On the Spirit of an Afghani Bakery

A reminiscent account of the food, scent, and people of a local bakery

As A Brown Girl, It's So Much Easier To Feel Free Outside Home

In Lahore, you can feel eyes on you constantly. Being removed from home for this long has made me realize how much less anxiety I carry with me, and how much energy I have to give to things when I am not constantly worried about my safety.

An Identity Lost to War

Having endured the feelings of helplessness, despair and guilt, Leila Al Dzheref, a senior at NYUAD, explains how it feels to be both the victim and the oppressor at once.

On Come and See, humanity and collective suffering

In Come and See, all war is pyrrhic. But what can we learn from Klimov’s masterpiece on the human condition during times of war and violent injustice?

Breaking the Washington Square Bubble: Finding New York’s Best Hidden Culinary Gems

Even though staying in the Lower Manhattan bubble is tempting, here is a guide to some of the rest of New York’s best food experiences, from Colombian Arepas to Yemeni chai to Nepali Momos.

You Graduated. Now What?

More or less common career options for graduates in different fields.

Wes Anderson’s Analogy of NYU Abu Dhabi

A student body has grown agitated over discrimination in campus arrivals, academic opportunities and financial security. In a time like this, the community might find some semblance of its misfortune in Wes Anderson’s film The Darjeeling Limited.

To Consume or not to Consume: Tap Water on Campus

With uncertainty and unverified information spreading around campus, the Sustainability Committee decided to find out how safe our water is. Is it really safe to drink from our taps? Why is it environmentally important to limit single use plastics?

Smells Like Team Spirit: Senior Captains’ Proudest Moments

Football, basketball and volleyball team captains reflect on their teams’ achievements this semester.

Letter from the Editor: Identity and Place

Even if the solution is not readily apparent, the act of critique can be empowering in itself, as we further understand and inquire into our unique situation here in Abu Dhabi.

Smells Like Team Spirit: Yi Yi Yeap and Nikolaj Nielsen

The eighth and final part of an interview series on the evolution of traditions within NYU Abu Dhabi's football team.

Smells Like Team Spirit: Yazan Al-Ajlouni

The seventh part of an interview series on the evolution of traditions within NYU Abu Dhabi's football team.

Smells Like Team Spirit: Frederik Brinck Jensen

The sixth part of an interview series on the evolution of traditions within NYU Abu Dhabi's football team.

Smells Like Team Spirit: Eduardo Campillo

The fifth part of an interview series on the evolution of traditions within NYU Abu Dhabi's football team.

Smells like Team Spirit

The fourth part of an interview series on the evolution of traditions within NYU Abu Dhabi's football team.

Smells Like Team Spirit: Lauren Horst

The third part of an interview series on the evolution of traditions within NYU Abu Dhabi's football team.

Smells Like Team Spirit: Musbah Dilsebo Ormago

The second part of an interview series on the evolution of traditions within NYU Abu Dhabi's football team.

Smells Like Team Spirit: Coach Peter Dicce

The first part of an interview series on the evolution of traditions within NYU Abu Dhabi's football team.

Making Home Through Food

There’s a certain brand of coffee that we used to brew everyday at home, when I was growing up. The coffee isn’t grown in Texas – the place I call home ...

From the Archives: Identity

The Other Side of Nylonkong

There’s something invigorating about subways in metropolitan cities. Like in an extensive network of rat burrows, people move to and fro, day in and ...

On ricocheting between cities

NEW YORK CITY, USA — “When are you leaving?” is a question constantly thrown at her. December. May. Next month. In two weeks. Every single time she ...

Stories of Gulf Perfume

Imagine standing in the middle of nowhere, feeling a sweeping sensation of peace that is half-dense and half-fleeting. The mystery, packed in an aura ...

Faculty's Choice: Most Influential Couple

This article is part of The Gazelle’s Faculty’s Choice series. This week, we asked faculty from different divisions for their pick, or picks, of the ...

Through My Eyes: Al Ekram

I walk into Al Ekram and am greeted with a gigantic smile. Umesh Prabhu, the restaurant manager, recognizes me immediately and has the waiter bring out ...

Professor Invigorates Arabic Cultures with Language

While we master Electra Street traffic patterns and the art of directions-giving in Abu Dhabi — take a left here, then a right, then pass this ...

Abu Dhabi by foot

Abu Dhabi in August may seem like the city of the damned; the last outpost on a journey to the gates of hell. With temperatures soaring above 40 ...

NYU Professor Lawrence M. Mead is Arguing For White Supremacy

The tenured professor’s article “Poverty and Culture” tries and fails to give academic legitimacy to the intellectual, cultural and existential inferiority of all non-white groups.