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Food products, household appliances, sports equipment, cosmetics, furniture, and a variety of other items are available at the 9th Islamic Trade Fair which is being held at the Expo Centre in Sharjah.

With bazaars, fairs, lights and fireworks in the city, and the mosques filled with worshippers, many of us fail to understand what really lies behind Ramadan, the month of fasting.

Discover Islam Centre is one of the first da'awa (awareness) centres for non-Arabs started in the UAE over two decades ago.

Friday afternoon. As the words "Come for prayer, Come for success" ring out, Muslim men and women gather in mosques all over the world for the obligatory Juma sermon and prayers.

The enchantment of the Iranian screen begins this evening with the first day of the Iranian Short Film Festival.

Sun, sand and adventure. Add wheels to that and you get the excitement of racing along on All Terrain Vehicles, or ATVs for short, along the picturesque dunes of the Hatta highway.

Seven special needs children are bent intently over their task of creating cards. Rushda Bahaudeen, the new art and craft teacher at Rashid Paediatric Therapy Centre for special needs children holds the trembling hand of an autistic child as she helps her cut the card into shape.

Stepping into Sahara Centre, the biggest shopping mall to open in Sharjah, before its official opening, was like entering Santa's workshop the day before Christmas.

The 23rd National Day of the Republic of Iran will be celebrated on February 11. The Iranian Club is holding an 11-day celebration to remember the event.

Dance, rhythm, movement and drama. A feast for theatregoers awaits in Vol, a silent play being staged at the Iranian Club. The play, which is being staged for the second time in Dubai due to popular demand, will be performed for 12 consecutive days.

Ostriches, the largest birds in the world, played an important role in the lives of the Kalahari Desert Bushmen in Southern Africa. They were hunted for meat and skin and their very strong eggshells were a precious possession used as flasks for carrying and storing water.

Beach scenes and light-houses. One might wonder what they have in common.