A well-shot report by Omar Khalifa about Nepal’s stranded Gulf labour force. “Abandoned at Qatar’s international airport for days, Nepali workers who come hired, with a visa and contract, on the promise of a steady job and a regular wage, are forced to go without money, without food and with no idea if the companies...
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Appreciation
A list of things that have pissed me off recently: 1. Crazy drivers in their 4x4s who flash you, tail you, and cut you off at roundabouts. Imagine this. One tranquil afternoon you decide to go to the mall (because other than that, there’s not much to do here) and the street is practically empty....
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Why do babies…
I wonder why babies sleep with their arms up in the air. Is it because 9 months in the womb just makes them want to stretch? My favourite pictures of my niece Naya are the shots of her sleeping with her arms up in the air. Sleeping like this looks horrible on adults, but on...
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Hide and Seek
The earth beneath my feet is turning either very, very slowly or unbelievably fast, depending on my mood, and the time of the day. Ramadan is over. Hanim‘s family invited us over to celebrate Eid, and it really felt like a holiday compared to last year’s Eid, where we just stayed home and savoured a...
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