The Cultural Office of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum organised a children's workshop titled ‘Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program’ at Louvre Abu Dhabi. The daughters of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Sheikha Fatma and Sheikha Lateefa, participated in the two-hour workshop, held under the theme of ‘The Little Pharaohs’ and led by visual artist Perryhan El Ashmawi.
Al Maha Al Bastaki, Director of The Cultural Office, commented: “‘The Little Pharaohs’ workshop is part of an expanded series of ‘Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program’ events being held throughout the year. Launched in 2013, the Program is an educational art initiative which features artist-led workshops as well as discovery tours and other projects in an aim to nurture artistic creativity and skills amongst children and teenagers and encourage them to pursue their passion for the arts. The Program reflects the longstanding commitment of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to enhance access to art education for children and teenagers in the UAE.”
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Starring: Raed Zeno, Hadi Awada, Dr Mohammad Abdalla
Director: Raed Zeno
Rating: 4/5
Founders: Abdulmajeed Alsukhan, Turki Bin Zarah and Abdulmohsen Albabtain.
Based: Riyadh
Offices: UAE, Vietnam and Germany
Founded: September, 2020
Number of employees: 70
Sector: FinTech, online payment solutions
Funding to date: $116m in two funding rounds
Investors: Checkout.com, Impact46, Vision Ventures, Wealth Well, Seedra, Khwarizmi, Hala Ventures, Nama Ventures and family offices
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Who has lived at The Bishops Avenue?
- George Sainsbury of the supermarket dynasty, sugar magnate William Park Lyle and actress Dame Gracie Fields were residents in the 1930s when the street was only known as ‘Millionaires’ Row’.
- Then came the international super rich, including the last king of Greece, Constantine II, the Sultan of Brunei and Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal who was at one point ranked the third richest person in the world.
- Turkish tycoon Halis Torprak sold his mansion for £50m in 2008 after spending just two days there. The House of Saud sold 10 properties on the road in 2013 for almost £80m.
- Other residents have included Iraqi businessman Nemir Kirdar, singer Ariana Grande, holiday camp impresario Sir Billy Butlin, businessman Asil Nadir, Paul McCartney’s former wife Heather Mills.
Hunting park to luxury living
- Land was originally the Bishop of London's hunting park, hence the name
- The road was laid out in the mid 19th Century, meandering through woodland and farmland
- Its earliest houses at the turn of the 20th Century were substantial detached properties with extensive grounds
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Colette
Director: Wash Westmoreland
Starring: Keira Knightley, Dominic West
Our take: 3/5