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We're looking fondly ahead to September for a bit of respite from the blistering heat out in Dubai. But until then, let's fill our thoughts with ice cream! I was intrigued by something Ahmad Al Marri said on the recent episode of The Lighthouse Conversations. Ahmad started Canvas Gelato in

We hope you're either enjoying some downtime to beat the summer heat 🥵, or at least counting down towards it! This week, we're getting a behind-the-scenes understanding of Dubai Tourism's strategy during and post-lockdown from their CEO, Issam Kazim. On the latest episode of The Lighthouse Conversations, Hashem Montasser and co-host

Plus, the inspiration behind Nada Debs’ work.

“Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife” —Kahlil Gibran Speaking of, have you thought about what influences your mood? We're in the second week of 2022, do you feel the holiday blues? Cue saxophone... Research shows that music evokes emotions

> “What you resist, persists” —Carl Jung We've had a new year's eve to remember in Dubai. Our first rains of the season poured as we welcomed 2022, the new weekend days are now in effect, and we hope it's an exciting, joyful, and happy year for you! A warm welcome

“Vulnerability is not winning or losing. It's having the courage to show up and be seen when you have no control over the outcome.” —Brené Brown, Rising Strong So the countdown begins, and we're within a few days of our annual ritual of messing up the dates we write. What's

As the world strives to shatter the stigma associated with mental health, let us work to be more candid about topics such as anxiety.