While many people head to the French Alps or Dolomites to train and soak in the sensational views, some of the best cycling in the world actually happens to be right on our doorstep. Here are eight of the best spots close to the UAE. Salalah (Oman) The city of Salalah is home to some of the most striking scenery and cycling in the region. It’s green and lush — banana trees and coconuts line
Mary-Justine Todd is the founder and executive director of Shamsaha, the first and only 24 hours a day, seven days a week domestic violence crisis prevention program operating in the Middle East. Shamsaha, which means “her sun” and launched in 2016, has 120 trained and certified women’s crisis advocates working in English and Arabic, with a new app that offers a wealth of information and research as well as text, phone and video crisis counseling.
Takalam is the Arabic word for talk, and that is just what this online counseling platform that launched in 2020 is helping Arabic speakers who need it to do. Founder and CEO Khawla Hammad tells The Livehealthy Podcast how she came to create the service, how in the early days, pre-Covid, she encountered some of the resistance and stigma associated with seeking help from a professional in this region, and why the service is so
Hanan Ezzeldin is a positive education trainer who runs The Family Hub in Dubai, a platform to work with parents to raise awareness, conduct workshops, and create a space for questions and to deliver information in a simple way to serve families. Mother to a pre-teen son, she has been a teacher for more than a decade and has lived and worked in a variety of countries as well as cultures. She was a guest on
Arthritis is a broader term covering more than 100 diseases, which come with an assortment of pain, inflammation, swelling, stiffness, redness, warmth, tenderness and joint deformity. One in every five people in the UAE is diagnosed with some form of it. Arthritis is often referred as the silent disease, as some people might be living with it — and in pain — without even knowing. That’s why creating awareness is crucial, so fewer people with
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