Office of Social Responsibility Honors Contracted Staff in 10 Year Celebration

The Office of Social Responsibility held a celebration for contracted staff to commemorate the hard work, continuous dedication and achievement of NYUAD’s “beating heart.”

Squid Game Debrief: Capitalism, Colonialism and Human Connection

Two friends discuss Squid Game after binging it in two days; reactions, predictions, conspiracy theories and spoilers included.

NYCurated: Taking a Bite of the Big Apple

Overwhelmed in The Big Apple and can’t decide where or what to eat? The Gazelle has you covered — dessert included— in this week's edition of NYCurated.

AlRawabi School for Girls: A Look into Girlhood in Jordan

AlRawabi School for Girls is a commentary on the female experience in a patriarchal society, chained by notions of reputation and shame, leading to painful and permanent consequences. At the end of the day, no one wins. Women almost always lose.

#GlobalizeTheIntifada: Reporting from NYC

Community activist Nerdeen Kiswani emphasized the need to uplift the struggle of Palestinians and other marginalized communities — liberation for “all of us or none of us.”

Step-by-step: How To Get a Driver’s License in Abu Dhabi

An updated guide on the steps required to get your Emirates driver’s license, outlining the three main processes you may take.

Spotlight — Andrew Riad

The rising TikTok star shares glimpses of his life beyond the cameras and Cosmopolitan features, discussing his struggle with identity, sexual assault and toxic masculinity.

Egypt’s #MeToo Movement: In Conversation with Nadeen Ashraf

Nadeen Ashraf, the 22 year old founder of Assault Police in Egypt, talks about her work online, deconstructing taboo and how to be involved in this #MeToo Movement in the Middle East.

Should You Return to Campus Next Semester?

Here’s a comprehensive look into the factors affecting students’ choice of returning to campus in the Spring or not, including academics, travel and quarantine and campus life.

Professors, Listen When We Say We’re Struggling

Policing the presence of students online creates an unhealthy anxiety-inducing environment, rather than fostering the productive classes that professors are attempting to achieve.

AD Secrets: Bursting the Saadiyat Bubble (Tea)

Features Editor, Sarah Afaneh, explores different spots in the city for bubble tea.

How the 9/11 Attacks Are Used to Perpetuate Islamophobia

Honoring the lives of the victims should not be coupled with blaming the Arab world — Muslims and non-Muslims alike — for the tragedies of 9/11.

Meet the Siblings on Campus

From the Mountcastles to the Karpauskaites, siblings on campus have different, and at times evolving, relationships.

Filling the Gaps: An Ongoing Battle for Mental Health Resources at NYUAD

NYU Abu Dhabi makes strides to improve its challenging mental health situation. The Gazelle interviewed NYUAD’s new counselor, Rana Abou-Sinna, and other wellness staff about current and future efforts in mental health.

Alumni Stories: Living Legacies

From Rhodes Scholars to riding for one Africa, NYU Abu Dhabi’s alumni are trailblazers building the university’s legacy through their inspiring work around the globe.

Exploring the UAE: Finding Serenity in Hatta

From massive mountains to crystal blue waters, Hatta provided a necessary escape from looming deadlines and the bustle of city life into tranquility and peace of mind.

Women Protest violence in Jordan

On Nov. 16, the Jordanian National Commission for Women organized a sit-in near the Prime Ministry in Amman, Jordan, in response to a traumatic case of domestic abuse.

Amplifying Voices: Power through Protests

This is the era of chants, reverberating on the streets and echoing through screens. The authorities may refuse to listen to protests, but the voices will only get louder.

Photo Essay: Haunted Halloween at NYUAD

A glimpse into NYUAD Halloween costumes and the range of student creativity.

An Ode to Saying Goodbye

How can a place with intense turn-over, increasing population and continuous change become a home? The answer, it seems, is to embrace NYUAD's lack of stability.

A Voice to the Voiceless: The Rohingya Genoicde Through Film

Screened at the Arts Center, the docu-fiction Apocalypse is a representation of universal issues of displacement, and a distressing reminder of the inhumane reality of the world we live in.

AD Secrets: Meknes Restaurant

Tables filled with chicken pastilla, madfouna, and chicken couscous to share — Meknes Restaurant provides a glimpse into Northern Morocco and a new space to breathe.

Real People, Real Problems, RealAD

RealAD is emblematic of life on Saadiyat, within and beyond the bubble that has become NYUAD’s home.

Safe Spaces: Liberation or a Constraint?

Are safe spaces more of a restriction for people rather than a liberation? Do safe spaces prevent us from confronting prominent issues that discomfort us?

Islamophobia and the “Oppressive” Hijab

The hijab is not oppressive, its misrepresentation in Western media is.

Cultural Appropriation or Appreciation

Context matters, intention matters, behavior matters and external appearance matters.