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When I was invited to take a look at a translation of the Holy Quran in English — literally a word-for-word translation of the Book — written by a retired English teacher living in Dubai, I went in wondering how different it could be from the rest.

Where clothes are stylish and affordable

Abstaining from food and drink from dawn to dusk every day for 30 days comes easy to some. Impossible for others.

When you walk into one of the Ramadan Iftar tents put up by the Indian Muslim Association (IMAN), the first thing you notice is the potpourri of nationalities gathered.

Help your child get in touch with his spiritual side this year. A quick look at the various Islamic summer camps available

Alawuddeen Abu Talib had always noticed his grandmother carrying a cloth pouch tucked into her sari around the waist. Being a typical boy, he cared little about what lay within.

Lalith Perera Wickramaratne is training to represent the UAE in the Berlin marathon. One of the biggest tests of human endurance, the 42-km marathon to be held on September 30 will have over 35,000 participants.

The Dubai Kite Club is an association for kitesurfers, power kiters and kite-buggy users.

It's fast. It's fun. It's extreme. It's dust and wind and whizzing past at 65 to 100 kilometres an hour at 250 millimetres off the ground. It's kite-buggying.

Four families in the UAE talk about their most memorable day

Four residents recount times of fasting and piety in the UAE from 50, 30, 20 and 10 years ago.

It is the time for Qiyam Al Ail prayers.