Author and Education Consultant Francesca Affleck was honoured to meet His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan at the Emirates Natural History Group Inter-Emirates Weekend Abu Dhabi 23-24 February 2018. Her new book, Discovering the United Arab...
Founder and Editorial Director Kitty Carruthers has been awarded the Vikelas Plaque by the International Society of Olympic Historians in recognition of her work for the society over the last 10 years. An enthusiastic sportswoman, she tried her hand at many...
by Lisa Kaaki, Arab News The title of this book, which is due to be released next month, left me perplexed and curious. Why write about catastrophes, crashes and crimes in the United Arab Emirates? The answer can be found in the introduction written by author Athol...
Review of Alexandria: City of Gifts and Sorrows Al Hayat Newspaper
In the spirit of the International Prize for Arab Fiction, which was awarded to Mohammed Hasan Alwan this week, here are some of our favourite fictional works from the Arab World. Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea Dubbed the Sex in the City of Saudi Arabia, this novel...
A.J. Polyzoides was born in Alexandria, Egypt, of Greek Macedonian parents. As a youth he walked the city’s avenues and coastal promenade searching for remains of the Greek Ptolemaic city, the absence of which sparked a life-long interest in ancient Alexandria. After...
Jenny Balfour Paul gave a wonderful lecture on Monday 27th March at the Royal Geographical Society on how her life in indigo unwittingly led her across continents in search of an elusive traveller, Thomas Machell. Stay update to date with her events at...
Julia Johnson delighted children at Readers Bookshop in Jordan last Saturday with her fabulous stories about Humpy Grumpy the camel and The Old Man and His Donkey. Can you guess what they're trying to do here?!
David Nield presents his autobiography A Soldier in Arabia to HH Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
Mix a pancake, Stir a pancake, Pop it in the pan; Fry the pancake, Toss the pancake— Catch it if you can. Christina Rossetti Pancake Day Pancake Day Pancake Day, Pancake Day The pan's getting hotter The butter has melted I've poured in the batter Pancake Day, Pancake...