Fashion Shift: Am I Living in Middle Age Or The Middle East?
After six years of living in the Middle East, seeing my knees in public makes me feel under-dressed....
Deborah L. Williams
Deborah L. Williams
Deborah Williams is Program Head of Literature and Creative Writing at NYU Abu Dhabi. She writes a biweekly column for The National, the leading English-language newspaper of the Emirates. Her work has appeared in Vogue.com, The International New York Times, and Inside Higher Ed, as well as in numerous academic journals. A long-time New Yorker, she moved with her husband, 2 children, and 8000 lego pieces to Abu Dhabi in 2011, for a year. Six years later, they're all still there (except for the lego pieces). You can also find her at mannahattamamma.com, and on the worldmomsnetwork.com