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Ten books to read in 2015
It’s set to be a big year for readers, with plenty of new work to look forward to from some of the best authors around the world.
The UAE magical moments of 2014 – in pictures
Behind The Beautiful Forevers brings Mumbai slum to London
Behind The Beautiful Forevers, Katherine Boo’s brilliant depiction of life amid the trash pickers of a Mumbai slum, has now been adapted for the stage. We catch up with one of its lead characters and the creative team as its well-received London run continues.
With Nile Rodgers, it is always bound to be Good Times
As part of Chic, Nile Rodgers has been responsible for some of the greatest party songs of all time. As he prepares for a New Year’s Eve performance in Dubai, he tells us why disco is the best celebration music.
WWE’s Seth Rollins raring to return to the UAE
The wrestler is due to fight at the WWE Live show in Abu Dhabi in February.
George Fenton to lead orchestra in The Blue Planet in Concert for Volvo Ocean Race
Combining spectacular footage of sealife with a stunning live orchestral score, The Blue Planet in Concert will open the Volco Ocean Race in Abu Dhabi on Friday, December 12. The composer George Fenton explains why the hit BBC documentary series still has the power to enthral.
Bloomsbury is putting up high-profile Middle Eastern works for auction
Bibliographer Roxana Kashani tells why Bloomsbury Auctions first sale devoted to Middle Eastern works is an exciting development for the region.
Arab science fiction in the here and now
Ahead of the second Sindbad Sci-Fi in London, here's a look at the growth of Arab science fiction.
Newsmaker: Shah Rukh Khan
The Bollywood megastar is one of the richest actors in the world. But as he preps his latest movie, Happy New Year, which was filmed in Dubai, ‘King Khan’ hasn’t forgotten his roots.
Seven classic restored films to show at Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2014
Film stock, just like the canvas of precious paintings, can decay if not preserved properly. Martin Scorsese's The Film foundation is making sure this doesn't happen and seven restored movies will show at this year's ADFF.
Neel Mukherjee, one of the shortlisted authors for Man Booker Prize talks about his nominated book
He explains why The Lives of Others is more than simply a Calcutta family saga.
Huma Qureshi talks about her new book, for which she spoke to people from across Britain’s South Asian community
The author wrote the book, a collection of short stories, while she was pregnant with her first child.
On the heels of a successful Middle Eastern Contemporary Art auction, the curator talks about the position of the Arab market
After years in which faceless western collectors snapped up Middle Eastern art for investment purposes, the majority of the activity in this auction was from the Arab world.
Two artists speak on Conflict and Compassion – the theme of the third Asia Triennial Manchester
The Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, England is the central setting for the only Asian Art Triennial outside the Asia Pacific region. We talk to the British-Pakistani artist Shezad Dawood and the Palestinian artist Bashir Makhoul to get a glimpse of what's on display.
Sophia Al-Maria’s failed film project has morphed into an art exhibition
The failure of Beretta, a film set in Cairo that was to have been Sophia Al Maria’s directorial debut, to reach cinema screens had a strange ‘consolation prize’ for the writer and artist
