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    Saturday Apr 7

    Budding hairstylists

    The Formul’a French Hairdressing Academy in Dubai trains students to become successful hairdressers.

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    Friday Apr 6

    Asian style wrestling in Deira

    Workers at the Deira fish market compete every weekend in Pahlwani, a traditional style of wrestling popular in the Indian subcontinent.

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    Wednesday Apr 4

    Fusion omelette with celebrity chef Peter Gordon

    Planning and research are the main ingredients in the art of good cooking says celebrity chef, Peter Gordon in an interview with tabloid!

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    Thursday Mar 29

    Gulf News Debate: Gadgetisation of our world

    Gulf News readers discuss the risk of losing personal information when using various gadgets and how to stay safe in a modern age.

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    Saturday Mar 17

    Taste of Dubai 2012

    Celebrity chefs serve up signature dishes during the three-day food fest Taste of Dubai.

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    Monday Mar 12

    Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs Paris exhibition opening night

    Fashionistas and international celebrities attend the opening party of the Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs Paris exhibition, where 2 floors of iconic designs and accessories from these industry legends will be on display from 9th March until 22nd September 2012.

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    Tuesday Mar 6

    Bobby Chinn in Dubai

    Famous Vietnam-based chef Bobby Chinn shares a few secrets about authentic Vietnamese cuisine.

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    Thursday Mar 1

    Gulf News Debate: Cultural ignorance

    Gulf News readers discuss the reasons why expats in the UAE have a limited knowledge of Emirati culture.

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    Thursday Feb 23

    A long road home

    It is going to be a festive occasion for his family back home in Pakistan, as 63-year old taxi driver Allah Nazar prepares to say good-bye to his life in UAE after 30 years on the road.

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    Friday Feb 17

    A simple matter of taste: Exploring the flavours of biryani

    Pakistani and Indian chefs in Dubai share with Gulf News the unique interpretations that biryani enjoys in their countries.

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    Wednesday Feb 15

    InsideOut Arabic design workshop

    This January InsideOut and Zen Interiors hosted their second interior decorating workshop! Ten lucky readers spent the morning with design experts Maudelene Wagner and Hadeel Abu Baker from Zen Interiors as well as paint technique expert, Zoran Kisacanin, from Glamour Painting Works. After an inspiring morning readers left with a fantastic goodie bag

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    Monday Feb 13

    A heart-shaped cake for Valentine’s

    Gerard Café's chef Gerard Reymond shows easy steps to prepare special cakes for Valentine’s day.

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    Saturday Feb 11

    What makes Dubai's blue collar workers smile?

    Gulf News speaks to blue collar workers in Dubai to find out what makes them happy

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    Friday Feb 10

    Sharjah light festival

    The second edition of Sharjah light festival got to a dazzling start at the Qanat Al Qasba and twelve major landmarks in the city.

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    Friday Feb 10

    Text lingo

    With online communication making words shorter, Gulf News decided to go out and ask people if they knew their abbreviations.

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    Saturday Feb 4

    The making of Afghan bread

    Bakeries in Sharjah that make fresh baked Afghan bread for decades have customers from all walks of life.

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    Saturday Feb 4

    Highlights from Dubai Pet Show 2012

    More than 30,000 two- and four-legged visitors turn out for the Pedigree & Whiskas 2012 Dubai Pet Show.

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    Wednesday Feb 1

    Alpha’s guide to building core strength

    Fitness instructor Ziggy Darwish takes Alpha through a super set of abdominal workouts to build up core strength.

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    Tuesday Jan 31

    Aquarius and Bobbi Brown Make-Up Workshop

    12 lucky Aquarius readers joined the Bobbi Brown makeup experts for an afternoon of lipstick and liner. Getting back to basics, the readers were given Bobbi’s 10-step beauty makeover and provided with top tips and tricks on pulling off a pretty powerful look.

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    Saturday Jan 21

    Photographer Bobby Sager: Images of hope

    Renowned photographer Bobby Sager speaks to Gulf News about his travels, philanthropy and the personal rewards of establishing sustainable infrastructures to allow people to become self-sufficient.

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    Monday Jan 16

    Shoes for special occasions

    Murad Khan, a Pakistani shoe seller in Bur Dubai, has been in the business of selling embroidered shoes called Mojaris for over a decade. The shoes are handmade in Pakistan and India.

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    Wednesday Jan 11

    Nutrition tips for desert drivers

    Prepare yourself a day before you are planning to go out on a desert drive by drinking plenty of water and by having a light dinner, advises Caroline Kannan Kamel, a Clinical Dietitian from Dubai.

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    Sunday Jan 8

    Dumbbell training to rock a T-shirt

    Dubai based fitness instructor Ziggy Darwish takes Alpha through a killer dumbbell workout that will bulk up your shoulders and arms to have you rocking a T-shirt in no time

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    Thursday Dec 15

    Exclusive to Scene

    Scene will be revealing the astonishingly cool Splash 2012 calendar shoot exclusively in next week’s issue – but we thought you’d love a sneaky peek of what’s in store. Prepare to be dazzled!

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    Thursday Dec 15

    InsideOut's design workshop

    Behind the scenes at the first InsideOut and Zen Interiors design workshop