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Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is a writer and researcher, and the founder of Barjeel Art Foundation.
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Visitors checking books at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Leslie Pableo for The National
CommentUAE literary heritage shows how much Arabic fiction can offer young people

Arabic-language publishing is getting more attention than ever, and the impact in the Emirates is significant

CommentJanuary 30, 2025
Sultan Al Qassemi
Umayyad Mosque in the centre of Damascus shortly after rebels declared that they had taken the Syrian capital. AFP
CommentSyria can use its rich history to build a bright future

But to reclaim its past glory, the country will need a confluence of critical factors to align – including luck

CommentDecember 13, 2024
Sultan Al Qassemi
Next year's Sharjah Biennial will be one of the hottest events on the global art calendar. Sharjah Art Foundation
CommentA day to look back at the UAE's remarkable cultural development - and forward to what lies ahead

The country's role as a cultural hub has deep roots that stretch back to before its founding

CommentNovember 29, 2024
Sultan Al Qassemi
Mohammed Al Sharekh, a Kuwaiti entrepreneur and author, passed away last Wednesday. Photo: Mohammed Al Sharekh's family archives
Al Sharekh: An Arab pioneer who came into our homes without us ever meeting him

The Kuwaiti entrepreneur, who passed away last week, shaped Arabic as one of its modern fathers

CommentMarch 11, 2024
Sultan Al Qassemi
UAE and Saudi flags during a reception in Abu Dhabi. Ryan Carter / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
The UAE-Saudi relationship isn’t about competition

What is happening between the neighbours is not a zero-sum game, but a positive-sum game in which we can all be winners

CommentFebruary 09, 2024
Sultan Al Qassemi
A growing number of Emiratis are writing memoirs. The National
Weekend Essay: Emirati history told by Emirati voices is an invaluable gift to posterity

Without more UAE writers, younger generations risk growing up without learning of the sacrifices made by their predecessors

WeekendDecember 01, 2023
Sultan Al Qassemi
Nick Donaldson / The National
Weekend Essay: Succession planning in family businesses need not be an epic drama

Nearly three quarters of the UAE's private sector workforce is employed by family enterprises. Taking further steps to manage transition and inheritance will help such firms thrive

WeekendSeptember 22, 2023
Sultan Al Qassemi
Talib Jariwala/Getty
Weekend Essay: Why Dr Al Jaber's role at Cop28 makes sense

Dr Al Jaber, who participated in the 10 previous UN Cop Summits, has also served as the UAE’s climate envoy

WeekendJanuary 20, 2023
Sultan Al Qassemi
Mohammed Saeed Harib, speaking at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2022 in Dubai, created Freej in 2006. Pawan Singh / The National
How Emirati 'nabati' poetry has kept pace with the changing times

From animation to calligraphy to hip hop, vernacular poetry has cemented its place in 21st-century popular culture

CommentDecember 18, 2022
Sultan Al Qassemi
President Sheikh Mohamed met Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar, at the Amiri Diwan in Qatar on Monday. UAE Presidential Court. Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court ---
Sheikh Mohamed's Qatar visit shows the potential for regional convergence and integration

Stronger ties between the two nations will help the Gulf withstand growing pressures in an uncertain world

CommentDecember 05, 2022
Sultan Al Qassemi
A woman tours Calligraphy museum at Sharjah Centre for the Art of Arabic Calligraphy and Ornamentation in December 2021. AFP
English is gaining ground in the Arab world – at Arabic's expense

Steps are being taken to preserve our language, but it is an uphill battle

CommentJuly 13, 2022
Sultan Al Qassemi
Jewad Selim's 'Good and Evil, An Abstraction' (1951) was a study for a mural for the headquarters of the Iraqi Red Crescent. Bonhams
A pilgrimage to remember Iraqi artist Jewad Selim

A central figure in Iraq's 20th century cultural scene, Selim was responsible for some of the country's most important post-revolution art

CommentDecember 28, 2021
Sultan Al Qassemi
The 'J Curve' illustrates an immediate loss followed by a dramatic gain. Christopher Pike / The National
The UAE's J Curve

Successful nations are born of hard sacrifices made to attain giant leaps, writes Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi

CommentDecember 01, 2021
Sultan Al Qassemi
The National
No rest for Sheikh Abdullah in a whirlwind year

He is without a doubt the most travelled foreign minister in the UAE's young history

CommentDecember 19, 2009
Sultan Al Qassemi
A building to honour Dubai’s past and future

Last year the beautiful art-deco inspired Dubai Petroleum headquarters was threatened by a new developer

CommentNovember 08, 2009
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