Isobel Abulhoul: Dubai life in 1968 and the story of the Emirates LitFest

As the UAE celebrates its milestone Golden Jubilee this year, CEO and Trustee of the Emirates Literature Foundation Isobel Abulhoul tells Anand Raj OK about her event-filled five decades-plus life in the country

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Isobel first landed in Dubai in 1968, and ‘one thing that has not changed is the people’
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