Between Deadlines and Day Jobs: What Students Are Building Outside the Classroom
By Lojeen Odeh
The work does not always begin in the lecture hall.
For Redha Al Hammad, it starts elsewhere. In memory, research and stories that...
The Engineer Behind the Roads We Overlook
By Reema Tarek
Cars drive past in steady streams, their engines humming, their tires gliding across asphalt so smoothly that it feels effortless. Few drivers...
In her Own Lane: Nelly Karim Beyond the Pool
By Lojeen Odeh
Nelly Karim laughs easily. It comes quickly for her and fills the pauses between sentences, softening the seriousness of what she says....
From Uncertainty to Achievement: How an AUS Graduate Found Her Direction
By Layan Sufyan
Design surrounds everyday life, from advertisements on billboards to the layouts of reports and event banners, yet few people stop to think...
From Guernsey to the Gulf: The Global Journey of Christina Wright-Ivanova
By Tracy Marie Wamarema
“In today's world, can afford to think outside the box and curate a career for themselves that includes their artistic...
Driven by the Unfamiliar: A Student’s Semester Abroad
By Leen Hamati
On a sunny afternoon in Brighton, Layan Jandali sat alone at a café overlooking the sea as the waves moved slowly. She...
Between the Field and the Silence: Salma Shaarawi on Injury and Identity
By Ward Furany
We met at a small café in Alserkal Avenue. It was calm, the kind of place where people sit for hours with...
Aisha Al Maskary Finds Her Voice Among the Voiceless
By Sarah Ali
“That vein is as big as your arm!” her uncle says, as the intern stood with a syringe in hand before a...
How Ibtehal Mohammad Turns Spaces Into Stories
By Rama Al-Mekhlafi
“Oh my God, what are you doing here?”
Ibtehal Mohammad still remembers the shock in the voice of an Emaar industry professional who...
Christina Wright-Ivanova shares her map to a sustainable career in the arts
By Tracy Marie Wamarema
Christina Wright-Ivanova is a classically trained pianist and educator who has followed her love of music across four continents and more...



















