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Coffee & the City Collaborations

Homeless

I recently witnessed a heartbreaking scene. A mother with two kids, 2 year old and a baby that’s about 6 months old, were sleeping on the side of the street. They slept in the small space between the sidewalk and the road, side by side, all three of them laid there uncovered & without a […]

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Coffee & the City Collaborations

Abroad

Many college students are going abroad after high school. Of course it’s an overall positive experience, although we can’t ignore the many hardships they go through while they’re away from home. Aside from practicality, they face a lot of homesickness, not just for their private homes but for their public homes as well. Their city, […]

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Coffee & the City Collaborations

Non-Saudi

“You don’t look Saudi!”  The usual response is thank you.  Why is that? Why do we take pride in something that we’re not?  Why are we ashamed of our roots when our roots speak louder than most? Why do we rewrite our stories with a universal code made to destroy our culture & heritage? Tell […]

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Coffee & the City Collaborations

Drone Photography

21 year old, Yousef Attar is a Saudi Business student at Liverpool University, UK. I’ve seen many photographers, but to be honest, Yousef’s images touched me the most. His photography highlighted the best parts of the city from afar, leaving me with the urge to write stories from within, up close.  “I take pictures to […]

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Things I learned in my Twenties

Final Words, Chill.

Chill. Be flexible and take it easy, your life didn’t even start yet. Life is much lighter than we make it. Don’t take it too hard if you lose grades or if you don’t get accepted in something. I swear it’s not the end of the world. When I didn’t get accepted into engineering the […]