Dubai: The second edition of the Best Companies for Women in Gulf (BCWG) study has been launched by Avtar Group in collaboration with Seramount. This benchmarking initiative identifies organisations excelling in fostering workplace diversity and inclusion across the GCC. The 2024 edition recognised 10 trailblazing companies for their efforts in empowering women through innovative policies […]
Dubai: The UAE is a melting pot of cultures and the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development fell on Sunday 21. Many organisations celebrated the occasion in the poster city of Dubai over the weekend while some opted to beat the Monday blues with the right excuse. Data Direct Group, a leading […]
DUBAI: Gulf Coca-Cola Beverages – Coca-Cola’s Bottlers in UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman – announced they have been certified as a Great Place to Work® in all four countries, in its first attempt, with the UAE placed in the top 15% of large companies for the 2021-22 rankings. Ranking 17th on the list the UAE […]
DUBAI: Converse is celebrating inclusivity and highlighting the importance of local creatives in the latest instalment of Converse Create Next Murals, now live at Kite Beach in Dubai. Located near the main cluster of food trucks, the mural wall was created to provide a platform for artists, with a focal point at one of the […]
DUBAI: Visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai can explore the innate human desire to accept and embrace different cultures and faiths through the ages as part of the Breadth of Humanity journey – just one of many curated tours available at the site. A great introduction to some of the participants playing a role in Expo’s […]
The region’s main art fair – Art Dubai – is set to showcase the local budding talent in its 14th edition to run from March 17-20 next year. The exhibit has made its return with 85 galleries from 36 countries to coincide with UAE’s Golden Jubilee celebrations as the country marks its big 50 in 2021. Presenting an […]
For the first time in music history, 197 musicians – one from each country – have formed an orchestra, hoping to exemplify how people can transcend physical and cultural borders to come together. The Earth Orchestra’s song “Together is Beautiful” – recorded in different locations then mixed together – and a documentary telling the stories […]
Ever since their 1988 “Just Do It” ad, sports brand Nike has become known for producing commercials that spark a conversation and leave a lasting impression on viewers. Last year saw the brand tackling the negative undertones in queries launched at tennis star Naomi Osaka — in spotlight this year as well for donning several masks […]
The UAE community will unite in harmony as they lend their voices to a unique performance of the UAE National Anthem for the 49th UAE National Day. The emirates is seeking to bring people together by inviting them to record their own vocal performances of the anthem, in a campaign titled “Eishy Bilady” – the […]
Disney+ has plussed out with the wording of its updated disclaimer, owning up to past errors that racialized its era-bygone characters — and now, subtly adding a new layer to its warnings to all its ‘negative’ content. The streaming platform has rephrased its initial “outdated cultural depictions” warning — in use since November 2019 with a 12-second, cannot-be-skipped […]
The controversy over an advertisement by Indian jewellery brand Tanishq shows us how broken we are. Tanishq put out an advertisement that promotes religious, cultural harmony and all hell broke loose in the troll republic. How dare Tanishq show anything that promotes love, mutual respect among communities? Boycott calls on twitter followed. Tanishq was branded […]
