Italy Launches Investigation over “Sniper Safaris” During the Sarajevo Siege

Allegations of “sniper safaris”, or wealthy foreigners participating in shooting civilians during the Sarajevo Siege, have been brought to prosecutors in Italy. Here is everything we know so far.

Diva Down: Ceca Booed Out of Macedonia

Can something as quotidian as a concert worsen the political relations between two Balkan states? A Macedonian and a Bulgarian walk into a Gazelle article and discuss.

We Need To Rethink Attendance

A strict attendance policy confines students to the classroom without realistically considering their futures.

When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Commuter

Class is a two-minute walk from bed – convenient, right? But what is the price to pay for comfort when our workplace morphs into our personal lives?

Home, #it’scomplicated: a Conversation with Saba Karim Khan

“Even a few lives can push the needle.”

The Self-Infantilization of Gen Z

Does Gen Z’s tendency to use self-infantilizing humor as a coping mechanism do more harm to our personal growth than good?

Everything Sucks and the World is Ending. Or Is It?

Seeing the beauty in the world does not take away your right to fight for change or feel empathy for everything less, and far worse, than beautiful. Loving the beauty through the darkness is an act of bravery.

Student Protests Take Over Serbia - What Is Happening?

Serbia’s student-led protests call into spotlight corruption, autocracy, and surveillance prompted by a tragic railway station collapse that claimed 15 lives.

New Zealand MP Leads Haka in Parliament

Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke started a haka against a controversial bill that entered New Zealand’s parliament, which threatens Maori rights.

NYUAD Open Campus Day 2024

The annual Open Campus Day at NYUAD took place over the past weekend with many prospective students and their families visiting the Saadiyat campus.

Warming Up Post Cold War: Slavic Representation in Media

Western media reduces Slavic people to damaging stereotypes. It’s time to break these clichés and advocate for true, diverse representation.

Learning to Love My Nation

I grew up scoffing at patriotic poems and dreaming of living abroad. Revisiting Macedonia and its poetry gifted me the feeling of no longer being a stranger in the room I occupied.

Complaint Against Taliban Submitted in UNGA

Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, and Canada submitted a statement at the UNGA, calling for the Taliban to be tried before the ICJ for gender discrimination after new Taliban reform for women's virtue laws.

Serbia vs. Rio Tinto - Serbian Public Expresses Concerns Over Lithium Mining

Throughout the summer of 2024, mass protests across more than 10 Serbian cities took place as a reaction to a lithium mining project. What has happened since then and what will follow?

The Problem with the Princess Treatment Discourse

Narratives about what girlhood and femininity online have led to the creation of the “princess treatment” trend. But when it comes to women’s relationships offline, this discourse hides unexpected dangers.

What we Owe Each Other

Challenging the notion of interpersonal relationships as transactional, and reflecting on the true meaning of community.

Choosing to Stay

Studying away can be a lovely growth arch for a lot of members of this community, but it is definitely not the only way to grow.

Non-Negotiables for Diversity: Accessibility

As an institution and community that prides itself on its diversity, it is imperative to address diverse student experiences, especially with regard to disabilities, without the lens of ableism