In this week’s episode of Culture Bites podcast, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews talk about a list of things people can see at Dubai Design Week, which runs until November 12, from installations by leading designers to exhibitions featuring eco-friendly and sustainable showcases.
They also share their excitement for Diwali and how the festival of lights is celebrated in the UAE, from house decorations to fireworks.
The hosts talk about Ed Sheeran’s concert in Dubai in January and when you can get tickets, as well as The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which is released in the UAE next week.
Arts and culture reporter Maan Jalal speaks about Duality, an art exhibition opening at The Third Line gallery in Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, and shows to check out at the Theatre of Digital Art.
Living in...
This article is part of a guide on where to live in the UAE. Our reporters will profile some of the country’s most desirable districts, provide an estimate of rental prices and introduce you to some of the residents who call each area home.
Tips for job-seekers
- Do not submit your application through the Easy Apply button on LinkedIn. Employers receive between 600 and 800 replies for each job advert on the platform. If you are the right fit for a job, connect to a relevant person in the company on LinkedIn and send them a direct message.
- Make sure you are an exact fit for the job advertised. If you are an HR manager with five years’ experience in retail and the job requires a similar candidate with five years’ experience in consumer, you should apply. But if you have no experience in HR, do not apply for the job.
David Mackenzie, founder of recruitment agency Mackenzie Jones Middle East
Brief scores:
Pakistan (1st innings) 181: Babar 71; Olivier 6-37
South Africa (1st innings) 223: Bavuma 53; Amir 4-62
Pakistan (2nd innings) 190: Masood 65, Imam 57; Olivier 5-59
Russia's Muslim Heartlands
Dominic Rubin, Oxford
The Bio
Ram Buxani earned a salary of 125 rupees per month in 1959
Indian currency was then legal tender in the Trucial States.
He received the wages plus food, accommodation, a haircut and cinema ticket twice a month and actuals for shaving and laundry expenses
Buxani followed in his father’s footsteps when he applied for a job overseas
His father Jivat Ram worked in general merchandize store in Gibraltar and the Canary Islands in the early 1930s
Buxani grew the UAE business over several sectors from retail to financial services but is attached to the original textile business
He talks in detail about natural fibres, the texture of cloth, mirrorwork and embroidery
Buxani lives by a simple philosophy – do good to all
