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Fifth Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival Concludes Successfully with 124 Screenings
Culture & Education | Sunday 15 October, 2017 3:19 am
The 5th Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF)’s 6-day celebration of cinema and the media arts concluded with a well-attended crowd from the UAE and across the region to its film screenings, workshops, celebrity meet-and-greets, competitions, and numerous other...
Kalimat’s Books Add Literary Flair to SICFF 2017
Culture & Education | Sunday 15 October, 2017 1:38 am
One of the UAE’s strongest advocates of the Arabic children’s book industry, Kalimat Group, the Sharjah-based publisher of Arabic books, did not miss the opportunity to bring books and young readers together once again at the Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival...
AURAK Celebrates 6th Commencement Ceremony
Culture & Education | Saturday 14 October, 2017 4:04 pm
The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) celebrated its 6th commencement ceremony in the presence of H. H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, at RAK Cultural Center.   The evening saw a total 141 students awarded their degrees...
A Beginner’s Lesson on Stop Motion Animation at SICFF 2017
Culture & Education | Saturday 14 October, 2017 2:35 am
Stop motion, the animation technique in which the subject is manipulated in between photographs to give the appearance of movement once the frames are spliced together, was the subject of discovery at a workshop hosted by Sharjah International Children Film Festival 2017 (SICFF...
Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah Performs ‘Dreams of Colours’
Culture & Education | Saturday 14 October, 2017 2:33 am
Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah (Sajaya), a subsidiary of the Rubu’ Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators (Rubu’ Qarn), performed its first ever operetta on Thursday. Titled ‘Dreams of Colours,’ the musical took place at the Sharjah Cultural Palace...
 Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival Turns 5!
Culture & Education | Saturday 14 October, 2017 1:36 am
The fifth anniversary celebrations of the Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF 2017) commenced last evening with a five-tier cinema-themed chocolate cake, a large turnout of young film enthusiasts, animation’s favourite characters, social media influencers, and...
KSU Wins Best Scientific Research Award at Int'l Conference in Dubai
Culture & Education | Friday 13 October, 2017 8:27 pm
King Saud University (KSU), represented by Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Chair for Osteoporosis Research at the Department of Biochemistry of the Faculty of Science, has won the Best Scientific Research Award at the 5th Clinical Conference & American Association of Clinical...
Plentiful Cinema-based Activities Offered by SICFF 2017
Culture & Education | Thursday 12 October, 2017 2:22 pm
Alongside being the first-of-its-kind cinematic extravaganza curated for children and young adults, the fifth Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF 2017) has conceptualised and created a vast selection of hands-on activities, which are encouraging young participants to...
American University of Sharjah announces the foundation of the Office of Executive Education and Professional Development
Culture & Education | Thursday 12 October, 2017 2:06 pm
American University of Sharjah (AUS) has taken a new initiative to enhance and centralize its executive education offerings by creating a new Office of Executive Education and Professional Development (OEPE). The new office will fall under the Office of the Chancellor.    AUS...
Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi organizes an awareness week
Culture & Education | Thursday 12 October, 2017 12:20 pm
On the occasion of the World Mental Health Day and under the theme “Wherever you go, there you are”, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi organized an awareness week for its students to showcase the importance of mental health. The event started on the 8th October and...
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