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History has  time and again  rewarded men who have lead  the  revolutions of industries with immortal like status of their names and the ideas those names represented. Even fewer so have managed to do so more than once in their lifetime but perhaps there is only one man in history to have consistently achieved said feat  across multiple industries  repeatedly, decade after decade. With the Apple II and it’s significantly faster microprocessor and built in memory along with an audio amplifier, a speaker, a jack to connect joysticks for gameplay as well as a cassette tape drive in the 70s, the Macintosh with it’s revolutionary GUI and bitmapping technology running on an exorbitantly priced Motorola 68000 microprocessor chip despite of which it still stood at a retail price of under a thousand dollars  not to mention i t  was  the very first microcomputer to be operated by a mouse  released  in the 80s, the iPod, a piece of hardware th...

 Art of all kind and form remain through some ways united by viewing and opinion. A person’s work is bound to the words of others, it is but a quintessential process to producing and publishing the very piece. Artists have learnt through experience to listen and even crave to some extent, opinionated individuals who view their work in light of openness, anything can be said, anything can be felt. Reviewing is the transaction of valuable thoughts between the maker and the viewer. It’s significance is displayed many a time throughout history yet up the subjectivity of creation seems to be in a diminished state with the modern works.  External influence on subjectivity could be detrimental to art and all its forms considering that the authority of interpretation stands with no one not even the artist. The work can deciphered to have as many meanings it can without the fear of general consensus. While the themes, modes and material used can be agreed upon, the comprehension of the...

History’s August 31 2018 article titled History’s Finest Fathers state some of the remarkable parental related deeds of many reputed figures throughout history including Czar Nicholas II, Charlemagne, Mark Twain and even the father of modern science, Charles Darwin.  So in light of Father’s Day, let’s make an attempt to break down the qualities listed in their specific paragraphs, a few intriguing similarities arise to the surface and perhaps give us an idea of what the role of a good father actually entails. Sacrifice, Endless Duty and Responsibility are common terms thrown around during the conversation of father figures but what exactly are those sacrifices, duties and responsibilities. Can some acts be considered lower or larger compared to others? Are these norms beneficial to parenting or harmful? And perhaps most importantly, what attributes constitute a good father all in all? From the consortium of personalities in the article, we see that many of the men listed here had b...

 On February 9 2020, BBC News published an article carrying headlines of WHO’s official investigation analysis regarding the origins of SARS-Cov-2. Head of the World Health Organization, Peter Ben Embarek claimed that it was “extremely unlikely” that the virus would have been spread through misconducts of any sort from a laboratory in China. At the time, the rather obvious anomaly of the sheer speed with which not only the investigation but also the verdict was passed out should have raised eyebrows at the time. Yet the public majorly dismissed any conclusions that were not deemed official and concurred to the statements issued. The rising spread of the pandemic and the beginning of a global recession could be the reason for the lack of public heed to something as strange as this entire matter. Equanimity should have led us to the right standards of questioning and rational decisions yet disregarding the fastidiousness with which we should have assessed the entire situation, due to...

 I have always been with aquiver to communicate with people from all over the world. Polyglots have always seemed intriguing and are taken for granted by many people. For the people who do not know, Polyglot refers to a person who is fluent in 25 or more languages. And so with this enthusiasm and optimism in mind, I decided to learn a language at the very least conversationally through out the quarantine season.  At the beginning, I genuinely did not have any specific language in mind and just kept on researching. When one day, it struck me. I was watching an episode of The Umbrella Academy when one of the protagonists begins to be interrogated in Russian. Russian I thought, I have always had a fascination for the language from movies, shows and books so I thought to give it a shot.  In hindsight, it is almost comical of me to have thought that a predicament would arise due to the lack of  high quality, easy to understand Russian language lessons on the internet but ...

Under the traumatizing and seemingly lasting effects of the pandemic, Many people on social media still remain in denial of it’s existence entirely. While on surface level this might seem minor and insignificant, the consequences of such posts, comments and videos can play a huge role in the combat against COVID-19.  As avid users of the internet, all of us have certainly at some point come across uncertified news from various sources that lack credibility. This very inexistence of credibility is why we dismiss such articles. But there are often pieces of information on the internet which have less obvious detections of the lack of credibility. Such information confuses the viewer and this is where the problem begins to stem.  While some nations have recognized the dire consequences of these false articles and placed fines and charges against it. Unfortunately, many nations might not have acknowledged the severity of the matter and therefore social media was not regulated....

Everyone has obviously heard of the term ‘democracy’ and know that elections play a huge part in what constitutes the values of a democracy. Elections around the world are done through the method most of us are familiar with, the popular vote. In the popular vote as you already might know, the candidate with the most votes hence the most popular candidate wins.  While most democratic nations comply with this system of election and voting, the US seems to have a far more unique method to it all. The US is the only country to have an ‘electoral college’. So the votes given in by citizens aren’t used in a similar fashion as they are in the popular vote system. The citizen votes are then used to elect who votes from the electoral college, a body of delegates from each state, who then vote on behalf of the designated state.  This sounds complicated as of now but it is indeed important to know that the version of election most of us understand is an extremely watered down version of...

 All of us at some point must have heard, read or seen interesting tales from Greek mythology. From the toe of Achilles to the myth of Arachne, these tales all have one thing in common. They hold a moral or a lesson at the end. Often hidden through metaphors and interesting analogies, the morals in these myths are deemed special by many due to the fact that the conclusion derived can differ from person to person.  So let’s take a look at a few interesting accounts throughout Greek mythology and attempt to decipher the morals they conceal. 1. King Midas and The Golden Touch  The tale of Midas, a self indulgent king who had an insatiable thirst for luxury, is often regarded as a tale that exhibits the consequences of greed and lust. A short portion of the tale also represents the human mind’s temptation to tattle. As social creatures, interaction is considered vital to growth both emotionally and mentally. And so any means to expedite that interaction with others, we would ...

In such a fast paced world of views, clicks and likes, people have resorted to mocking mental disorders in order to receive validation and sympathy from others. Those people being on the younger spectrum of social media users mostly teenagers. Now that the problem is identified, let’s see where this might have stemmed from. The answer lies in the minds of these tech savvy teens. These likes and views translate to numbers and these numbers are being tied to the teenager’s sense of self worth and image. It is tempting to know that everybody in the room likes you but the reality we often cannot grasp is that it will never happen, it is simply impossible to please everyone in the room and the sooner you realize that the sooner you can be happy with yourself and start respecting yourself. Note that respecting yourself also leaves room for self improvement. Changing yourself for yourself not others. This obsessive tendency to please others leads to teens changing themselves in order to be ac...

Democracy has been thought to be the form of government which has always been striving for equality yet despite what the majority thinks, there have always been skeptics around even at the beginning of the concept’s creation. Famous philosophers were doubtful of this new invention called democracy. Stating it as the form of government where three idiots would have more power over one scholar.  So what would make democracy more equal you ask. Well, the most surface level solution would be to abolish the uneducated from voting. Now, you might think this is unfair but it actually levels the field more than you think. You see taking this step would prevent the rigging of elections to some extent as the uneducated are easily persuaded compared to the educated. It also gives votes more meaning as a whole. Those who vote will have a sense of proper representation of who they are and their rights. In developed countries proper background and stability checks should be regularly conducted c...

 Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America is a book published on January 8, 2019 and this is significant because given the recent issues of police brutality not only being put on the spotlight in just America but the world and that too on this kind of scale, I am genuinely astonished how not a lot of people are bringing up this book and talking about it.  Coming back to the book, as the title suggests, it’s a compilation of different stories based or inspired from real experiences and instances the authors have faced. Each chapter is a different story and written by a different author focusing on various topics ranging from sexual harassment to code switching and everything in between. So let’s begin to rate and analyze these chapters. Please do note that this is my opinion on the take of the author’s direction. I am not trying to prove or display anything as a fact to anyone. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s begin!  Half A Moon By Renée Watson ...

With summer holidays   coming to an end, the choice comes knocking at every parent’s door. Should I send my kid back to school? Is this a good step moving forward or something they will regret soon enough. For some this is the question that keeps rattling around their mind all day long which is why we’re going to be taking a look at some of the pros and cons of the situation at hand and assessing for ourselves whether sending children back to school is a good idea after all.  Also do keep in mind that I am listing these pros and cons according to my opinion so do take them with a grain of salt. Pros :-  1). Studying would actually take place This might sound absurd at first but think about it. Online learning offers a variety of distractions ranging from devices to simply walking off in a matter of seconds. Students will have a harder time determining which cushion to choose for their nap rather than settling on the topic to write for an essay.  Given the golden ...

With such fast-paced technology and machine capabilities growing day by day, it’s hard to tell what the future holds for us. While there are plenty of theories out there the most common proposition has to be the Robot theory.  This theory states that Robots integrated with AI will surround us in the years to come. They will overtake, supervise and perhaps even dominate as well as control human beings. While only being a theory, it is definitely intriguing how robots around the world are taking over the jobs that would be carried out traditionally by a human.  A study conducted in 20 19 by the group  Observer concluded that by this decade 200,000 workers will be replaced by robots in the banking industry alone.  While most machines have already taken over the manufacturing industry. Humans are still required to supervise it in case of a malfunction of any sort yet most presume that by the next couple of years a new line of machinery will be built that won’t deman...

 Vanilla Sky is a 2001 movie starring Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz among others. The whole story revolves around a selfish and extremely wealthy man David Aames who on the surface seems to be having the perfect life in New York City until everything in his life gradually turns into hell all after meeting one mysterious stranger and a horrifying car accident.  The movie does a great job confusing you with it’s twists and turns along the plot. The sheer confusion of what is going on is shared well between the viewer as well as David himself. For some, the narrative may be a bit to much to catch up with especially if you aren’t paying attention but for those who did understand what was going on till the very end I guarantee you those people would really enjoy this film for what it is. When it comes to rewatching, personally I don’t rewatch a lot of films but I would recommend rewatching Vanilla Sky because watching a second time will give you a better understanding ...

The novel ‘ Soldier Spy ’ wraps you into the life of M-15 operator Tom Marcus filled with highly detailed, vivid operator missions, the tragic life of suffering from PTSD and how a operator manages between work and family among much much more.  The book was published on October 6, 2016 and was in fact the first novel to kickstart a line of books written by Tom Marcus, other books in the series include ‘ Capture or Kill ’ and ‘ I-Spy - My life at M-15 ’. A new addition to the series is coming very soon called ‘ Defend or Die ’ that will publish on November 26th, 2020. Coming back to the book itself, it does a nice job on putting you in the shoes of a M-15 operator going through one fatal mission to the other. I highly recommend this book to everyone and anyone who ever wondered what it is like to fight in the shadows for not only a country but the world against those who wish to cause harm along with a very important message towards the end of the book. A short yet exciting read ind...

In 2019, with the release of the movie Joker came an argument, which portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime is the better one, Heath Ledger’s Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight or Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal in the more recent film and so here is why I think Heath Ledger’s Joker is better, Let’s begin !  1. The less known, the better... Joker gives us a somewhat of an origin story on how the Joker came to be and here is where the problem stems. Part of what makes the Joker such an iconic villain is that his origin story remains a mystery. In Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, the Joker is seen giving three different backstories on how he got his scars which leaves us to wonder which backstory is the correct one or if any of these stories were the correct one at all. That is the charm of this mysterious figure and in my opinion one of the reasons why Joker is such a great villain is that we are left to keep guessing what his origins could be.   2). Not a Guy with A ...

In a world full of news focusing on the negativity, stress and pain of the situation. It gets hard for anyone to remain positive and look on the bright side but I decided to write this blog to let my readers know that they must remain positive. The race for vaccines has long begun yet most people still remain pessimistic and I am sure you must have encountered this by now.  Yes, I do agree that the situation is bad but isn’t keeping hope what makes us human in the first place. Words like hope and positivity might seem unimportant but in reality they play a vital role during crises. In some instances, hope could also become the deciding factor of whether the conflict can be solved or not. So I ask all of you reading this to spread this bit of hope to everyone you know after all a little positivity goes a long way. In the end, it all depends on the person whether to see the glass half full or half empty but for those who do decide to stay positive I want this message to reach them...

The question has been raised many times: Why aren’t feminists taken seriously, why is the term feminism looked down upon and what can we do to change it? First, let’s look back at when the term feminism was coined and what it originally meant. The term feminism in mid-1800’s was used to refer to the qualities of females until the First International Women’s Conference in 1892, Paris after which the term was used regularly to believe in and advocacy of equal rights for women.  Coming back to the 21st century, the word has been misdefined and misused on so many levels that finding out the correct definition could become a 2 hour debate. Here is where the first red flag rises, with being misdefined and misused so many times comes miscommunication which ruins the term itself.  You see, so many female chauvinists that just simply want to hate on men have took on the cover of feminist in such a way that the definition itself has changed. Feminism today is mostly seen as a way to hat...

So today I decided to change things up and write about some of my personal experiences and things that I have come across as an atheist so let’s begin.  1). Semi-theist are you now? So the first thing that I have seen countless times is people addressing themselves as ‘semi-theists’ and most of these people define the term ‘semi-theists’ as someone who isn’t necessarily religious but does believe in god. Now that is perfectly fine it’s just that semi-theist isn’t the term for it it’s agnostic. Many of the times people may also mix up semi-atheism with omnism or deism which I also find frustrating. So for the last time let me clear up this misconception.  Atheist - Someone who doesn’t believe in the existence of God or gods.  Deist - Believes in the existence of a supreme being, specifically a creator who does not intervene in the universe.  Omnist - One that believes in all religions although it isn’t necessary for a omnist to practice or follow teachings.  I...

Amidst this pandemic , I assure you something great is approaching very soon. Something that will not only expand human knowledge but human limitations as well : The Hope Mission of the UAE  A large team of aerospace engineers are currently working on launching a probe that will study weather on Mars and help us understand the planet better. Yes, you read that right, this mission will continue amidst the COVID - 19 pandemic.  This mission isn’t just a representation of reaching new heights but also symbolizes diversity and stands as a proud moment for Arabs around the world because 200 of these engineers are proud Emiratis and 34% of the team are women.  This probe mission has three major  goals :-  1).  Increase our understanding and knowledge of the Martian atmosphere and the Red planet better. 2). Inspire the Arab youth and be able to encourage children to pursue science and technology further.  3). Send a message of hope to Arabs everywhe...