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Learn, play, give during Ramadan
With Ramadan here e+ brings you an extensive list of what you can do this month.
- By Mubashera Asgher, Features Editor
- Published: 23:39 August 27, 2008
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With Ramadan here e+ brings you an extensive list of what you can do this month.
Arabic Course and Cultural Sensitivity Workshops
Eton Institute is offering a free course in Arabic as well as cultural sensitivity workshops during Ramadan. They are aimed at promoting cultural awareness and sensitivity in the UAE. They will educate the expat community about the Arab way of life, the Arabic language, history, culture, religion, and the law.
- Venue: Dubai Knowledge Village
- Cost: Free
- Contact: Moaz Khan, 04 3652771, moaz@eton.ac, www.eton.ac
Arabic Course - Dates: From September 7 to 30, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (4-5pm)
- Cultural Sensitivity Workshops - Dates: September 10 and 24 (6pm and 9pm)
Zurich Ramadan Cricket Tournament
The region's amateur cricket teams eagerly anticipate the popular Zurich Ramadan Cricket Tournament. The series will follow a pattern similar to previous tournaments with teams divided into four divisions. The 'All-Play' fun-format rules means that each player gets a chance to bat, bowl and field. Teams will compete in 30 to 35 matches per week up until the final when a celebrity guest will appear to announce the winning team.
- Dates: September 1 to October 13
- Venue: Chevrolet InSportz Club, Al Quoz
- Contact: 04 3901630
Ramadan mobile phone applications
Nokia Middle East and Africa marks the month with the launch of Ramadan applications for mobile users worldwide. The company has launched a range of applications and content tailored for Ramadan. The online applications can be accessed and downloaded on compatible Nokia devices from anywhere in the world, on www.nokia.com/ramadan.
The 2008 Ramadan offering includes the Quran application, which allows users to read, search, bookmark and listen to Quran recitation. Building on Nokia's existing Maps platform, the new mobile services also feature locations of major mosques in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, and Pakistan.
Basement Gallery
During Ramadan, Basement will showcase the works of 16 international artists, which include a range of creative and unconventional artworks. The artists include Iranian photographer Ali M Nafasi, American architect Jeffrey Freund and Navid Nicknejad (whose work is pictured above right).
The Uncovered exhibition will be held at the Basement gallery in Al Quoz during Ramadan. With half of the exhibiting artists under 30, the emphasis is also on promoting young artists.
- Dates: Until September 25
- Venue: Basement Gallery
- Time: 4 to 9pm (Saturday to Thursday)
- Contact: 04 3414409; www.basementdubai.com
Relive the islamic renaissance
Uptown Mirdiff relives the Islamic Renaissance period this Ramadan as it plays host to a series of activities and events for shoppers and their families. The month-long campaign features a historical theme that will take shoppers back to the Islamic Renaissance period.
The walkways are developed to portray the four periods of Islamic Renaissance: the Golden Age, the Umayyad Dynasty, the Abbasid Period and the Uthmani Period.
To entertain and educate visitors on the four periods of the Islamic Renaissance, a timeline route linking famous events and people will be presented by a group of craftsmen, solo musicians and storytellers.
MAF Shopping Malls charity drive
In a charity campaign titled Make a Difference This Ramadan, Mall of the Emirates, Deira City Centre, Sharjah City Centre and Ajman City Centre have joined hands with local charitable organisations to encourage visitors to donate used eyeglasses or sunglasses, clothes, mobile phones and books, which will then be distributed to needy people in and outside the UAE.
The malls will be thanking participating customers with a 'Special Offer' coupon that is related to the item they donate. For example, a customer who donates a used mobile phone will receive a coupon offering a discount at any of the participating electronics outlets.
Partner charities include the UAE Red Crescent Society, Al Ihsan Medical Complex and EnviroFone, which is involved in refurbishing old phones for donation to African countries.
During Ramadan, all shopping centres in the MAF Shopping Malls portfolio in the UAE will operate from 10am to 1am.
Al Qasba revs up for Ramadaniat 2008
Al Qasba gears up for Ramadan this year with its activity-filled event. This will include a series of religious lecture programmes that will cover a wide range of relevant Islamic topics.
The lectures by prominent national and international scholars will include topics that seek to create a greater Islamic awareness among the general public, and will welcome visitors of all faiths. Held for the third consecutive year, Ramadaniat Al Qasba 2008 will feature a combination of spiritual and entertainment activities catering to the whole family.
- Date: September 4 to 18
- Venue: Al Qasba, Sharjah
- Contact: 06 5560777
Arabian Ranches Golf Club
The Arabian Ranches Golf Club is offering reduced rates, beginning at just Dh425. Exquisitely furnished, the 11 Arabian Ranches guest rooms provide full en-suite facilities with spectacular views over the lush green fairways and are just a buggy-hop from the first tee.
And while golfers can take to the greens, non-golfers can savour the serenity of the surrounding landscape.
- Dates: September 1 to 30
- Contact: 04 3663000, open throughout the day
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