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Saeed Saeed

Saeed Saeed

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Abu Dhabi
Saeed is a features writer for The National, reporting on all things arts and culture happening in the UAE and internationally. With a focus on music and Arabic pop culture, Saeed has interviewed some of the biggest singers in the region and the world. Born in Abu Dhabi, Saeed lived in the UAE until he was nine, before moving to Melbourne, Australia, where, in addition to his journalism, he worked as a security guard, youth worker and video-store clerk. He returned to the city of his birth in 2011 to work for The National. Saeed continues to be amazed at the city’s cultural development and expansion.
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Daniel Radcliffe stars in 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'. Warner Brothers
'Harry Potter' to 'Moana': 9 films to watch at this Abu Dhabi outdoor cinema

The series will run each weekend until April 2021, but here are the blockbusters to check out this month

FilmOctober 06, 2020
Early copies of JK Rowling's 'Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone' have an error that made the book a collector's item. Getty Images
6 famous publishing errors: Susie Dent, 'Harry Potter' and the dictionary

Sometimes these typos even become collectors’ items

BooksOctober 05, 2020
Nigerian singer Baddy Oosha says Dubai could be the centre of the Afropop scene. Courtesy Baddy Oosha
Nigeria to Dubai: how singer Baddy Oosha is bringing Afropop to the region

The artist has released a new album recorded during the pandemic

MusicOctober 05, 2020
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaking during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate. Reuters
‘Inshallah': how Biden gave Trump the Arab eye roll

The Arabic word for 'God willing' has become an internet sensation

LifestyleOctober 04, 2020
'The Basement' writer and director Omar Adam, left, working in the studio with Finyal Media co-founder and chief executive Leila Hamadeh. Finyal Media
Why scripted drama series ‘The Basement’ is a landmark for the Arab podcast scene

The weekly programme is available on all major streaming services

October 01, 2020
Angrej Singh Nangali from Punjab, India came to Dubai in 2011 and joined as a security guard because of giving financial support to his family back home. Pawan Singh / The National
From Dubai security guard to Punjabi pop star: the story of Angrej Singh

His is a tale of hard work paying off: 'After I send money to my family, the rest of my salary goes to the music and film'

MusicSeptember 30, 2020
Arab celebrities have paid tribute to Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah. EPA
‘Prince of humanity’: Arab celebrities pay tribute to Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah

Leading the tributes are pop stars Hussain Al Jassmi, Nancy Ajram and Elissa

September 30, 2020
Images of Tannourine, left, and Batroun, right, shared by Najwa Karam on Twitter
'Our sweet country': 10 stunning photos of Lebanon

The pop star has launched a campaign to celebrate the beauty and vibrancy of her homeland

September 30, 2020
Omid Djalili returns to Dubai this month with new stand-up show 'Good Times'. Dubai Opera
Omid Djalili to Nemr: All the stand-up comedy coming to Dubai this autumn

The coming months are packed with comedy gigs, so here's who to see and when

On StageSeptember 30, 2020
Carmen Soliman at the 2019 Global Gift Gala in Dubai. Faux Consultancy
Carmen Soliman's vocals to feature in Netflix film ‘Over the Moon’

The Egyptian singer continues to make her impression felt on the small screen

MusicSeptember 28, 2020
Mohamed Ramadan's new single is promoted in Spotify's billboard in New York. Courtesy: Spotify
How Arab musicians can appear on Spotify’s New York City billboard

Egyptian stars Amr Diab and Mohamed Ramadan have already appeared in lights in Times Square

MusicSeptember 27, 2020
Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer and performer, is one of several Arab female icons to be celebrated in a new exhibition in Paris by Institut du Monde Arabe. Courtesy of Al Ittihad
Institut du Monde Arabe to honour Umm Kulthum, Fairouz and other Arab divas

The exhibition begins next July and will include film screenings and concerts

MusicSeptember 27, 2020
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to hold the G20 summit online. Bloomberg
MDL Beast releases dance anthem celebrating Saudi Arabia’s 90th anniversary

‘Watani 90' features an all Saudi team of creatives, including producers, singers and a filmmaker

MusicSeptember 24, 2020
FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2017 file photo, President Barack Obama smiles during his final presidential news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. More than a dozen “60 Minutes” interviews with Obama, beginning when he was a U.S. Senator, have been compiled into an audio release, “Barack Obama: The 60 Minutes Interviews” coming out Oct. 13. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
A campaign of its own: 6 memoirs written by former US presidents

These works are an essential and primary source of information

BooksSeptember 24, 2020
Lebanese singer and dancer Nour Ardakani has joined the group Now United. Courtesy Pepsi
Now United's new member Nour Ardakani: 'I am ready for the responsibility’

The singer and dancer from Beirut has joined the 16-member pop group

MusicSeptember 23, 2020
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