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          Culture

          The 10th-century poet Abu Al Tayeb Al Mutanabbi. Poetry is often considered to be the favourite class of art among Arab societies both today and throughout history.

          How poetry can help us understand the Gulf's economic history

          CommentJuly 10, 2025
          People on the bridge to the Bluewaters Island in Dubai. There are no fines for uncovered shoulders or short skirts in most spaces. The UAE does not enforce rigid public dress codes. Reuters

          There's no dress code in the UAE but how appropriate is your outfit?

          CommentJuly 08, 2025
          The LANGAR is being served to public in a street of Lyari one of the old locality of the city. LANGAR is a form of eating which is offered to general public, i.e. whoever wants to come and dine for free, can do so. A group of 4-6 people sit by making a circle and between them a larger plate called THAALA or THAAL filled with the BIRYANI, PULAO, HALEEM, or ZARDA -the local dishes, are generally served for their dine. These charitable kind of eating are arranged on various celebration days.

          In defence of eating with hands amid Zohran Mamdani backlash

          LifestyleJuly 03, 2025
          Food delivery services, home-based food businesses and ghost kitchens have redefined how food is prepared, served and consumed in the region. PA

          What are we ordering? The change in how we eat in the Middle East

          CommentJune 13, 2025
          Today, access to information is no longer seen as a luxury but as a necessity, despite the heavy irony of it being in far more regular supply than ever before. EPA

          We should consume information like we eat our food – at intervals

          CommentMay 30, 2025
          Qasr Al Watan’s Al Barza is resplendent in sparkling chandeliers and is decorated in gold. Photo: Qasr Al Watan

          The Abu Dhabi palace where dignitaries like Trump are welcomed

          CultureMay 15, 2025
          People wait outside Restaurante Botin, founded in 1725, in Madrid, Spain. Getty

          What the undying fire at the world's oldest restaurant teaches us

          CommentMay 09, 2025
          The American film director David Lynch will be missed long after his death in January. AFP

          Trump's tariffs on 'foreign' films should make us ask: After David Lynch, who?

          CommentMay 08, 2025
          Million's Poet is returning for its 12th season. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National

          Million's Poet: The Abu Dhabi competition with Dh15 million at stake

          Music & On-stageMay 04, 2025
          Culture Summit Abu Dhabi is just one event in a busy calendar of cultural happenings in the UAE capital. Antonie Robertson / The National

          Abu Dhabi's cultural scene is fostering a sense of belonging

          EditorialApril 28, 2025
          Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2025 got under way on Sunday at Manarat Al Saadiyat. Antonie Robertson / The National

          Culture Summit Abu Dhabi: Talks on placing humanity at the heart of AI

          CultureApril 27, 2025
          The Club, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa/The National.

          An Abu Dhabi club ponders its next move

          CommentApril 24, 2025
          A selection of artworks and artefacts that form the Abu Dhabi Masterpieces Collection. DCT-Abu Dhabi

          The dynamic philosophy of the Abu Dhabi Masterpieces Collection

          CommentApril 23, 2025
          The opening day of AI Week in a the Museum of The Future, in Dubai, on April 21. Antonie Robertson / The National

          We urgently need AI that thinks in Arabic

          CommentApril 22, 2025
          Our Beginning, Zayed National Museum. Photo: Foster+Partners

          Zayed National Museum wants its doors open to all

          CommentApril 15, 2025
          The Gulf's multicultural population may have helped drive a new hybrid version of English. The National

          Has our cultural melting pot 'done the needful' and created 'Gulf English'?

          UAEApril 04, 2025
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