Point of View
Point of View
SMALL WORDS FROM THE HEART
SMALL WORDS FROM THE HEART
ARE WORTH MORE THAN MATERIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Only recently I came back from seven weeks with my family in California. School started as lecturers hit the ground running. Being rushed back into this lifestyle was definitely a culture shock. Papers and midterms hauled upon us every week like grenades, ready to explode if we do not perform to the highest standard, and it’s not even midterm yet.
Nov 7, 2003, 03:35
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Love’s Expiry Date
Do couples who have been married ten, twenty years or more celebrate their anniversary as an attempt at playing the role of loving couples in front of relatives and friends and as an occasion to perform some cosmetic surgery on the marital relationship whose expiry date has long passed? In a recent study that created a lot of debate in the American press, the researcher Dr. William Robson confirmed that love expires after only three years. After that, the blazing fire of love begins to die down, leaving behind only cold kisses and some boredom and ennui.
Oct 24, 2003, 02:58
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Hiding themselves in the crowd
Many girls at Alexandria University have fallen for the charms of 22- year-old Michael, an Egyptian art student with delicate features and green almond-shaped eyes.
Jun 2, 2003, 03:12
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Survival Guide to Buying a Carpet
Handmade carpets have always charmed, fascinated, and confused us. The charm and fascination that people experience is both pleasurable and at times emotional.
May 11, 2003, 14:55
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The ‘Beautiful’ American
Months after Sept. 11, I was walking with a couple of Saudi friends toward the White House. We were part of a Saudi press group invited by the State Department. One of us suggested going on a guided tour of the White House, so we approached one of the guards to ask for directions. She told us that tours were canceled at the moment except for school kids, but suggested this could change the following week. Then she asked in a friendly tone: “Where are you from?”
May 11, 2003, 14:50
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