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First fashion show for designers with special needs
Dubai Culture on Thursday launched a fashion show for designers with special needs at the Ruffles Hotel.
- By Fatma Salem, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:28 May 28, 2009
- Shaikh Majid returned on Thursday from an official trip to Egypt where he visited historic, cultural and heritage landmarks. During his visit Shaikh Majid met a number of cultural figures and clerics. Chairman of Dubai Economic Council Juma Al Majid and Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai Police chief, are also seen.
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Dubai: Dubai Culture on Thursday launched a fashion show for designers with special needs at the Ruffles Hotel.
The event, aptly themed "Dubai makes dreams come true", was held under the patronage and in the presence of Shaikh Majid Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture). The fashion show project took two years and combined the best 19 fashion designers.
The event is the first of its kind and was attended by members of the ruling family, ministers, ambassadors, Emirati designers as well as many guests.
Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Managing Director of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority said, "The show represents a leading endeavour to encourage and support talented designers with special needs, and is in line with the vision of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
"It also underscores Dubai Culture's strategic objective of identifying and nurturing artistic talent in all segments of the community and creating cultural opportunities that contribute to the growth of our country."
He added: "Dubai Culture's support comes in line with the directions of Shaikh Majid, to support initiatives that serve to encourage people with special needs across UAE society to express their talent."
Saeed Al Naboudah, Chief Projects Officer at the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority told Gulf News, "Dubai Government has adopted the first-of-its-kind project in the world under the umbrella of Dubai Culture to facilitate all the possible tools to bring this dream to reality and empower talents."
Emirati designer Mariam M. Ahmad, 21, told Gulf News that "disability is not an obstacle to accomplish and succeed. Today I showed the last gown which I designed to represent the most crucial accomplishments of Dubai."
Mariam likes all colours in her creations because "each one of them has a different meaning."
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