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Author Archives: Rym Tina Ghazal

Rym Tina Ghazal is editor of an arts and culture magazine, and a former war correspondent.

Posted inOpinion

Appeal of traditional Mideast cuisine faces tough competition 

by Rym Tina Ghazal August 3, 2022August 3, 2022

Food and cooking are so deeply entrenched in the culture and history of the Middle East that recipes have survived for centuries. It is an art form. And yet, more recently, food in the region, like many parts of the world, has become characterized by shortages, traceability, costs, composition and the latest trends. Once an […]

Posted inOpinion

How cultural reinvention keeps great cities from fading

by Rym Tina Ghazal October 27, 2021October 27, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Taliban’s drug trade may hint at way to protect Afghan culture

by Rym Tina Ghazal August 23, 2021August 23, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Don’t neglect pets who comforted us during pandemic

by Rym Tina Ghazal January 1, 2021January 1, 2021
Posted inOpinion

We must will the good to overcome bad in social media

by Rym Tina Ghazal October 20, 2020October 20, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Cultural life blossoming in Saudi Arabia amid pandemic

by Rym Tina Ghazal September 27, 2020September 25, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Could the quarantine produce a new Shakespeare?

by Rym Tina Ghazal April 1, 2020April 1, 2020
Posted inGermany, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, United Arab Emirates, World

Middle East should start honoring its poets, artists

by Rym Tina Ghazal December 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Saja Mashgar, 8, sports a hijab while reading a workbook during Arabic language class at Masjid Al-Salaam, a mosque and Islamic community center in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., November 13, 2016.   REUTERS/Brittany Greeson
Posted inAustralia, Canada, Middle East, Oceania, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, World

Education in Arab world needs more Arab culture

by Rym Tina Ghazal September 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Children trafficked to the UK are leaving their care homes. Photo: iStock.
Posted inEgypt, Lebanon, Middle East

Children are priceless – or they should be

by Rym Tina Ghazal July 30, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inEgypt, Middle East, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

We must put women back in our history books

by Rym Tina Ghazal July 6, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Mideast must step up help for amputees 

by Rym Tina Ghazal April 30, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Ancient calendars and new signs of climate change

by Rym Tina Ghazal April 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Young woman feeling shocked and looking with confusion on digital tablet screen while browsing online at home. Photo: iStock
Posted inWorld

Our problem with social media

by Rym Tina Ghazal March 26, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inKuwait, Lebanon, Middle East

The scourge of racism rages on

by Rym Tina Ghazal February 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Religious tolerance is key to restoring harmony

by Rym Tina Ghazal February 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Photo: iStock
Posted inEgypt, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, World

Arab countries struggle with the stigma associated with rape

by Rym Tina Ghazal January 1, 2019

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