Books, films and cultural works that help us see the Middle East beyond the noise of geopolitics

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• FF Life
• Middle East
• Iran
• films
• books
• Documentaries

Why global diversification is less about chasing returns and more about protecting your financial future from a single-country risk

• Read Time : 5 mins

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• FF Life
• global diversification
• personal finance

A reflection on joy, and why the ordinary day may be enough

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• happiness
• Presence
• FF Life
• Mindfulness

When success no longer answers “What now?”

• Play Time : 76 mins

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• FF Life
• Life After 50
• Midlife Transition
• Personal Reinvention

On prompting, intent, and the discipline of asking well

• Read Time : 5 mins

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• FF Life
• prompts
• Artificial Intelligence

An eight-week teaching programme unsettles long-held assumptions about rigour, expertise, and what it truly means to help students learn

• Read Time : 8 mins

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• teaching
• FF Life
• learning to learn
• Education

What the return of the Piprahwa relics asks of us—about restraint, remembrance, and how we practice attention today

• Read Time : 11 mins

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• FF Life
• The Buddha
• Piprahwa relics
• Buddhism

Armed with a diary and pen, I set out on a solo two-and-a-half-month ‘journalling adventure’ through Malaysia and Indonesia. Every little self-musing helped me remember my old self and awaken a new one

• Read Time : 9 mins

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• FF Life
• Bali
• Borneo
• Melaka
• Borobudur
• Malaysia
• travelogue
• Indonesia

11 stories that asked us to slow down, look closer, and feel more deeply

• Read Time : 4 mins

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• Best of FF Life 2025
• FF Life
• year end special

Ten essential reads on money, leadership, and navigating a changing world

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• FF Life
• best books