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A tiny cream shell lies in a glass cabinet, with a "trace of make-up". Next to it is a "feeding shell". Both date back to 900-500BC.

For all of seven seconds I was under water. Swamped by a huge, huge wave, gulping in bottles of the gritty, salty sea. Drowning, not waving.

Breath of life

Expatriates come to Dubai for money, for an easier life, maybe even a career. Jenny Rossen has come here for the sand. The very strong sand that can pack up and go hard.

Have you ever wanted to be in the limelight? To be someone you're not? To stand on stage and be deafened by applause that is meant only for you?

A German doctor stopped in Dubai for 42 hours as he continued to fly around the world in his own helicopter, raising funds for orphaned children.

I peer at my palm, magnified 40 times, through the binocular-like eyes of a Zeiss neuro microscope. Under the bright light, I can see marks and bumps I didn't know existed.

Horses. They trot or stand, manes flying, muscles rippling, ready to run out of the paper and into the desert.

Acting, feels a popular Indian television and stage actor, offers a wonderful experience. "In one life you cannot do everything or be several people. But as an actor you can play at different roles.

Sahara Centre, Sharjah, is currently hosting a colourful travelling art exhibition highlighting the talent of Arab artists. The Message of Love displays paintings, sculptures and accessories, a total of 250 artworks.

"When you consider this collection... you will note that artistic perfection, technical expertise and plain and simple beauty are not the only qualities portrayed here.

Expatriates often suffer a loss of identity, torn between the cultures of their natural and adopted countries.