DUBAI: Firdaus Orchestra, the pioneering all-women musical ensemble led by Academy and Grammy Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman, will close Expo 2020 Dubai’s Space Week on October 23. The orchestra will render a stellar space-themed repertoire comprising Western classical music and an original composition by Rahman. The performance by the Firdaus Orchestra at Expo 2020’s Jubilee Park […]
DUBAI: The Ghaf tree is one of the indigenous trees that are abundant in the desert of the UAE and is associated with the heritage and history of the region for its benefits in the lives of ancestors in the past. The Ghaf is a drought-tolerant tree, which can remain green even in harsh desert […]
ABU DHABI: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre periodically publishes its cultural series, “Art and Architecture”, on the Centre’s Instagram page @szgmc_ae. The publication is part of a larger national effort to keep alive the country’s unique culture and traditions that are rooted in Islam. The Centre’s cultural tour guides educate followers on social media platforms, […]
DUBAI: Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) is preparing to launch an exceptional version of this year’s Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre (DFYT). The festival to be held from November 19 – 25 has witnessed unprecedented participation of 14 National theatre groups from across the UAE. Dubai Culture has formed a committee to review […]
The Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in between cultures and continents.” Gurnah was born in Tanzania in 1948 but moved to England at a young age. He has written 10 novels, […]
ABU DHABI: Louvre Abu Dhabi has announced its second international exhibition of 2021, Dragon and Phoenix – Centuries of Exchange between Chinese and Islamic Worlds, which will run from 6th October 2021 until 12th February 2022. Organised by Louvre Abu Dhabi in partnership with Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet with the support of […]
SHARJAH: ‘A Window to the Soul: Gibran Khalil Gibran’, the exhibition turns the spotlight on the globally loved and respected Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883 – 1931) and celebrates his life and invaluable contributions as a visual artist through a showcase of 34 of his original works, was inaugurated by H.H. Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad […]
SHARJAH: H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah has donated 12,000 titles comprising rare and valuable publications specialised in the history of Arab and Islamic art and architecture, to the House of Wisdom (HoW), an iconic architectural marvel and the emirate’s new cultural edifice that celebrates the […]
DUBAI: Dubai’s museums and heritage sites provide the diverse community of Dubai with rich experiences across the emirate, and Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) is mandated with safeguarding them as beacons of knowledge and a testament to the emirate’s past and rich cultural heritage. Dubai Culture is committed to its cultural responsibility of […]
SHARJAH: H.H. Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah dedicated four rare manuscripts of copies of the Holy Quran and parts of them dating back to different and ancient periods to the Holy Quran Academy (HQA) in Sharjah. These manuscripts are considered among the valuable archaeological treasures that […]
Is your home just the place where you sleep and charge up your phone? Or is it a cocoon where you connect to yourself, recharge your batteries and find strength and peace? Dubai: At a time when we are all spending increasing amounts of time at home, the new book ‘The Palace Within You’, from […]
