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05 Jul 2026Career

What 11 Years of Product Design Taught Me About Working in Sharjah

Three years ago I took a wrong turn coming back from a client meeting and ended up somewhere near University City. I'd lived in the UAE for years but Sharjah wa...

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05 Jul 2026Career

I'm a Product Designer Based in Umm Al Quwain. Here's Why That's Not a Typo.

Last month someone on LinkedIn messaged me with genuine confusion. "Mohammed, your profile says Umm Al Quwain. Is that a mistake? Aren't all designers in Dubai?...

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13 Jul 2026Career

Why I Charge More Than the Average UI UX Designer Freelance Rate in India

I was building a fintech app for a client in Dubai when my mother called from Kerala. She wanted to know why the bank’s app wasn’t letting her send money to my ...

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20 Jul 2026Career

The Dubai Freelance Trap and Why I Left It

I was sitting in a coworking space in Business Bay, staring at my third coffee of the morning, when a client from London asked where I was based. I said Dubai. ...

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