Bridge • Issue 12
Business is personal
the deal from the relationship. They are the same thing.
العمل أمر شخصي. لطالما كان كذلك.
A cultural journal at the confluence of the Arab world and China. Language, food, poetry, business, history — explored as equals.
Bridge • Issue 12
the deal from the relationship. They are the same thing.
العمل أمر شخصي. لطالما كان كذلك.
Bridge • Issue 11
In the West, the relationship between generations is remarkably horizontal. A twenty-five year old and a sixty-five year old can be genuine friends. They…
كلما تقدّمت في العمر، كلما ازددت قيمةً.
Bridge • Issue 10
In China and the Arab world, sharing is not a gesture.
لا أحد يأكل وحده. لا أحد.
Bridge • Issue 09
Neither culture will tell you directly that you have done something wrong.
ثقافة العيب في الصين والعالم العربي.
Bridge • Issue 08
In China and the Arab world, you don't just marry a person.
الحب، الزواج، والعائلة التي لديها رأي في كل شيء.
Bridge • Issue 07
Most Arabs know China as a trade partner. A rising power. A complicated relationship.
٢٦ مليون مسلم. بلد واحد. قصص لم يخبرك بها أحد.
Bridge • Issue 06
It is cooked. It is placed in front of you. It is portioned without explanation.
لم يقل أحد أحبك. لكن المائدة كانت ممتلئة.
Bridge • Issue 05
China and the Arab world have something in common that nobody ever taught you.
لم يقولوا لا أبداً. لكن الجواب كان دائماً لا.
Bridge • Issue 04
Every time I tell someone I speak Chinese, I get the same reaction.
السر النحوي الذي يجعل الصينية أبسط مما تظن