Arshiah Parween

All six GCC countries have traditionally extended generous energy subsidies to citizens and residents alike, but what is the best way forward for such allowances?
Since 1996, the electricity tariff in Kuwait has remained at two fils per kWh. The UAE, meanwhile, bears 85 per cent of the power and water production costs for Emiratis and 50 per cent for foreigners. The cost of diesel is so low in Oman that trucks regularly cross the border to fill up.
It is hard to make the case for such generou...

For a great marriage, men must cook - The Hindu

GCC women are playing a positive role in shaping a more tolerant attitude towards Arab
women. Since the rapid progress of GCC countries due to the oil boom, their women
have been fast engaging in all aspects of society, and thereby challenging stereotypes that
continue to haunt them...

“Invisible” White-Collar Indians in the Gulf. By Arshiah Parween | Freelance Writer - Your Middle East | Aug 14, 2013 ......

I am deeply attached to Kuwait. Perhaps because of the early and carefree days that I spent there, or perhaps...

Soulmate...She will know you more than you know yourself. She will give you the strength to change the world and make you feel as secure as a pearl in an oyster shell.

In 2007, Praveen Verma, the then Indian Consul-General in Istanbul, told The Hindu Businees Line that there are less than...

Abdul Sattar Edhi, affectionately called the 'Father Teresa of Pakistan', is a pioneer of
the largest welfare system of Pakistan dedicated to providing services to the elderly,
orphans, unwanted babies, drug addicts, the mentally ill, and the sick. He is the founder
and chairperson of Edhi Foundation....

It's been one year to the devastating incident on the night of December 16th that shook the entire nation. Have things changed for the better or does darkness continue to prevail? Arshiah Parween talks about the ten steps a mother can take to keep her son from turning into the devil called RAPIST...

The Amazingly Inspiring Indians Extraordinaire of t...

We live in a severely bruised world. I say this because the world has not been able to tackle problems...