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6 top cultural places to visit in Abu Dhabi
The cultural landscape in Abu Dhabi is evolving at a remarkable rate. Here are the places you won't want to miss
How one woman built a revolutionary new school in Bangladesh
Razia Alam and Saif Ul Haque recently won an Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the Arcadia Education Project outside Dhaka, Bangladesh
'It's Sharjah's lung': Wasit Wetland Centre's journey from tip to thriving natural oasis
Ahmed Al Ali and Farid Esmaeil tell us how they employed a form of ‘anti-architecture’ to build a centre that draws from the natural environment
David Cameron's memoir confirms what we already knew – he just doesn't get it
In 'For the Record', the former Prime Minister is too keen to justify his decisions and prove that he was right
Five events to look out for during World Book Capital 2019 in Sharjah
On offer: everything from poetry, calligraphy and theatre, to a Hans Christian Andersen exhibition and a used book fair
How Sharjah became the go-to destination for publishers and readers
With Sharjah being named World Book Capital 2019, we discover how the small emirate has become a giant in the arts world
Hay Festival Abu Dhabi: 'We put up tents in Wales, here we get palaces'
The directors of the literary festival, Peter Florence and Cristina Fuentes La Roche, explain why they've chosen Abu Dhabi as the world-famous event's Middle Eastern home
UAE bibliophiles, rejoice: Hay Festival is coming to Abu Dhabi
The four-day literary festival will be held at venues around the city
Aga Khan: Architects must 'help people live together in dignity'
The spiritual leader was speaking at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in Kazan, Russia
You can't always judge a book by its cover – or the shelf it's standing on
A bookshelf should be a timeline of your life – so why are so many people curating their home libraries from a purely aesthetic point of view?
What I learnt from Dubai's social media influencer course
Is the eight-month Social Media Influencers Diploma Programme at American University in Dubai about more than taking selfies and bagging free holidays?
The UAE's space programme 'will be remembered for years and years to come'
Three of the most prominent members of the space programme were speaking at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair on Saturday
Review: 'Turandot' at Dubai Opera is a triumph
The violence of Puccini's final opera is here underplayed in favour of a more magical, otherworldly feel
So what is Margaret Atwood's latest book actually like?
'A blockbuster of propulsive, almost breathless narrative,' wrote one clear fan
Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie make Booker Prize shortlist cut
The six-novel shortlist also features Turkish author Elif Shafak's '10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World'
