Masi was born in the midst of the Soviet-Afghan war. Now, he is fighting to keep Ukraine free. — While a Ukrainian spring is in full bloom behind him, Masi Nayyem chats with me on Zoom. He smiles and seems calm. The Nayyem family is known throughout Ukraine. Masi’s older brother Mustafa is a Ukrainian politician and journalist, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Infrustructure. The younger sister is…

The cruelty and ignorance of Russia can cause another Chornobyl. How long will we allow a dictator to terrorise us? Someone who has faced the reality of ‘never,’ can’t go back. …

We can’t go back and stop Russia’s previous atrocities, but we can hold them accountable and prevent more destruction. — In 2015, I went on a short but somewhat life-changing trip. My destinations were chosen during the long summer nights in my favorite bar in Kyiv, called Living Room. The owners are my friends; they came from Syria to study, then stayed in Ukraine to open this little place that…

Russia’s long-standing campaign to destroy Ukrainian culture and identity — Throughout history, there are many examples of dictatorships, terrorists, and war criminals attacking sites of cultural heritage in an attempt to more quickly conquer societies and erase their cultural identities. For example, the deliberate ethnic cleansing and destruction of libraries and museums during the Bosnian war; the Taliban destroying Buddhist…

Crimean Tatars are Indigenous people of the Crimean peninsula — Within my mother’s side of the family, it’s believed that we have hutsul ancestors from the Carpathian Mountains, and Crimean Tatar ancestors from the Crimean Peninsula. The prior can be easily traced to the origins of my grandmother, coming from a mountain village, enchanted with legends about magical molfars and…

Ukrainians are a part of communities around the globe. Now it’s time for these communities to stand for the core idea of liberty and the future of the free world. Right now, Russian air forces and artillery are shelling Ukrainian cities, military bases and command centers, posing direct threats and…

Чем больше я углубляюсь в тему интерфейсов и текстов, тем больше натыкаюсь на фразы из ряда «все интерфейсы должны быть user-oriented» или «давно уже пора изменить подход к созданию диджитал-продуктов». С одной стороны все верно, продукты действительно должны больше ориентироваться на пользователей. …