When I first heard your heartbeat, you were under my sheets. You have changed my life into everything sweet. As I held your tiny sweet body the most, I knew we would forever and always be close. As you crawled and crawled till you could finally walk, there were a...
Work4Education
Hello everyone, I am here to write about my work with aiXplain, an innovative project that aims to help students fund their education campaigns by teaching them self-reliance and by using their language skills. When I heard about this project for the first time, I was...
The Silent Flower
Tulip: the Silent Flower or as I like to call it, the Shy Flower. The tulip has a fascinating history. She’s not like other flowers because she has a specific season and her unique colors distinguish her from all other blossoms. The meaning and origin of the word...
The Sea of Gaza and Its Stories
I see it in everything, it is my security and my wishes. It is stories told by its waves. It is one sea and each of us has their sea as each of us has their own story. Here, Gaza and its sea are the only sanctuaries of its people, without boundaries and with no fence...
Makdous … Unwritten Eating Code for Syrian Households
September in Syria is more than just an ordinary month. It is a kind of fuel-charging station for households to be prepared for the season and part of the long winter journey’s gathering of supplies. I quite remember how topsy turvy my house used to be when my mom was...
Makdous … Unwritten Eating Code for Syrian Households
September in Syria is more than just an ordinary month. It is a kind of fuel-charging station for households to be prepared for the season and part of the long winter journey’s gathering of supplies. I quite remember how topsy turvy my house used to be when my mom was...
How did coffee spread around the world? And how can a cup of coffee change the world for the better?
The word coffee in English is taken from the Dutch Word “koffie” which was taken from the Turkish word “kahve” which was taken as well from the Arabic word “قهوة.” Ethiopia is the country where coffee first came into the world; ten centuries ago the coffee plant was...
My Experience Working with aiXplain
A few months ago, I received an opportunity to work on the data verification program with aiXplain, an AI company. I worked on this program for 17 hours along with my two sisters, Sahar and Bushra Alallawi, and three edSeed students: Mansour Al Sayed Ahmad, Hanan...
Why I Wrote My Book: “Bed Without a Homeland”
When I painted this painting (the cover of the book) in 2015 in a simple style ofdrawing, it gave me the impression of something new, ideas came to me and isailed in my ambitions. I asked myself: will I use it in the future to be thecover of my first album as a...
Afamiyah: the City of Old Treasures
I am Fatema from Hama governorate. Hama is considered an historical city that dates back to before Christ and is one of the oldest cities in the world. Afamiyah, part of Hama, is nicknamed Abi AlFedaa. It is famous for its water wheels and archeological sites. I was...