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Sharjah Children Shura Councillors Learn the Value of Goodwill through UN Icon
Culture & Education | Tuesday 5 September, 2017 12:21 pm
The Sharjah Children Shura Council (SCSC), an initiative by the Sharjah Children Centres – a subsidiary of the Rubu’ Qarn Foundation (Quarter of a Century) for Creating Leaders and Innovators – recently hosted Emirati community activist and UN Goodwill Ambassador, Yusra Baqi at...
Women Key Partners in the UAE’s Development Process
Culture & Education | Thursday 31 August, 2017 4:57 am
The role played by Emirati women in building the country and leading its prosperity has been proven in all fields, with business no exception. Since the establishment of the union, women in the UAE have left their clear mark on the country’s economic and business climate, successfully...
Repton School Dubai Appoints New Headmaster
Culture & Education | Wednesday 30 August, 2017 6:00 am
Repton School Dubai, part of Evolvence Knowledge Investments (EKI) and a partner school of the renowned Repton School in the United Kingdom, announced the appointment of Mr. David Cook as Headmaster. David has 16 years of senior leadership experience in UK schools and will take over from Jonathan...
Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah Concludes the Exceptional Summer Programme ‘100 Hours of Giving’
Culture & Education | Tuesday 29 August, 2017 3:40 am
Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah – a subsidiary of the Rubu’ Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators (Rubu’ Qarn) – has held the closing ceremony on Sunday for the Summer Programme ‘100 Hours of Giving’. Sajaya has honoured a host of its members who...
 FUNN Trains Young Critics to Judge a Category at Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival
Culture & Education | Tuesday 29 August, 2017 3:00 am
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...
The World is Speaking One Language at the UAE’s First Silent Book Exhibition
Culture & Education | Saturday 26 August, 2017 5:35 am
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...
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham JBR beefs up CSR activities
Culture & Education | Saturday 26 August, 2017 3:20 am
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...
Dubai Customs graduates batches 10 and 11 of “Customs Cases Diploma”
Culture & Education | Friday 25 August, 2017 12:13 pm
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...
Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature Receives Entries from USA, UK and Cyprus
Culture & Education | Thursday 24 August, 2017 12:00 pm
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)...
SBA Confirms 1-11 November as Dates for Upcoming Sharjah International Book Fair
Culture & Education | Thursday 24 August, 2017 5:10 am
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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