Salma al Mari, left, a student at Zayed Univerisity and Susan Mesieles put the finishing touches to a new exhibition about the Emirati family put on by students at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi . Sammy Dallal / The National
Salma al Mari, left, a student at Zayed Univerisity and Susan Mesieles put the finishing touches to a new exhibition about the Emirati family put on by students at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi . Sammy Dallal / The National
Salma al Mari, left, a student at Zayed Univerisity and Susan Mesieles put the finishing touches to a new exhibition about the Emirati family put on by students at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi . Sammy Dallal / The National
Salma al Mari, left, a student at Zayed Univerisity and Susan Mesieles put the finishing touches to a new exhibition about the Emirati family put on by students at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi . Samm

University efforts to showcase Emirati history on camera


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New cars, or a family on their first excursion in their prized vehicle, are also common subjects.

“I don’t think there has been anything like this before – an exhibition about Emirati people looking at themselves. Often [the photos] are of other people looking at them,” she contends.

“A lot of these photos are just of ordinary people having fun taking pictures. They really do portray a universal human experience.

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