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HISTORY & TRADITIONS - CULTURE
 Mohammed Bin Zayed attends pan-Arab poetry contest
Posted on 27/12/2008
H.H General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces attended here Thursday evening the third episode of the 'Poet of a million' poetry contest organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage(ADACH) at Al Raha Beach Theatre.
The contest, which brought together poets from all around the Arab world, was attended by host of senior officials, ambassadors, diplomats, members of the press and a huge audience
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 Abu Dhabi launches poetry encyclopaedia website
Posted on 18/12/2008
The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) has announced that it will soon launch a website that serves as the latest issue of the poetry encyclopaedia, to coincide with the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, held on March 2009.
The fourth edition of the encyclopaedia, whose publishing rights are owned by ADACH, will include: 2,693 poetry collections (which mount to 2,890,301 verses or 138,641 poems). In addition, it will have 1,081 books on scientific, literary and historical
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 A voice for women and the Bedouin way of life
Posted on 18/12/2008
Haneen Ajarneh has everything to play for. She is one of only three women out of 48 finalists in this year's Millions Poet television show.
"I was so happy to have been admitted to the finals and to have reached the Arab public across the Arab world,” says Ms Ajarneh, a psychologist from Naour, one of many Bedouin villages in Jordan's desert valleys.
"It takes poetic aptitude and ability to appear convincing. It takes audacity and determination, especially as a woman.”
As one of the few
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 Abu Dhabi's KALIMA participates at UN conference on languages
Posted on 16/12/2008
An official at the United Nations and UNESCO announced the participation of KALIMA, a translation project launched by Abu the Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), at an international conference held this week at the UN headquarters in New York entitled: "Linguistic Diversity, Globalization and Development".
The conference, which coincides with the closing of the 'International Year of Languages 2008', is organized by the United Nations Department of Public Information and UNESCO.
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 UAE laws promote cultural amity
Posted on 08/12/2008
The UAE's laid out regulations, laws, local and federal administrative systems have promoted peaceful coexistence among all the nationalities in the country, a senior police official said.
Major General Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina, Dubai Police's Deputy Commandant General, was giving a speech during a discussion session titled "the pillars of preventative security in multicultural societies".
The forum was held last Thursday on the sidelines of a training programme on preventative security.
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![]() Arab-German cultural dialogue forum opens in Dubai today
Posted on 26/11/2008
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation yesterday announced the Arab German Cultural Dialogue Forum (AGCDF) will open in Dubai today, bringing together a panel of over 200 renowned intellects and literary personalities from Germany and across the Arab World to explore new avenues for reviving cultural exchange and broadening the understanding of contemporary social trends.
During the first of its kind event, discussions will address key topics ranging from the role of the intellect on
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 2008 Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture awarded to Egypt's Asfour, Portugal's Alves
Posted on 19/11/2008
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura and representative of H.H Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah Abdullah Al Owais awarded the 2008 Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture to Egyptian Professor Gaber Asfour and Portuguese author Adalberto Alves in a ceremony in the Organization's Headquarters in Paris.
Present at the ceremony were UAE Ambassador to France Abdullah Al Ameri as well as members of the diplomatic corps in Paris.
Dr Gaber
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 Sheikh Zayed Book Award participates in Syria's celebrations
Posted on 16/11/2008
The Sheikh Zayed book Award is participating in the UAE cultural week in Syria during from Nov. 13 -19, as part of a series of events in Damascus for recognizing it as the Cultural Capital of the Arab World in 2008.
"The Award's presence in Damascus festivities translates our mission in supporting outstanding achievements and efforts to advance the Arabic Culture," said Rashid Al Oraimi, Secretary General of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award Committee." Over the past months, the Award has attracted
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 UAE to head UNESCO body
Posted on 14/11/2008
United Arab Emirates has been elected to head the UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. At its third session held in Turkey between 4th and 8th November, UAE was represented by an official delegation headed by Dr. Nasser Ali Al Humairi, Director of moral heritage at the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH).
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage is the executive body in charge
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 Ministry to organise UAE Culture Week
Posted on 09/11/2008
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development, will hold a UAE Culture Week in Syria from November 13 to 19. The event is part of the activities marking the choosing of Damascus as the Arab Capital of Culture for the year 2008.
A delegation from the ministry, led by Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al-Owais, other UAE officials, and a number of UAE cultural organisations will attend the event, Bilal Al-Badour, Executive Director for
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 A voice of hope in the shadow of loss
Posted on 09/11/2008
A series of concerts dedicated to the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, featuring his friend and collaborator Marcel Khalife, drew large crowds over the weekend, with the money raised pledged to Palestinian children's charities.
The Lebanese singer and musician performed in the capital on Thursday and Friday and last night in Dubai in a sold-out show.
Khalife, who frequently collaborated with Darwish, setting the poet's words to music, performed in A Salute to Mahmoud Darwish with his
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 A salute in song to the master poet
Posted on 02/11/2008
If Mahmoud Darwish gave voice to the Palestinian struggle, Marcel Khalife has provided the soundtrack.
That is how Hoda Kanoo, the founder of the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation, has described the significance of the Palestinian poet, who died in August, and the celebrated musician, who will perform in the capital this month.
Mrs Kanoo is among the organisers of A Salute to Mahmoud Darwish, with Khalife, the Lebanese singer and musician who frequently set Darwish's words to music.
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 Sultan opens book fair
Posted on 30/10/2008
Sharjah World Book Fair 2008 was inaugurated yesterday by H.H Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
The 27th edition of the 10-day cultural and edutainment event is organized by Department of Culture and Information of Sharjah Government at the Sharjah Expo Centre. 491 Arab publishers and 272 foreign publishers from around 23 countries will exhibit more than 100000 titles out of which 28698 are in Arabic.
The number of new editions to be put on
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 Sharjah Ruler to open World Book Fair 2008 today
Posted on 29/10/2008
Sharjah World Book Fair 2008 will be inaugurated today by H.H Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
The 27th edition of the 10-day event is organized by Department of Culture '&' Information of Sharjah Government at the Sharjah Expo Centre will exhibit more than 100000 titles out of which 28698 are in Arabic. The number of new editions to be put on display amounts to 57927.
The opening ceremony will be attended by high profile audience
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 Mohammed Foundation to host Arab-German literary forum in November
Posted on 27/10/2008
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation yesterday announced it will host the first Arab-German Literary Forum in Dubai, exploring innovative avenues for enhancing Arab-Western cultural dialogue through reinforcing UAE-German literary ties.
The Foundation's initiative follows the first state visit of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to Germany early this year that called for closer UAE-German cultural ties
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