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Peter Hellyer

Peter Hellyer

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Peter Hellyer came to Abu Dhabi as a filmmaker in 1975, and has been an author and journalist for more than half a century. UK-born and now a UAE citizen, he has a special interest in the history, environment and heritage of the Emirates, with a sideline in the country’s political and social development. His preferred forms of relaxation include reading and birdwatching.
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Israel troops wave their guns around in June 1967 after having made it to the Sinai deserts of Egypt. AP Photo
The 1967 war and the injustices that persist

Fifty years after the 1967 war, facts on the ground say that Israeli injustices are not bound to come to an end, writes Peter Hellyer

OpinionJune 05, 2017
There is a shortage of facilities for children with special needs. Delores Johnson / The National
Every child deserves proper educational support

Peter Hellyer writes that the imminent closure of the Gulf Autism Centre has caused inconvenience to many parents and children

OpinionMay 22, 2017
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of State for Tolerance and President of Zayed University, speaking at the 2016 graduation ceremony of Zayed University in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Zayed University
The UAE has a ‘sound equation’ for coexistence

Peter Hellyer praises the UAE's efforts to foster values of tolerance and understanding and promote them outside its borders

OpinionMay 08, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK opposition Labour party, delivers his first campaign speech of the 2017 general election in London. Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg
Voter fatigue may be key to unlocking UK election

Peter Hellyer surveys the political landscape in the UK ahead of the general election vote

OpinionApril 24, 2017
Two women mourn at the site of the terror attack in central Stockholm. Markus Schreiber / AP
It will take time and patience to overcome extremism

Peter Hellyer says we must tackle terrorism together

OpinionApril 10, 2017
An old mosque in Jazirat Al Hamra in Ras Al Khaimah. Sarah Dea / The National
How citizen scientists can give a little and learn a lot

Peter Hellyer calls for UAE residents to engage with the country in a more profound way

OpinionMarch 27, 2017
A newspaper clipping Catastrophes, Crashes and Crimes in the UAE by Dr Athol Yates (Courtesy: Medina Publishing)
Book review: UFOs, hijackings and threats from the 1970s surface in Catastrophes, Crashes and Crimes in the UAE

On finding little available in the way of academic studies about past threats to our civil society, Athol Yates, a professor at Khalifa University, and a few helpers turned to the files of old newspapers.

March 16, 2017
Between These Lines is a collection of poems, short stories and descriptive pieces, in both English and Arabic, written by students from Year 8 to Year 13. Fatima Al Marzooqi / The National
Literature festivals and promoting a love of reading

Peter Hellyer recaps the Emirates Airline Literature Festival in Dubai

OpinionMarch 13, 2017
An Emirati man uses his smartphone while drinking coffee on the breakwater along the corniche in Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
Why proper community engagement matters

Peter Hellyer considers the best way to build a community ambassadors for the UAE

OpinionFebruary 27, 2017
Fatima Al Ali is a leading member of the UAE women’s ice hockey team. John McDonnell / The Washington Post via AP Photo
The unlikely, but inspiring, story of an Emirati star

Peter Hellyer applauds Fatima Al Ali, the Emirati ice hockey player

OpinionFebruary 13, 2017
A water taxi patrols the waters of the Dubai Creek near the Shindagha side of Bur Dubai. Antonie Robertson/ The National
Dubai Creek meanders at the heart of a great city

Peter Hellyer reflects on an overlooked part of Dubai

OpinionJanuary 30, 2017
Behaviour common elsewhere can be misunderstood here, leading to a brush with the law. Mona Al Marzooqi/ The National
Why Abu Dhabi's new tourism court matters now

The court will handle minor misdemeanours committed by tourists – and that can only be a good thing, argues Peter Hellyer

OpinionJanuary 16, 2017
The UAE is one of the top countries in the world in terms of per-capita contributions to humanitarian assistance and development aid. WAM
In this special year, we can all give in our own way

Peter Hellyer underscores the many ways we can contribute to the Year of Giving

The NationalJanuary 02, 2017
Those people that have called the UAE home in the past can be great adovcates when they return home. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
How expat ‘goodwill ambassadors’ could help the UAE

The millions of expatriates who have called this country home have the potenial to be great ambassadors for the UAE, writes Peter Hellyer

OpinionDecember 19, 2016
Winged bulls, steles, cuneiform tablets and more from long-vanished cities like Nimrud, Babylon and Urare on display at the British Museum in London. Oli Scarff / Getty Images
The UAE could become a safe haven for antiquities

Peter Hellyer says that, along with our own treasures, our museums could temporarily protect endangered artefacts

OpinionDecember 05, 2016
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