Culture & Education | Tuesday 29 August, 2017 3:00 am

FUNN Trains Young Critics to Judge a Category at Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival

Nearly forty young movie fans have been learning one of the most valuable roles in the film industry – the art of being a credible critic. As the clock counts down to the fifth edition of Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF), running from October 8-13, the youngsters...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 26 August, 2017 5:35 am

The World is Speaking One Language at the UAE’s First Silent Book Exhibition

The UAE’s first Silent Books Exhibition, being hosted by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY), has taken children, young adults, authors, illustrators and the everyday enthusiast on a fascinating journey into a world of 54 thought-provoking wordless books that have come from 20...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 26 August, 2017 3:20 am

Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham JBR beefs up CSR activities

In line with the Year of Giving, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham JBR reinforces its philanthropic activities over the summer period by joining the #StrikeOutALS campaign, and reaching out to UAE Red Crescent. Made popular by the global Ice Bucket Challenge, the hotel helped raise funds for the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 25 August, 2017 12:13 pm

Dubai Customs graduates batches 10 and 11 of “Customs Cases Diploma”

Customs Cases and Investigation Department at Dubai Customs celebrated the graduation of 6 employees from batches 10 and 11 of its program “Customs Cases Diploma”. The program covered the unified customs law and different ways of how to tackle and solve customs cases received by...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 24 August, 2017 12:00 pm

Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature Receives Entries from USA, UK and Cyprus

The Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature (Etisalat Award) has announced that its ninth edition has received entries from the UK, the USA and Cyprus. The foremost Arab world children’s literature award - which is organised by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY)...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 24 August, 2017 5:10 am

SBA Confirms 1-11 November as Dates for Upcoming Sharjah International Book Fair

The 36th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), which will take place from November 1-11 at Expo Centre Sharjah, will bring together hundreds of authors and publishers from around the world, with the distinguished guests participating in a comprehensive programme of activities that...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 22 August, 2017 12:43 pm

Dubai Culture Successfully Concludes its ‘Our Summer is Arts & Culture’ 2017 Programme at the Dubai Public Library

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate's dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has concluded its ‘Our Summer is Arts  & Culture’ programme, which was hosted across five of the Authority’s Dubai Public Library branches from 16th July ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 22 August, 2017 3:00 am

Dubai Public Library Receives a Delegation from Dubai Customs Knowledge Club

Dubai Public Library recently received a delegation from Dubai Customs Knowledge Club, which assessed the library’s best practices, performance indicators and progress in relation to other libraries in the region. Dubai Public Library’s management team welcomed the Dubai Customs...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 August, 2017 2:09 pm

Sharjah Delegation at Yale to Gain Latest Industry Insights

In a bid to continue learning about the ever-changing international publishing landscape, a three-member delegation from Sharjah’s leading publishing and literary institutions spent a week with international experts and industry professionals who are shaping the future of publishing at the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 August, 2017 10:32 am

Media program launched to educate pilgrims

 Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Saleh Al-Asheikh has launched the ministry’s plan for media programs to educate pilgrims for the current Hajj season. He said the plan includes the distribution of millions of publications, books, tapes, films and media in 32...

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