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I’ve seen your tear-struck face so buddy don’t worry for I’m here for you I’ve seen you cowering when talking about your race so child don’t worry for you are who are you I’ve seen your deepest scar so friend don’t worry for it is to be healed I’ve seen you wield a knife to… Continue reading Colors of the World by Nahla Adel

People keep saying that both genders are equal, but is it true? Is gender equality applied in our modern generation today? People often talk about how both genders are equal when they are not applying this rule themselves. We can’t live without each other, but does that mean we are equal? What is the true… Continue reading Gender Equality by Mahra Al Sayegh

As we all know, the school has recently changed and became more evolved as they introduced to us our Elective Courses. They gave us the liberty to choose between either 2 elective courses or one AP course, as well as introducing to us a more advanced form of English and calculus, now known as AP… Continue reading The New School Curriculum by Natalie Nabil

A study has found that 82% of young adults use Facebook, 55% of this crowd use Instagram and only 32% use Twitter. Social media has changed the world tremendously. Social media is targeted for millennials (people born from the late 1980s to the early 2000s). A large number of millennials are currently students, students who… Continue reading Social Media and School Life by Heba Latif

Consider the faults of perfections, the idiocy of correctness, the light of nightfall, and the freedom of confinement. Consider the very body you live in, the very method of communication, the gadget of connection and intimacy and despair and anxiety. Consider the human body, its faults and its remedies, its wrongs and its rights. Consider… Continue reading Consider by Hana Ali

It’s 2 am and I am awake I can’t gather my feelings As the clouds dance around like little beings It’s 2 am, why am I awake? I want to capture this moment In my head like a memory that won’t even last the night Because while I am thinking of this My heart is… Continue reading 2 AM by Maribel

War is not over, victory hasn’t been won, You think racism was done, but trust me it has only just begun. Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it is not there, Trust me it is and we all cry in despair. Why does it matter? The color of my skin, the texture of… Continue reading Trust Me by Andrea Lorenzo

“There is a great streak of violence in every human being. If it is not channeled and understood, it will break out in war or in madness.” Sam Peckinpah. The world celebrates stop the violence day on November 22nd of each year, as a reminder for all the people that lost their lives for being… Continue reading The Impact of Violence on Women by Sarah Abdallah

At the beginning of the year, most students say something along the lines of: “I’m going to work harder this year”, or “I’m going to set a goal and improve my grades”. As the first tests approach, they stay true to their words and study twice as much as they used to do, only to… Continue reading Self-Help: How to Study Effectively by Reem Hazim