If you missed the opening, don't forget to visit Mussawir Gallery in Al Quoz, Dubai for their latest exhibition.
Featuring 11 artists who all offer new and inspiring takes on the traditional forms of calligraphy, it is well worth the time out to go and see it. Plus their prices are really affordable so if you've been wondering whether to buy a piece of art or not then you should definitely consider here.
Mussawir is the only gallery in the UAE dedicated solely to Pakistani art and it is part owned by Mohamad Ramzan who owns Lahore's biggest art gallery so they have some real treats up their sleeves.
Resonating Scripts runs until Sept 30 at Mussawir, opposite to Art Sawa on Al Marabea Street, Dubai
Aerial view: Mussawir Gallery, Al Quoz, Dubai
Destroyer
Director: Karyn Kusama
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Sebastian Stan
Rating: 3/5
UAE release: January 31
Various Artists
Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World (Habibi Funk)
Tax authority targets shisha levy evasion
The Federal Tax Authority will track shisha imports with electronic markers to protect customers and ensure levies have been paid.
Khalid Ali Al Bustani, director of the tax authority, on Sunday said the move is to "prevent tax evasion and support the authority’s tax collection efforts".
The scheme’s first phase, which came into effect on 1st January, 2019, covers all types of imported and domestically produced and distributed cigarettes. As of May 1, importing any type of cigarettes without the digital marks will be prohibited.
He said the latest phase will see imported and locally produced shisha tobacco tracked by the final quarter of this year.
"The FTA also maintains ongoing communication with concerned companies, to help them adapt their systems to meet our requirements and coordinate between all parties involved," he said.
As with cigarettes, shisha was hit with a 100 per cent tax in October 2017, though manufacturers and cafes absorbed some of the costs to prevent prices doubling.
Walls
Louis Tomlinson
3 out of 5 stars
(Syco Music/Arista Records)
