by Deborah Quinn | Aug 7, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, Education, expat, family, Kids, UAE
Today in The National, I’m writing about the speed with which Abu Dhabi is growing: everywhere you look, there are construction sites, cranes, earthmovers. But the construction seems dedicated to malls and apartment buildings…I’m wondering whether...
by Deborah Quinn | Feb 27, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, Books, Feminism, Politics
Well, not Friedan, exactly, but The Feminine Mystique. It turned fifty last week, you know, and I have to say that I think it (she?) is holding up pretty well, all things considered. As some of you have pointed out in comments, the book is flawed–there is no...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 16, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, exercise, Feminism, sports, UAE
When women started riding bicycles, it was considered shocking. A bicycle has to be, you know, straddled. Plus there was the possibility that a bicyclist might wear a split skirt…or, worse, bloomers. Plus there was always the chance her ankles might show. Susan...
by Deborah Quinn | Mar 16, 2012 | Abu Dhabi
I don’t have a time-turner, but I AM turning back time this week. Jamie, from My Chosen Chaos, has a great series on her blog called “If I Could Turn Back Time” (and yes, now YOU have the Cher song running through your head too). She invited me to...
