The Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program is held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of UAE Gender Balance Council, President of Dubai Women Establishment, and wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs UAE. The Cultural Office of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
The Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program is held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of UAE Gender Balance Council, President of Dubai Women Establishment, and wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs UAE. The Cultural Office of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
The Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program is held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of UAE Gender Balance Council, President of Dubai Women Establishment, and wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs UAE. The Cultural Office of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
The Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program is held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of UAE Gender Balance Council, President of Dubai Wome

‘Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program’ workshop at Louvre Abu Dhabi


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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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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

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