UAE | Heritage and Culture
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Tuesday Jun 18
Emirates Arab Calligraphy Society set up
Sultan sets up Emirates Arabic Calligraphy Society in Sharjah
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Tuesday Jun 18
Emirati author and researcher records UAE history
Testimonies of the UAE’s older generation help make journey of country clearer
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Monday Jun 17
Learning Arabic in 20 days
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Sunday Jun 16
Muslim women’s art celebrated at Sharjah museum
Museum of Islamic Civilisation hosts workshop by three female artists
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Friday Jun 14
Special bazaar held for art lovers in Abu Dhabi
Art, crafts, music and cooking workshops held on sidelines of museum exhibition
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Thursday Jun 13
Learning Arabic: Exam day - so how did it go?
I need not have worried.
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Thursday Jun 13
Learning Arabic lesson 13: Preparing for failure
Just three lessons to go until the exam sheet lands in front of me and the stopwatch is clicked.
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Monday Jun 3
Dubai Creek in bid for Unesco world heritage site
The Municipality has submitted an application and is awaiting a visit from an expert team
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Monday Jun 3
Learning Arabic lesson 10: Playing the numbers game
What’s this? A day off from learning Arabic today so we can have a maths lesson?
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Sunday Jun 2
Deira Heritage Market to open soon
A souq dedicated in selling and buying traditional artefacts is expected to open in october
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Wednesday May 29
Dubai culture to bring Dubai’s heritage to the forefront with new initiative
Dubai Heritage and Touristic Season to run from October, 2013-April, 2014
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Wednesday May 29
Learning Arabic lesson 8: Horse Road and Deer Town
Shame on me for not learning some of these sooner, but I am blown away every time I learn the meaning of the most basic and oft-used place names in the UAE.
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Tuesday May 28
Learning Arabic: A day off
No class today as the teacher is heading off to pick up the brand new Mercedes she won in a raffle.
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Tuesday May 28
'It's Arabic'
What do zero, a giraffe, and alcohol have in common? Not much, other than all these words originate from Arabic, and are part of the huge heritage of language and knowledge that Europe has absorbed from the Arabs over the centuries.
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Monday May 27
Emirati women pioneers talk tradition vs unusual career
Communication is key in changing mind sets, the Emirati women say
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Monday May 27
Emirati women's journey on road less travelled
Student team brings together pioneering Emirati women who broke barriers and followed their dreams
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Wednesday Jun 12
Learning Arabic lesson 7: 'What are you doing here?'
‘What are you guys doing here?’ a passing teacher asks me and my fellow student as we wait for today’s lesson to start. ‘You are here every day.’
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Monday May 27
Learning Arabic lesson 6: Reaping rewards
Through the white noise of shoppers pawing over racks of sale items trying to find a bargain, a phrase penetrates.
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Thursday May 23
Desert Park to be developed around Meyzad Fort
Conservation work will shortly be carried out on the fort
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Thursday May 23
Mezyad Fort stands tall in the foothills of Jebel Hafeet
The heavily fortified building was designed to provide shelter to families and hold a large number of troops, weapons and food
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Thursday May 23
Arabic lesson 5: A number of problems
Learning to speak Arabic using the English alphabet throws up a problem – the tools don’t quite fit the job.
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Monday May 27
Learning Arabic lesson 5: A number of problems
Learning to speak Arabic using the English alphabet throws up a problem – the tools don’t quite fit the job.
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Wednesday May 22
“Freej” creator in conversation at Dubai Ladies Club
Event open for both men and women
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Sunday May 26
Learning Arabic lesson 4: Practice makes perfect
Taking Arabic lessons somewhat in the public eye (within the walls of Gulf News and to anyone who stumbles across this blog, at least) creates a unique challenge.
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Sunday May 26
Learning Arabic lesson 3: Quirks of language
Learning Arabic two years into living in an Arab country is both a fascinating and surreal experience.
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Community Reports
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Noise pollution haunts Abu Dhabi residents
COMMUNITY REPORT Inconsiderate motorists turn Khalifa Bin Zayed Street into a parking nightmare
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School awarded for a green initiative
Delhi Private School in Sharjah gets awarded for green measures
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Students achieve success by going green
Events teach them importance of the environment and conserving resources
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An eco-friendly message through green events
Students encouraged to go green on World Environment Day
