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UAE Corporate Tax 2025: What Every Business Owner Must Know
The United Arab Emirates introduced a federal corporate tax of 9 percent on business profits in June 2023, ending decades of zero federal corporate tax and…
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Taxes
Taxes in America for Beginners – What Nobody Tells You
Tax season in America runs from late January to April 15 every year. If you earn money, you likely need to file a tax return. Here's what confuses most beg…
Business
Starting a Business in Dubai: The 2025 Complete Guide
Dubai has spent two decades building one of the most business-friendly regulatory environments anywhere in the world, and the results are visible. Hundreds…
Business
Starting a Business in Dubai: The 2025 Complete Guide
Dubai has spent two decades building one of the most business-friendly regulatory environments anywhere in the world, and the results are visible. Hundreds…
Business
Dubai's Sustainability Agenda: Green Business in the Desert
The irony of one of the world's largest oil and gas exporters becoming a leader in clean energy is not lost on observers, but the UAE's commitment to its e…
Jobs
How to Get a UAE Golden Visa: The Complete 2025 Guide
The UAE's Golden Visa programme, launched in 2019 and significantly expanded since, offers 10-year residency to a broad range of eligible individuals witho…
Business
Investing in Dubai Property as a Foreigner: The Complete Guide
Dubai's decision to open its property market to foreign freehold ownership in 2002 transformed the city. Before that point, non-UAE nationals could only le…
Economy Comparison
I Lived in Both Countries for 5 Years Each – Here's What Nobody Tells You About Taxes and Savings
After living in Mumbai for five years and then Chicago for another five, I've stopped believing in easy answers about which economy is better. The US gives…
Rise of America
Reagan and the Reinvention of American Conservatism
By 1980, the United States was in a bad mood. Inflation had been running in double digits. The economy was mired in stagflation — the combination of high…
Jobs
Legal Jobs in Dubai: Working in the Gulf's Legal Capital
Dubai's legal market is centred predominantly on DIFC, where the English common law courts have created an environment in which international law firms can…
Jobs
Understanding the Dubai Visa System for Workers
The UAE's residence visa system has evolved considerably in recent years and is now more flexible than it was a decade ago. The standard employment visa is…
Jobs
Working as a Freelancer in Dubai: The New Rules
Freelancing in Dubai used to occupy a legal grey area that left many independent professionals working without proper status, invoicing through workarounds…
Jobs
Finding a Job in Dubai: A Practical Guide for Expats
Dubai's job market operates differently from most Western economies in ways that catch first-time arrivals off guard. The most important difference is that…
Business
Dubai's E-Commerce Boom: Opportunities for Online Businesses
The UAE has one of the highest e-commerce penetration rates in the world relative to population, driven by a combination of high smartphone ownership, exce…
Jobs
Moving to Dubai: The Practical Checklist for a Smooth Relocation
Moving to Dubai is logistically manageable but has enough administrative steps that going in with a clear checklist makes the experience significantly smoo…
Jobs
Finance and Banking Jobs in Dubai: Breaking Into the Sector
Dubai has established itself as the Middle East's leading financial centre, and DIFC is the epicentre of that ecosystem. Major investment banks including G…
Business
Dubai as a Regional HQ: Why Global Companies Choose It
Walk through the towers of DIFC or the offices of Dubai Internet City and you will see a pattern — the regional headquarters of companies you know from N…
Rise of America
From Thirteen Colonies to a Continental Power: How America Got Started
Before there was a United States, there was a collection of quarrelsome, ambitious, and deeply unequal colonies strung along the Atlantic seaboard. They sh…
Jobs
Dubai Salary Guide 2025: What Different Professions Actually Earn
Salaries in Dubai vary enormously by industry, seniority, nationality, and employer — and the variation is larger than most people expect. In technology…
Tourism
Inside Dubai's Gold Souk: A Buyer's Complete Guide
No trip to Dubai is complete without at least walking through the Gold Souk in Deira, even if you have no intention of buying anything. The sheer volume of…
Jobs
Teaching in Dubai: Salaries, Schools, and How to Get Hired
Dubai has over 200 private schools following British, American, IB, Indian, and a dozen other curricula, and the majority recruit internationally. For qual…
Tourism
Inside Dubai's Gold Souk: A Buyer's Complete Guide
No trip to Dubai is complete without at least walking through the Gold Souk in Deira, even if you have no intention of buying anything. The sheer volume of…
Business
Understanding Emirati Business Culture for Foreign Entrepreneurs
Emiratis represent a small percentage of Dubai's population but a disproportionate share of its commercial and political influence, and building genuine re…
Jobs
Working Culture in Dubai: What First-Timers Need to Understand
Working in Dubai is an exercise in navigating one of the most multicultural environments on earth, where your colleagues might be from thirty different cou…
Jobs
Tech Jobs in Dubai: Your Career in the UAE's Digital Economy
Dubai's technology sector has expanded rapidly, fuelled by government digital transformation initiatives, a growing startup ecosystem, and large corporates…
Tourism
Dubai's Cultural Institutions: Art, Heritage, and Museums
The cultural narrative around Dubai used to be simple — there wasn't any. That narrative is now outdated. The Museum of the Future, which opened in 2022…
Foreign Policy
The I2U2 Quad: Is India Playing the West Against the East?
There’s a lot of chatter about acronyms these days—Quad, I2U2, SCO, BRICS. It can get confusing for anyone trying to keep up. I remember when the I2U2…
Technology
DeepSeek Explained: Why Open-Source AI Matters
When DeepSeek entered the scene, I was skeptical. Another large language model promising breakthroughs. But what caught my attention was the commitment to…
Java Fundamentals
Why Java Still Dominates Enterprise Development in 2024
I’ve been a full-stack developer for about a decade now, and if there’s one language I keep coming back to, it’s Java. It’s not the flashiest, and…
Nonprofit
Nonprofit and Social Impact: Doing Good for a Living
I used to work in corporate sales. I was good at it, but I felt empty. I knew I wanted my work to have more meaning. So I took a pay cut and joined a nonpr…
Claude Comparison
Claude vs GPT-4: Strengths, Weaknesses, and When to Use Each
GPT-4 and Claude are both flagship-level language models, and if you're trying to decide which one to use for serious work, the differences matter. This is…
Education
Education and EdTech: Shaping the Next Generation
Teaching has always been a calling, but it’s also been a career that’s often underpaid and undervalued. However, the landscape is shifting. The rise of…
Skilled Trades
Skilled Trades: The Golden Ticket to a Six-Figure Career
I was always told that the only way to be successful was to go to a four-year university. So I did. I graduated with a degree in philosophy and a pile of d…
Legal
Legal Services: Beyond Being a Lawyer
I knew I didn’t want to go to law school, but I was fascinated by the legal world. So I became a paralegal. It was the perfect compromise. The legal fiel…
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship: The Ultimate American Dream
I got laid off from my corporate job, and I was terrified. Instead of looking for another job, I decided to start my own business. I started a small landsc…
Technology
The Golden Age of Open Source Software
Open source software has quietly become the backbone of the modern digital economy. From the Linux operating system that powers most servers to the countle…
Business
Amazon's Brutal Warehouse Secrets Exposed by Undercover Reporters
In 2021, an undercover journalist worked at an Amazon warehouse in the UK. She wrote about timed bathroom breaks. About robots tracking her every move. Abo…
Performance
HTTP/3 and QUIC: The Next Generation Web Protocol
HTTP/3 represents the first major revision to the HTTP protocol since HTTP/2, built on QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections) instead of TCP. The architectu…
Writing with AI
How to Stop ChatGPT From Sounding Like a Corporate Robot
You've seen those LinkedIn posts written by ChatGPT. You know the ones—"In today's rapidly evolving landscape" followed by bullet points that say nothing…
Side Hustle
I Made $3,400 Last Month Using AI (And You Can Too)
Let me be real with you. I'm not some tech guru or YouTuber selling a course. I'm just a regular person who figured out a few ways to let AI do the boring…
Admissions & Benefits
After FFMG – Which Colleges in India Accept It, Admissions Process & Career Benefits
Clearing FFMG is just the start. Now which colleges can you get into? First, you need to understand – FFMG score is not for PG seats directly. After clea…
Technology
Article I of the US Constitution: Legislative Branch Powers, Structure and Functions
Article I of the United States Constitution establishes the Legislative Branch, also known as Congress. It is responsible for making laws, controlling gove…
Human Stupidity
Why Humans Are Terrible at Understanding Risk
People are more afraid of flying than driving, even though driving is dramatically more dangerous per mile traveled. People buy lottery tickets — a tax o…
Gig Economy
Gig Economy: Driving, Tasking, and Creating Your Own Schedule
I left my 9-to-5 job because I needed flexibility. I had a young child and traditional daycare wasn’t working. I started driving for rideshare apps and d…
Finance
The AI Revolution in Finance: Smarter Investing and Fraud Detection
The financial sector has been an early adopter of AI, leveraging its power to provide better services, reduce risk, and create smarter investment strategie…
Classic
Lagaan (2001): Ashutosh Gowariker's Oscar-Nominated Epic
Lagaan is a film that captured the world's imagination. Ashutosh Gowariker's epic is set in 1893, where a village facing a crippling tax burden challenges…
Economy Comparison
India vs Pakistan Economy: Which One Is Doing Better Right Now?
Let’s be honest. When we talk about India and Pakistan, most people jump straight to cricket or politics. But what about money? How are these two neighbo…
Personal Finance
Personal Finance in America – Where Most Beginners Go Wrong
Let me be honest with you. Personal finance in America is not complicated, but people make it complicated. They buy courses, follow Instagram gurus, and en…
Money Saving
Overdraft Fees Are a Trap – Here's How to Beat Them
Let me be straight with you. Banks made twelve billion dollars from overdraft fees in 2022 alone. That's not a service. That's a tax on people who are alre…
Money Saving
Overdraft Fees Are a Trap – Here's How to Beat Them
Let me be straight with you. Banks made twelve billion dollars from overdraft fees in 2022 alone. That's not a service. That's a tax on people who are alre…
Business
Dubai's Tech Startup Scene: Is This the Next Silicon Valley of the East?
Dubai has made a serious strategic bet on becoming a technology hub, backed by government funding, regulatory flexibility, and active recruitment of talent…
Business
DIFC: The Financial Hub That Put Dubai on the Global Map
The Dubai International Financial Centre occupies a small but significant patch of land between Sheikh Zayed Road and the financial district, and within it…
Business
How Dubai Became the World's Logistics Capital
Fly over Dubai at night and the geometry of its ambition becomes clear. Two major airports, the world's busiest by international passenger traffic at DXB a…
Tourism
Jumeirah Mosque: Dubai's Open Door to Islamic Culture
The Jumeirah Mosque is one of the most beautiful buildings in Dubai and one of only a handful of mosques in the UAE that actively welcomes non-Muslim visit…
Global Governance
BRICS Expansion: Is India Losing Influence to China?
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) recently decided to expand, inviting countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, and Egypt. On the surface…
Domestic & Foreign Policy
The Rise of Hindutva and Foreign Policy: How Domestic Politics Shapes Geopolitics
We often separate domestic politics from foreign policy, but in India, they are deeply intertwined. The current government’s foreign policy has a distinc…
Jobs
In-Demand Jobs in Dubai 2025: Where the Opportunities Really Are
Dubai's economy has diversified significantly over the past decade, and the sectors with the greatest appetite for talent in 2025 reflect that diversificat…
Jobs
Engineering and Construction Jobs in Dubai: The Boom Continues
Dubai has not stopped building since the 1970s and shows no sign of stopping now. The city's infrastructure pipeline includes new metro extensions, megapro…
Jobs
Dubai's Aviation Sector: Careers in the World's Busiest Airport
Dubai International Airport is the world's busiest international airport, and together with Al Maktoum International airport it forms the aviation backbone…
Jobs
Healthcare Jobs in Dubai: Opportunities for Medical Professionals
Dubai's healthcare sector has been one of the fastest-growing parts of the economy, driven by medical tourism, a growing population, and government investm…
Business
How to Build a Personal Brand in Dubai's Business World
Dubai is a city where people come to build — careers, businesses, legacies — and the personal brand you construct matters in direct commercial terms. T…
Jobs
Dubai's Hospitality and Tourism Jobs: A Sector That Never Stops Hiring
Tourism is one of Dubai's largest industries and the ambition to reach 25 million annual visitors by 2025 means the sector has expanded dramatically and co…
Tourism
Jumeirah Mosque: Dubai's Open Door to Islamic Culture
The Jumeirah Mosque is one of the most beautiful buildings in Dubai and one of only a handful of mosques in the UAE that actively welcomes non-Muslim visit…