If you're an amateur enthusiast looking to learn new practical skills or pursue a career in interior design, or an industry professional looking to top up your existing knowledge, check out the series of short courses being hosted by Chelsea College of Art & Design in Dubai next month.
This is the first time the prestigious London college has introduced its short courses to Middle East-based students. The classes are taught by tutors flown in from Chelsea College's London campus, all of whom are practising industry professionals.
The courses are as follows: The Principles of Interior Design (five days), Decorating Your Villa or Apartment (three days), Create a Colour Scheme for Your Home (two days), Designing Bespoke Fitted Furniture (four evenings), Lighting Design for Interiors (two days), Kitchen and Bathroom Design (three days) and Perspective Drawing for Interior Design (two evenings).
The courses will take place at the Pullman hotel in Mall of the Emirates between October 13-28.
Prices start from Dh2,325, with a 10 per cent discount for students registering before September 23.
For more information and details of how to book, visit www.chelsea.arts.ac.uk/shortcourses.
Some of Darwish's last words
"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008
His life in brief: Born in a village near Galilee, he lived in exile for most of his life and started writing poetry after high school. He was arrested several times by Israel for what were deemed to be inciteful poems. Most of his work focused on the love and yearning for his homeland, and he was regarded the Palestinian poet of resistance. Over the course of his life, he published more than 30 poetry collections and books of prose, with his work translated into more than 20 languages. Many of his poems were set to music by Arab composers, most significantly Marcel Khalife. Darwish died on August 9, 2008 after undergoing heart surgery in the United States. He was later buried in Ramallah where a shrine was erected in his honour.
UAE SQUAD FOR ASIAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP
Men’s squad: Faisal Al Ketbi, Omar Al Fadhli, Zayed Al Kathiri, Thiab Al Nuaimi, Khaled Al Shehhi, Mohamed Ali Al Suwaidi, Farraj Khaled Al Awlaqi, Muhammad Al Ameri, Mahdi Al Awlaqi, Saeed Al Qubaisi, Abdullah Al Qubaisi and Hazaa Farhan
Women's squad: Hamda Al Shekheili, Shouq Al Dhanhani, Balqis Abdullah, Sharifa Al Namani, Asma Al Hosani, Maitha Sultan, Bashayer Al Matrooshi, Maha Al Hanaei, Shamma Al Kalbani, Haya Al Jahuri, Mahra Mahfouz, Marwa Al Hosani, Tasneem Al Jahoori and Maryam Al Amri
