Scattered across the Arabian Sea, south-west of Sri Lanka and India, the Maldives present the face of a dreamy, tropical idyll to travellers from all over the world, who fly in to savour picture-perfect coral atolls fringed with white sand, luxurious resorts and world-class water sport. But perhaps no other...
“Get out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” – Brian Tracy I’m a big fan of doing the unusual thing. Sometimes in big ways. Often in small and daily ways to mix things up....
Wandering albatrosses have long been considered exceptional creatures. They can fly 8.5 million kilometres (5.2 million miles) during their lifetimes – the equivalent of flying to the Moon and back more than 10 times. Their 3.5m wingspan is the same length as a small car and they can weigh as...
Sabrina Amrani is pleased to present Señal de Abandono, the first solo exhibition by Jorge Tacla in the gallery, as part of Apertura Gallery Weekend. Like much of Jorge Tacla’s work, his paintings represent a space of social rupture. These works situate themselves in the joints of a new architecture...
Dear Girl, remember you’re pretty Even on your darkest days Remember, not to break down No matter what the world says. Dear girl, remember you’re bright, Even when the world fades away, Remember, to stand up for yourself No matter what others say. Dear girl, always remain strong Pick the...
Now I cannot back to go my infant position, While I was fond of everyone. And knowing that won’t to go, But my heart want to go. Whence grew up affectionately, Recently I am moving freely. Love admiration and appreciation, All thing touched me till youth. Everyone hymns for it...
WHETHER YOUR COMPUTER runs Windows, macOS, or Chrome OS, you have options for how you log in. And your choice doesn’t only affect how convenient it is for you to get into your laptop or desktop; it also affects how easily someone else can gain access. These are the different login options that...
As a teen, Faria Sana often highlighted books with markers. “The colors were supposed to tell me different things.” Later, she recalls, “I had no idea what those highlighted texts were supposed to mean.” She also took lots of notes as she read. But often she was “just copying words...
Communication starts even before a person is born. Right from inception, a person communicates in different modalities like a kick in the womb, a little movement, and more. In infancy, a cry, a burst of laughter, an expression, everything counts as a way of communication. Gradually, people grow up and...
Mid-day Meals (MDM)hit the news headlines and became talk of the country when the ministry of mass education planned to send nearly hundred officials abroad to learn distribution of MDM as alleged by a secretary concerned. The issue raised debates as many critics termed such step as wastage of government...
For years, no one knew why dozens of battered wooden “ghost boats” – often along with corpses of North Korean fishermen whose starved bodies were reduced to skeletons – were routinely washing ashore along the coast of Japan. A recent investigation I did for NBC News, based on new satellite data, has...
Even the doctors, whose medical education is highly focused on medicine, despicably depended upon the diets during a surprise international health crisis like coronavirus and ended up being a staunch believer in age-old proverb ‘diet cures more than the doctor’. The coronavirus crippled the planet exposing that the humanity is...
It was not death, for I stood up, And all the dead lie down. It was not night, for all the bells Put out their tongues for noon. It was not frost, for on my flesh I felt siroccos crawl, Nor fire, for just my marble feet Could keep a...
I am constantly reminded of the bygone times Those garden’s springs, those chorus of chimes Gone are the freedoms of our own nests Where we could come and go at our own pleasure My heart aches the moment I think Of the buds’ smile at the dew’s tears That beautiful...
Dear Readers Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu. Season’s greetings for you and hope you (the thousands of readers of the Youth Wave) are keeping well by the grace of Allah subhanu wa ta’ala who is competent to run the world and likes those who are competent to run the...
Addiction Is A Trap “The clever person is the one who subjugates his soul and works for what is after death. And the incapable is the one who follows his desires and merely hopes in Allah.” (Tirmidhi, Sifat al-Qiyamah, 25) Dear brothers and sisters, Humans are the noblest of all...
Neglecting Prayer Is A Great Loss There came after them successors who neglected prayer and pursued desires, so they are going to meet evil. (Surah 19.Maryam, Verse -59) Dear Brothers and Sisters! One of the most significant losses for a believer on the earth is to lose prayer, to neglect...
When you can walk, talk, eat, even play Remember, Allah has blessed you in more than one way. When you have a home, a nice bed or a baby, Remember, for many others, these are just may be. Some are born without eyes, hands or feet Many are struggling just...
If you’re not protecting your mental health right now, you’re either struggling or a superhero. Even before the coronavirus pandemic threw a wrench in things, there was plenty to stress about. Concerns about everything from dirty dishes to climate change can affect your mental health. Just remember: You control your mental...
The Day after the massive explosion in Beirut, residents were surveying the damage to their homes. One video shared online showed 78-year-old Beirut resident May Melki playing the piano in what appears to be her destroyed living room. Her entire home is damaged: furniture in disarray, shattered glass everywhere, curtains ripped apart....
Most summer days on the Danish island of Læsø, you’ll find Henning Johansen at work. A native islander, Johansen is a thatcher. But on Læsø, a thatcher’s job is unlike anywhere else. Nineteen kilometres off the north-east coast of Jutland, the island appears in Norse mythology as the home of...
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