“What is it you really want?”
The thought, once stripped, is smiling.
I gaze at it for a long time.
Dr. Siyoung Doung, a poetess from Korea, shares her poems
Dr. Siyoung Doung graduated from the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Dongguk University and earned a Ph.D. in Korean Language and Literature
In Pakistan, we have been conditioned to see only what those in power want us to see. Our television screens are often filled with stories of state achievements, festive narratives, and political claims of progress. But just beneath this carefully curated surface lies a crisis that continues to deepen, “the epidemic of road
Within every failure lies a lesson, and within every lesson, the seed of transformation.
Success is not a straight line. It is a winding, messy journey full of wrong turns, detours, and breakdowns.
Let us stop being zombie audiences addicted to highlights and embrace the raw, unfiltered truth: To learn more, we must fail more. And
Amid the forest of buildings,
There once stood a tree
Green through every season,
Casting wide shade.
Ms. Yang Geum-Hee, an acclaimed poetess from Korea, shares her poem
Poetess Ms. Yang Geum-Hee, born in 1967 in Jeju, Korea, has published four poetry collections and received eight literary awards in recognition of her
American University of Sharjah (AUS) celebrated the graduation of 794 students at its Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony, held at University City Hall in the presence of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of AUS.
The event brought together university leadership, faculty, families and guests to recognise the achievements of a