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      Gemma White

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      Gemma White is a contributor for The National working across a range of topics for the Arts & Culture and Lifestyle departments. She moved to the UAE in 2005, and has worked as an editor for the past 10 years, including for Ahlan!, Scene and OK! Middle East. Her writing has appeared in Time Out, Grazia, Gulf News, Khaleej Times, Cosmopolitan, Emirates Woman, Vogue Arabia, and more.
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