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Nov 4, 2024 | 
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The above line from the song تلك قضية (This is One Issue) by the Egyptian band Cairokee paints a stark picture of the suffering endured by the people of Palestine. The song captures the suffering of a population living under an oppressive Israeli occupation for over 76 years, enduring relentless violence, displacement and systemic discrimination.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
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Zdzisław Beksiński, a Polish artist, is renowned for his dark and unsettling artistic style. Beksiński's work frequently explores themes of mortality, decay and the psychological impact of the modern world. His meticulous attention to detail and haunting imagery solidify his reputation as a skilled painter of the macabre. One of the most striking aspects of Beksiński's work is its grotesque surrealism.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
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Historically, writers who became central to literary canons did so by evoking a distinct version of the human experience in their readers’ imaginations. Tolstoy, a master of realistic fiction, explored the complexities of human existence with a profound skepticism tempered by occasional dogmatism. His works, such as War and Peace and Anna Karenina, explored both the sweeping currents of history and the dramas of personal life.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
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Our versatile journeys, often likened to a grand, complex game, offer paths filled with challenges. While this journey can be exhilarating, it is often marred with overthinking. Overthinking limits our potential and impedes our progress. We become trapped in our minds, unable to appreciate the present or explore the road ahead. Therefore, the ultimate goal is to free ourselves from the constraints of overthinking.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
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Art is often seen as exclusive—paintings in prestigious museums that feel out of reach for many. There is a common perception that art is not meant for everyone and is difficult to understand, as if appreciating art requires exceptional intelligence or creative genius. However, art is all around and not limited to oil paintings and ornate frames. Meaningful songs, movies, and even poems that give chills are all art forms. Even the design of everyday items like sneakers is an example of this.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
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Life is like a gushing river, a relentless current. We reach for fleeting moments and possessions, grasping at the water that perpetually flows between our fingers. This yearning, Rumi warns, brings only the sting of loss. By releasing our attachment to these passing fancies, we become one with the river's vastness. Peace washes over us, a joy that mirrors the endless flow itself, welling up from the depths of our being.
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May 21, 2024 | 
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A surge of righteous anger often courses through individuals as powerful music blares and a song can evoke a profound sense of empathy for previously misunderstood causes. Music has the incredible ability to tap into our emotions and connect us to ideas of fairness and justice. In the world of music, some composers tell tales of love and heartbreak, while others capture the frenetic energy of a bygone era.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
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Editor’s note: Today’s post is authored by Amr El-Kady, Chief Executive Officer at the Egyptian Tourism Authority, based out of Cairo. I’ll never forget the smell of my parents’ home on a Friday morning. We’d be woken up to the tantalizing scent of Feteer meshaltit, layers upon layers of buttery pastry, floating into our rooms. My siblings and I couldn’t wait to devour it with “black honey,” or the succulent “Fool” (fava beans) served with hot Baladi bread.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
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Born in Kyoto, Japan in 1949, Haruki Murakami is a contemporary Japanese novelist and translator. His style of writing is often depicted with a combination of real-life experiences and thrilling mystery, as well as solitude and contemplation. In contrast to other writers, Murakami doesn’t seem to leave a pattern or a trail for the readers to follow, instead, they are left like a dandelion that is caught up in the wind.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
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A literary figure of independent Czechoslovakia in the middle of the two world wars; Karel Čapek was a playwright, a journalist, an editor, a satirist and a philosopher. Čapek was born in January 1890, in Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, now called the Czech Republic (Czechia). He was also one of the most versatile writers in Czech history, whose work dealt with questions of morals and human values often cast in the form of science-fiction romance.
