In her own words 

WAKING TO A NEW DAWN

  In just one more sleep, Egyptians will be waking to the dawning of a new day. A new chapter in the story of one of the world’s most ancient lands is about to be written. The ink is ready. Election day is but hours away. Tomorrow the sun will shine stronger,...

SOUNDBYTES INSPIRED BY STRANGERS

For all of the souvenirs that can be purchased across the world, few things stir up as much emotion as the soundbytes that we take home, packed deeply in our memories, from places visited, people met and moments felt. It is these soundbytes that turn into shared, and...

NEVER LOSE THE AWE

In today's world of perpetual motion, where borders are erased by flight plans, meeting plans and holiday plans, the distance between desire and destination is getting shorter and shorter. From the perspective of the advancement of civilisations, even though...

WHAT MAKES THE WORLD CARE?

Across the globe, news flashed with chart-topping speed that, sadly and suddenly, music diva Whitney Houston had passed on. A mere 48 years of age, a woman who grew up alongside a generation of now fourty-somethings, would sing no more. She had won her race against...

ONE YEAR ON – YOU ARE HERE

  January 25th. This day, one year ago, this date became a global symbol of a wave of change that reached out across from Arab nations, to the Eurozone, the Americas, Asia and places across the globe where once silent voices learnt to roar. January 25th, the day...

‘TIS THE SEASON REFIND FAITH

2011 has been a hard year. Hard politically, economically, socially, environmentally. This past year has tested our limits in addressing challenges, finding unique solutions to problems beyond fiction. Most importantly, this past year has tested faith – faith in...

‘TIS THE SEASON TO FIND FAITH

2011 has been a hard year. Hard politically, economically, socially, environmentally. This past year has tested our limits in addressing challenges, finding unique solutions to problems beyond fiction. Most importantly, this past year has tested faith – faith in...

GLOBAL BONDING THROUGH REGIONAL CRISIS

As 2011 counts down to its final weeks, the spirit and momentum of events of the first days of the new year continue to hold the Arab world, and world at large, in its grip. 'Arab Spring', a flowing stream of revolution and reform that has been spreading across North...

iLOSS

At one single moment on October 05th, 2011, the overwhelming power of connectivity our lives today came to life.Why?Because someone’s life had come to an end. Steve Jobs.Without any boundaries – time zones, languages, media – word spread. And for some, tears were...

GETTING THROUGH

For anyone who has ever suffered the loss of a loved one, the days building up to the day of remembrance are days building up to a crescendo of heartache. Breathing becomes heavier, thoughts slower, memories sharper. September 11th, 2011, ten years after those frozen...