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December 5, 2025

Mental Health

A Day in Tehran: Style, Cafés, and the Beat of a Modern Capital

By Sahar Rostami ~ Tehran stirs to the hymn of aromas—safer coffee beans, saffron tea, and the city's signature spice thrum. In this vast city, ancient tradition and modern elegance meet to produce a...

Student Publication: Pearl of the Gulf: How Bahrain’s Heritage is Shaping Its Global Identity

By Mariam Al Khalifa ~ Commemorating Bahrain's UNESCO-accredited pearling tradition and cultural diplomacy role. Bahrain, the pearl of the Arabian Sea, is not simply a modern-day oasis of trade and science — it is a...

Vegan by Nature: Israel Leads the World in Plant-Based Consumption Trend

By Lior Ben-Ami ~ On a breezy afternoon in Tel Aviv, it’s not unusual to stumble upon a sidewalk café serving shawarma made from seitan,...

Kuwait Weekend – 48-Hour Surprise Under the Sun Itinerary

By Layla Al-Duwaihis ~ Huddled in the heart of the Arabian Gulf is Kuwaitously, a weekend adventure that's not to be overlooked. In 48 hours, the visitors whizz in and out in wonder to see just how much of...

Aquifer to Oasis: Jordan Water-Saving Technologies Catching Waves Globally

By Rana Al-Kilani ~ In a nation plagued by furnace heat of sunbeams, where rain showers are as will-o'-the-wisp an event as desert mirages on off-to-the-horizon before one's eyes, Jordan is logging a new page in shortage. A model to be emulated in water shortage in the past, the Kingdom is becoming an international model of water-saving technologies and green-farming. From rural home recycling of greywater to artificial intelligence farming,...

A Creativity Nation: The Lebanese Youth Movement for Cultural Revival

Youth are currently driving the country towards its cultural rebirth since their creativity is also revitalizing the country's culture in spite of the current...

Tradition Meets Innovation – How Young Turkish Artists Are Redefining Identity

By Leyla H. Karagöz ~ In cosmopolitan Turkish studios in Istanbul, as fine Anatolian village tradition would have it, and even in mad virtual salons of the internet, an effervescing artistic revolution fermenting overpowers....

Waves of Progress: Coastal Restoration Gives Dhekelia’s Beaches a New Lease on Life

By Eleni Christodoulou Stylianou ~ DHEKELIA, CYPRUS (SOVEREIGN BASE AREA) — The golden beaches of Dhekelia are undergoing a revolution...

How to battle boredom at work

Casher Belinda, University of Notre Dame - Though neuroscience suggests that boredom can be...

Are you one of the millions about to have cataract surgery? Here’s what ophthalmologists say you need to know

Allan Steigleman, University of Florida and Elizabeth M. Hofmeister, Uniformed Services University of the...