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Family of Four Brings Joy to 70 Refugees

A family of four shows 70 Syrian refugees that hope still exists Syrian Refugees with a member of the family, Fareeda Amr War is all they saw, learned, and heard. Syria's children suffered unimaginable violations where the feeling of wanting the time to stop begins. But on the 8th of December, a family came together to show those children how "home" can exist where they are right now. Fagr and her family took over a wide space in Al Mamzar Park in Dubai to spread out love and support for 70 Syrian refugees by entertaining those kids with all the fun activities any child would wish to practice. Fareeda Amr, a 17-year-old member of the supportive family, said: " We  realized how charity work and events that are carried for kids in need or poor people are mostly held in Ramadan, and barely any event takes place during the rest of the year. Don't they deserve to have fun days too like everyone else and without an occasion?" ...
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Took a Bullet for Education

Youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize after surviving an assassination attempt by Taliban PHOTO: Malala Yousafzai Girls' education is not considered a priority worldwide, so Malala decided to change that.  At the age of 15, Malala was shot for being an advocate for girl's education. Asking for the right any girl should have, Malala survived the Taliban assassination attempt and continued to be the youngest children's and women's rights activist. Malala Yousafzai describes to Oprah her first thought when she woke up in the hospital. "They wanted to silence one girl, but now there are millions and millions of girls around the world who are speaking out for girls' education," Malala told Online Journalism Blog.                          
 Education is not easily accessible in some areas around the world. Not only that, but some ...
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Easy Ways To Fight Off The Saturday Scaries

Want to get rid of stress? Read those steps Do you ever feel stressed to the point that you can not do anything in your life?  Do you feel that there is no way out? Maybe you have experienced those feelings specially on Saturday nights? What this video and come back if you share the same feeling for some tips People deal with stress in different ways. "Saturday Scaries" is known as the anxiety that sets in on Saturday nights with the impending return to the office, school, or work.  Some run away through sleeping, others like changing the atmosphere they’re at so they may go out or do something different to clear their mind before actually working on what they have to do. On the other hand, many believe that they work better under pressure, so they basically use the stress in a positive way to motivate them to get the work done.  Rather than spending another Saturday like this, let’s talk about ways to fix the problem right from the moment you...
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UOS Dorms or Prison?

Rumors or Truth? UOS students living in dorms complain about restrictions As you can tell from the title, many girls that live in the dorms of University of Sharjah complain about the lack of freedom that is given to them in the dorms. There are certain rules in the dorms that spread a feeling of restriction among the girls. Dima Khalaf, a university student staying at the dorms, states that “I can stay in dorms for a month without hanging out with friends but that is because of the dorms' rules, that make me feel suffocated”. So, is the University of Sharjah’s dorms that bad? or is it just regular rules for safety purposes? Click here for student dormitory enrollment Girls tend to face normal difficulties in the beginning as many are not used to the responsibilities that they are forced to face in the dorms or when they live by themselves. Responsibilities that may seem simple and easy, such as, cooking for one’s self, doing their own laundry, cleaning th...
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