UAE | General
Mohammad attends poetry evening
Emirati poet Ali Salem Al Ka'abi kicked off the evening reciting a Nabati poem that narrates his love and loyalty and praise for Shaikh Mohammad.
- WAM
- Published: 23:31 January 3, 2010
- Image Credit: WAM
- Shaikh Mohammad was accompanied a number of Shaikhs and senior officials in addition to a crowd of lovers of poetry.
Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday attended a poetry evening by three Nabati and modern poets on the occasion of Shaikh Mohammad's fourth accession anniversary.
Emirati poet Ali Salem Al Ka'abi kicked off the evening reciting a Nabati poem that narrates his love and loyalty and praise for Shaikh Mohammad, and also highlights the achievements of Shaikh Mohammad: The leader, the Night and The Poet, who made his country a glimmering star in the world of civilisation, economy, business and finance and humanitarian works that exceeded the nation's boundaries to reach brotherly and friendly countries and peoples.
Bahraini Poet Abdul Rahman Rafea gave a modern poem depicting Shaikh Mohammad as an inspiring leader who transformed the desert into green areas and worked hard to raise the status of his country and people.
Emirati poet Ebrahim Bu Melha concluded the evening with a modern poem praising the national, humanitarian and noble qualities of Shaikh Mohammad.
Shaikh Mohammad was accompanied a number of Shaikhs and senior officials in addition to a crowd of lovers of poetry.
Latest news
- Court rejects absent doctor's written plea
- Offers pour in to help Abu Dhabi street dweller
- Top diplomats to visit Kenyan woman in hospital
- Elephant footprints found in UAE desert
- Seven arrested over cable theft
- Baby one of 12 kids given free heart surgery
- Palm trees uprooted after weevil strikes
- Abu Dhabi launches online e-sick leave system
- Ajman groceries banned from selling cigarettes
- When Mammoth elephants walked in Abu Dhabi
- Owners of Trident Grand Residence go to court
- Airport worker critical after burn injury
- ‘Class A' fake notes stump officials
- Halal wine anyone?
- Water filter sales scam exposed
Community Reports
-
Heavy vehicles an emissions hazard
Tighter controls needed to protect health and environment
-
Reaffirm your green values: Say no to plastic
Disposable plastic is a myth and hence it's imperative that anti-pollution campaigns are able to get more people to stop using it altogether
-
Appreciation for honesty
A Dubai taxi driver shows the strength of his values by returning a lost wallet to its owner
-
Rubbish issue needs to be taken care of
A reader raises the problem of garbage bins that are blocking Salam Street in Abu Dhabi, creating a foul smell and tarnishing the image of the area
