The Art of Making Safeefah: Rooted in the Palm Tree (@IrthiCrafts)
byExploring the traditional Emirati craft of Safeefah making, and how it started and the different techniques behind it, and learning more about what the…
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Irthi (@IrthiCrafts) Bringing to Light Talli and its Artisans
byExploring the making of Talli – an Emirati traditional craft- and Bidwa, the social development programme under Irthi Crafts Council. In a wide grey…
Irthi Crafts Council(@irthicrafts): Developing New Markets
byTraditional crafts pave way for women and creativity. Last February my attendance to an Emirati traditional crafts event initially incited in me an interest…
Harboring an Endangered Craft – Al Sadu
byA traditional Emirati craft, Al-Sadu, is threatened by extinction. Walking into a traditional Bedouin majlis, one would find the furniture decorated in primary colors…
History of the UAE’s Land and Its Connection to Present People
byWhat are the old civilizations that lived on the UAE’s land, and are we connected to them like other countries are connected to their previous…
The Struggles and Accolades of Half Emiratis
byLooking at the struggles that some half-Emiratis go through, and some of their success stories across the globe. The UAE is a country known for its…
How Did Family Generations in the UAE Change Across Time
byHow did the UAE society and families change across generations and time since the establishment of UAE till today? The UAE’s society is an amalgam…
Hello Neighbor! Can We Be Friends?
byAlthough the world is interconnected, our relationship with neighbors is not as strong as it used to be. With that, we have lost the sense…
Zayed’s City Lights
byThe poem Zayed’s City Lights reflects the Emirati nation’s mourning of the late, and much loved, Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in November 2004….
Ship of the Desert
byThe author urges decision makers in the UAE to pay more attention to camels and identify new investment opportunities which will make use of the…
The Glory of UAE
byThe author looks at how far the UAE has come since its inception and how its people still remain at the core of its development….
Misconception of Women in their Thirties
byCultural expectations at certain ages can cripple our growth, what do we do about them, and how should we handle them? To every unmarried Khaleeji…
A Subtle Expression of Nationalism
byHow does one express their sense of nationalism? Does it have to be with excessive exterior ways or can one express their nationalism pride in other ways?…
We Didn’t Ride Camels To School
byAnna Roberts talks about her experience as a New Zealander moving to Dubai early in her childhood during the mid 90s, and how they settled…
The Good Old Days
byOur lives are getting more complicated by the day. It would serve us well to reflect on the simplicity of how the older generations lived….
Emiratis Need to Join the World of eCommerce
byArticle in brief: the author explains how ecommerce is rapidly growing in the MENA region and urges Emiratis to join the world of eCommerce. A…
The Importance of Emirati Women
byArticle in brief: the author reflects on the importance of the Emirati Women’s Day for the society to keep thriving to achieve more. Oh how…
Is the Emirati Dialect at Risk of Disappearing?
byArticle in brief: The Emirati dialect is at a threat of being lost as a result of globalization. I am very proud to be an Emirati,…
A Piece in History: The ‘Ugal’
byArticle Brief: Author visits an Ugalor, Arabian male headpiece maker, and explores the contemporary process of making it, as well as its past functions. In…
Ramadan, Then and Now
byArticle in brief: the author reminiscences about the traditions of Ramadan during his childhood. My seven-year-old Mohammad will fast for the first time this year. The…