Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 25, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE.
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Abu Dhabi
Art exhibition
Visit Warehouse421 in Mina Zayed and see Bayn: The In-Between, a group exhibition that explores the transformations that the current generation of artists have witnessed in the UAE and region. The exhibition seeks to describe and question the threshold between a start point and its end, highlighting the state as equally important to the start – in this case the history of the UAE – and its goal: the future. Pictured: Artwork by Manal Al Dowayan
Daily until June 18, 10am to 8pm, Tuesdays to Sundays (closed Mondays), Warehouse421, Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, www.warehouse421.ae
Dubai
Art exhibition
See the exhibition Atelier M. Alliance Française Dubai presents paintings by UAE-based French artist Myriam Schryve that show the challenges faced by visually-impaired people. Pictured: An image by Myriam Schryve
Daily until May 15, open all day, Plantation, Sofitel JBR, Dubai, www.afdubai.org
Sharjah
Art exhibition
Once Upon a Time: Hadiqat Al Umma by Iraqi artist Sadik Kwaish Alfraji features a panoramic multimedia video installation based on the artist's childhood in Baghdad, specifically a park that was a sanctuary from heat and the city. It remains a vivid memory in his mind and is brought to life in drawings and animation, across nine projectors.
Daily until May 6, 10am to 10pm, Saturdays to Thursdays; 4 to 10pm, Fridays, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Al Taawun Road, Sharjah, 06 556 6555, www.maraya.ae
Abu Dhabi
Cycling event
Register to take part in the Neon Ride, presented by Cyacle and ICT, to celebrate the launch of new Bikeshare stations in the city. Enjoy entertainment, food and fun during this community initiative on Thursday, as you pedal with bike enthusiasts along the Corniche from Nation Galleria Mall towards Emirates Palace and back.
Thursday, 5.30pm to 7.30pm, with the Neon Ride starting at 6.30pm at Nation Galleria Mall, at the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, register at www.cyacle.ae
Abu Dhabi
Fitness event
Join GuavaPass, the monthly fitness membership that lets you participate in unlimited group classes across the city, and take part in the Les Mills launch at Adrenagy on Saturday. Have a go at Body Pump, Body Combat and Abs & Stretch, enjoy snacks and refreshments, and take on the Monkey Bar Challenge for prizes.
Saturday, from 10.15am, free for GuavaPass members; non-members can contact abudhabi@guavapass.com, Adrenagy, Khalifa Park, Abu Dhabi, www.guavapass.com
Abu Dhabi
Anzac event
Attend an Anzac Day family sunset service presented by Aussies Abroad to commemorate the Australian, New Zealander and Turkish men and women who served and died in the First World War. A dinner follows the service.
Today, 5.30pm to 9.30pm, the service at 6.10pm, Dh140 for The Club and Aussies Abroad members; Dh160 for non-members, The Club, Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, 050 120 5354, www.aussiesabroad-abudhabi.com
Dubai
Film screening
Catch a screening of the French film La Dune as part of the Cine-Debat series presented by Alliance Française Dubai, which also includes a discussion. The 2014 film is about a man who, after breaking up with his girlfriend, goes to Paris and begins to follow a detective for mysterious reasons.
Tonight, 8pm, free entry, auditorium, Alliance Française, Oud Metha, Dubai, www.afdubai.org
Dubai
Comedy show
Register to attend tonight’s launch of Comedians at Work, an evening of stand-up comedy presented by Dubomedy and featuring new and seasoned comedians on stage, including Simeon Goodson, Omar Ismail and Jyotsna Lakhiani (pictured). Arrive early to get coffee, food or dessert and to get a good seat.
Tonight, from 7.30pm, free, Public Cafe, Cluster T, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, rsvp@dubomedy.com
Dubai
Art exhibition
In the exhibition Dancing East, Ahmed Kassim presents works that aim to capture the social, political, ideological and cultural chaos of Arab countries, as seen through the artist's eyes in dances through the landscapes of the Middle East, with identifiable clues as to the locations. Pictured: The Sufi Journey – Dark Night
Daily until May 10, 10am to 6pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed Fridays), Gallery Ward, Al Quoz, Street 6, beside The Courtyard, Dubai, 04 388 3204, www.galleryward.com
Dubai
Performance
Get tickets to see Mandela Trilogy, a musical tribute to Nelson Mandela presented by Cape Town Opera with a cast of more than 30 performers. It features three incarnations of Mandela and diverse styles of music – Xhosa choral, jazz and jive, struggle songs and liberation music – while dramatising the defining moments of his life.
November 9 to 11, 8pm, from Dh150, Dubai Opera, Downtown Dubai, Dubai, www.dubaiopera.com
The National's picks
4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah
5.10pm: Continous
5.45pm: Raging Torrent
6.20pm: West Acre
7pm: Flood Zone
7.40pm: Straight No Chaser
8.15pm: Romantic Warrior
8.50pm: Calandogan
9.30pm: Forever Young
Libya's Gold
UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves.
The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.
Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.
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What is cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying or online bullying could take many forms such as sending unkind or rude messages to someone, socially isolating people from groups, sharing embarrassing pictures of them, or spreading rumors about them.
Cyberbullying can take place on various platforms such as messages, on social media, on group chats, or games.
Parents should watch out for behavioural changes in their children.
When children are being bullied they they may be feel embarrassed and isolated, so parents should watch out for signs of signs of depression and anxiety
Tales of Yusuf Tadros
Adel Esmat (translated by Mandy McClure)
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LILO & STITCH
Starring: Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders
Director: Dean Fleischer Camp
Rating: 4.5/5
Did you know?
Brunch has been around, is some form or another, for more than a century. The word was first mentioned in print in an 1895 edition of Hunter’s Weekly, after making the rounds among university students in Britain. The article, entitled Brunch: A Plea, argued the case for a later, more sociable weekend meal. “By eliminating the need to get up early on Sunday, brunch would make life brighter for Saturday night carousers. It would promote human happiness in other ways as well,” the piece read. “It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.” More than 100 years later, author Guy Beringer’s words still ring true, especially in the UAE, where brunches are often used to mark special, sociable occasions.
What is the FNC?
The Federal National Council is one of five federal authorities established by the UAE constitution. It held its first session on December 2, 1972, a year to the day after Federation.
It has 40 members, eight of whom are women. The members represent the UAE population through each of the emirates. Abu Dhabi and Dubai have eight members each, Sharjah and Ras al Khaimah six, and Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain have four.
They bring Emirati issues to the council for debate and put those concerns to ministers summoned for questioning.
The FNC’s main functions include passing, amending or rejecting federal draft laws, discussing international treaties and agreements, and offering recommendations on general subjects raised during sessions.
Federal draft laws must first pass through the FNC for recommendations when members can amend the laws to suit the needs of citizens. The draft laws are then forwarded to the Cabinet for consideration and approval.
Since 2006, half of the members have been elected by UAE citizens to serve four-year terms and the other half are appointed by the Ruler’s Courts of the seven emirates.
In the 2015 elections, 78 of the 252 candidates were women. Women also represented 48 per cent of all voters and 67 per cent of the voters were under the age of 40.
Visit Abu Dhabi culinary team's top Emirati restaurants in Abu Dhabi
Yadoo’s House Restaurant & Cafe
For the karak and Yoodo's house platter with includes eggs, balaleet, khamir and chebab bread.
Golden Dallah
For the cappuccino, luqaimat and aseeda.
Al Mrzab Restaurant
For the shrimp murabian and Kuwaiti options including Kuwaiti machboos with kebab and spicy sauce.
Al Derwaza
For the fish hubul, regag bread, biryani and special seafood soup.
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Race card:
6.30pm: Maiden; Dh165,000; 2,000m
7.05pm: Handicap; Dh165,000; 2,200m
7.40pm: Conditions; Dh240,000; 1,600m
8.15pm: Handicap; Dh190,000; 2,000m
8.50pm: The Garhoud Sprint Listed; Dh265,000; 1,200m
9.25pm: Handicap; Dh170,000; 1,600m
10pm: Handicap; Dh190,000; 1,400m
