ENJOY a little indulgence at All You Can Eat Burger Night at c.taste. Live cooking stations will serve up bespoke burgers just the way you like them, plus enjoy two house beverages and desserts from the buffet for just Dh99. From 6.30pm to 10.30pm, Centro Barsha, off Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, 04 704 0000
HAVE some laughs at The Laughter Factory with this month's line-up of top comedians including Matt Ress, Adam Bloom (pictured) and John Fothergill. 8pm, Dh140, ages 21+ only, Al Badia Golf Club, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City, 04 355 1862, www.timeouttickets.com
SEE the Skylanders action heroes come to life at the kick-off of The Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, a live show with fun musical elements featuring Spyro, the popular dragon hero, as part of Dubai Summer Surprises. At 5pm, 7.30pm and 9.20pm, Mirdif City Centre, Dubai, www.mirdifcitycentre.com
RECEIVE a 50 per cent discount on all 90-minute treatments and take home a free gift as part of the Dubai Summer Surprises Spa Packages promotion. From 9am to 10pm, regularly priced from Dh650, Saray Spa, third floor, JW Marriott Marquis, Sheikh Zayed Road, Business Bay, Dubai, 04 414 0000
REGISTER now for Get Driver Fit and take part in 10 weeks of team running, cycling and swimming programmes inspired by the fitness regimes adopted by top racing drivers to boost their physical conditioning. From September 2 until November 14, various locations around Abu Dhabi including Train Yas at Yas Marina Circuit and the Abu Dhabi Corniche, learn more at www.yasalam.ae
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Islamophobia definition
A widely accepted definition was made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims in 2019: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” It further defines it as “inciting hatred or violence against Muslims”.
The currency conundrum
Russ Mould, investment director at online trading platform AJ Bell, says almost every major currency has challenges right now. “The US has a huge budget deficit, the euro faces political friction and poor growth, sterling is bogged down by Brexit, China’s renminbi is hit by debt fears while slowing Chinese growth is hurting commodity exporters like Australia and Canada.”
Most countries now actively want a weak currency to make their exports more competitive. “China seems happy to let the renminbi drift lower, the Swiss are still running quantitative easing at full tilt and central bankers everywhere are actively talking down their currencies or offering only limited support," says Mr Mould.
This is a race to the bottom, and everybody wants to be a winner.
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Chelsea 1
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana
Rating: 4.5/5
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Engine: 4-litre twin-turbo V8
Transmission: nine-speed
Power: 542bhp
Torque: 700Nm
Price: Dh848,000
On sale: now
Dubai Bling season three
Cast: Loujain Adada, Zeina Khoury, Farhana Bodi, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Mona Kattan, and couples Safa & Fahad Siddiqui and DJ Bliss & Danya Mohammed
Rating: 1/5
UFC Fight Night 2
1am – Early prelims
2am – Prelims
4am-7am – Main card
7:30am-9am – press cons
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets