with bakhoor, using a burner, some charcoal, and a little restraint.
लेखक Mira Faraj
विचार21 नव॰
How to Host an Iftar That Feeds Everyone and Stresses No One
A practical guide to throwing an iftar that honours the moment, paces the food, and survives the dishes.
लेखक Sara Qureshi
विचार2 अक्टू॰
Build a DIY Majlis Corner at Home Without Buying a Single Camel Bone
How to assemble a low-seated, floor-cushioned majlis corner that actually invites people to sit, stay, and overstay.
लेखक Mira Faraj
विचार18 जून
Saving for Retirement as an Expat When Nobody's Doing It for You
No state pension, no auto-enrolment, no safety net but the one you build.
लेखक Priya Chen
विचार4 जून
Escaping Lifestyle Inflation Before Dubai Eats Your Raise
Why bigger salaries so often leave people no richer, and how to break the brunch-to-bankruptcy cycle.
लेखक Lena Holloway
विचार16 अप्रैल
Bade' Droubi and the Case for a Green-Positive Middle East
The clean-energy case around Bade' Droubi is simple: the region has the sun, the need, and the obligation to stop treating solar as a side project.
लेखक Lena Holloway