Sharjah family shares 70 years of Emirati women’s history through three generations and five women

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  • Ayesha Al Midfaa shows an old photo from when she was a schoolgirl in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Ayesha Al Midfaa shows an old photo from when she was a schoolgirl in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Muneera Al Midfaa, centre left, shares an old photo from the 1940s from when she was a schoolgirl in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Muneera Al Midfaa, centre left, shares an old photo from the 1940s from when she was a schoolgirl in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Sisters Ayesha Al Midfaa, left, and Muneera Al Midfaa are photographed in their home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Sisters Ayesha Al Midfaa, left, and Muneera Al Midfaa are photographed in their home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
  • An old photograph of the rolla tree in Sharjah that used to be a community meeting point until it fell in 1978.
    An old photograph of the rolla tree in Sharjah that used to be a community meeting point until it fell in 1978.
  • Noura Al Noman in 1966 in her first home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Noura Al Noman in 1966 in her first home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Noura Al Noman in 1967 at a photo studio in Mumbai during a family holiday. Sarah Dea / The National
    Noura Al Noman in 1967 at a photo studio in Mumbai during a family holiday. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Abdullah Al Noman and Noura Al Noman in 1973 at home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Abdullah Al Noman and Noura Al Noman in 1973 at home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Salah Al Noman, 3, and sister Noura Al Noman, 6, in 1971 in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Salah Al Noman, 3, and sister Noura Al Noman, 6, in 1971 in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Alyazia Al Suwaidi at her family home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Alyazia Al Suwaidi at her family home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Hamda Al Suwaidi at her family home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Hamda Al Suwaidi at her family home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Noura Al Noman is photographed at her mother’s home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Noura Al Noman is photographed at her mother’s home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Noura Al Noman, centre, and her daughters Al Yazia Al Suwaidi, right, and Hamda Al Suwaidi. Sarah Dea / The National
    Noura Al Noman, centre, and her daughters Al Yazia Al Suwaidi, right, and Hamda Al Suwaidi. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Alyazia Al Suwaidi, left, their mother Noura Al Noman and Hamda Al Suwaidi, make a puzzle together at their family home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National
    Alyazia Al Suwaidi, left, their mother Noura Al Noman and Hamda Al Suwaidi, make a puzzle together at their family home in Sharjah. Sarah Dea / The National