Culture & Education | Sunday 12 August, 2018 6:20 am

And they’re off! Crown Prince Camel Festival starts in Taif

The first warm-ups of the inaugural Crown Prince Camel Festival started in Taif in the early hours of Saturday, with thousands of camels on a two-kilometer, high-tech track. But that was just a start: Under the patronage of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, more than 10,000 camels will be thrown in ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 12 August, 2018 4:07 am

University of Balamand Dubai campus in DIP set to open doors in September

Dubai Investments PJSC [DFM: DIC], the leading, diversified investments company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, has announced that the new campus of its wholly-owned subsidiary University of Balamand Dubai [UOBD] is fully complete and ready to welcome students effective September...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 12 August, 2018 2:02 am

Mohamed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations Announces its Second Edition

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the second edition of the Mohamed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations will take place on the 8thand 9thOctober 2018 at the Abu Dhabi National...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 12 August, 2018 12:40 am

Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council Launches ‘Hirfati’ Youth Programme

Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council (Irthi), an affiliate of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), announced the launch of a new youth programme, ‘Hirfati’ (Arabic for ‘my craft’) under the slogan ‘My Craft... My Future’.    Hirfati fulfils...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 11 August, 2018 2:38 pm

Cultivating a Culture to Establish Arab Cinema

While Leonardo da Vinci was sitting in a dark room, he noticed a beam of light passing through a small hole, about the size of a pinhead.  When in a dark room one can see reflections of images like trees, humans, vehicles and others are projected on the wall, facing the light passage....

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Culture & Education | Saturday 11 August, 2018 3:47 am

FUNN Develops Critiquing Skills of Young Cinema Enthusiasts

Sharjah Media Arts for Youth and Children,an entity dedicated to promoting media arts among children and youth has announced a series of workshops in preparation for the sixth edition of the Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF).    To be hosted at The...

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Culture & Education | Friday 10 August, 2018 10:47 am

What makes superfoods so “super”?

There has been a lot of buzz around the new trend of “superfoods” that is growing bigger by the day and getting a lot attention from consumers who are curious to know more about this new trend. Many people think that eating superfoods will prevent them from many diseases and health...

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Culture & Education | Friday 10 August, 2018 5:18 am

UAE Girl Guides at First Arab Regional Training Programme for Facilitators in Khartoum, Sudan

The UAE Girl Guide Association (UAEGGA) participated recently in the first Arab Regional Training Programme for Facilitators in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Themed ‘Leadership for Her World’ in the presence of theFirst Lady, Wife of the President of Sudan, Widad Babkir;andthe...

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Culture & Education | Friday 10 August, 2018 5:12 am

SBA Gifts Portuguese Translations of Works by Sharjah Ruler and Eminent Emirati Authors to Brazil

During Sharjah’s participation at the 25thSão Paulo International Book Fair, the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has visited the University of São Paulo’s headquarters to explore avenues of academic and cultural cooperation with Brazil.    Antonio Carlos...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 9 August, 2018 10:04 am

UAE’s Rich Folk Tale Tradition and its Growing Silent Books Market Showcased at Sao Paulo Book Fair

The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY), the United Arab Emirate’s national section of International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), have flown to Brazil with a number of folk tales and silent books from the emirates, to share them at one of the Latin world most prominent...

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