The Gazelle
May 4, 2025
Taim Jbour
Syria’s fall reshaped the region, from Assad’s collapse to HTS’s rise. This article examines the battles, alliances, and human costs defining a decade of war and the uncertain path to recovery.
Joshua Isaac
Listen close, maydays echo everywhere. Will we respond or let our silence grow? Wakey wakey, the cost of our collective inaction may (read:will) be ours to bear!
Abdullah Yusuf
Pakistani music isn’t frozen in a golden age — it’s a living, evolving force blending nostalgia, innovation, and cultural pride. Read how.
Marija Janeva
Serbia’s student-led protests call into spotlight corruption, autocracy, and surveillance prompted by a tragic railway station collapse that claimed 15 lives.
Mayada Abuhaleeqa
Surprise surprise - ‘brainrot’ is 2024’s word of the year, with Gen Alpha being its primary victims, who have also steadily adopted the label of ‘iPad kids’. Let’s debrief what that means for generations to come.
Khalifa Alkhateri
A review of the show “Arcane”, from its animation and production to its soundtrack and plot.
Stefan Mitikj
With AI blurring the lines between what’s real and what’s not, what is it that really makes us human?
Yana Peeva
The targeted attack on Brian Thompson by current primary suspect Luigi Mangione shook the United States with, surprisingly, mostly non-conflicting responses from the public.
Malika Singh
Meet Bill! The Executive Artistic Director of The Arts Center at NYUAD whose effort towards democratising art, expanding audiences, and finding an order in chaos is reshaping how we experience art in Abu Dhabi today.
Verse Satile
In a time of need, a stranger’s help brings back much-needed hope and resolve to face obstacles.
