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Rupert Hawksley

Rupert Hawksley

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Abu Dhabi
Rupert writes about books, art, comedy and, whenever possible, horse racing. He used to work at The Telegraph in London as an arts writer.
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A page from the famous Blue Quran manuscript
Famous Blue Quran manuscript goes on show at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

The religious leaders unveiled the religious artefacts during a three-day visit to Abu Dhabi

February 07, 2019
President of the IAAF Sebastian Coe talks in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
Sebastian Coe wants 'opportunity' of a second term as IAAF president

The Briton spoke to The National at the Sport Business Summit in Abu Dhabi

Other SportFebruary 06, 2019
The Man Booker Prize-winning Nigerian writer Ben Okri will head to Abu Dhabi this month. Getty Images
Corporate sponsorship is not an enemy of the arts

From Renaissance Italy to the present day, music, literature and the visual arts have long benefited from private benefactors

CommentFebruary 05, 2019
Keynote Address by Nobel laureate Sir Venki Ramakrishnan at Inaugural Session of Jaipur Literature Festival 2019. Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival
Sir Venki Ramakrishnan: 'Today, science is more important than ever'

Ramakrishnan's impassioned speech was followed by one by Norwegian writer Maja Lunde, who questioned our inaction on pollution and climate change

BooksJanuary 30, 2019
Marc Quinn at the Jaipur Literature Festival. Supplied
Marc Quinn opens up about the impact of the Young British Artists

The artist, speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival, also claimed the legacy of the Young British Artists was 'bringing real life into art'

ArtJanuary 28, 2019
Author Ben Okri won the Booker Prize for his novel The Famished Road'. Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival
Ben Okri: Booker Prize will go from 'strength to strength'

The Booker Prize-winning author responds to news that hedge fund Man Group will withdraw its sponsorship in 2020

BooksJanuary 28, 2019
Victor Oshin as Othello.
Othello and Islam: the general as we’ve never seen him before

Richard Twyman’s touring production comes to Dubai Opera at the end of January

On StageJanuary 28, 2019
Guests arrive at Fyre Festival. Courtesy Netflix
Fyre: the story behind the world's worst music festival

A Netflix documentary about the disastrous event and the damage it caused in the Bahamas exposes the worst excesses of social media

TelevisionJanuary 27, 2019
Andre Aciman reveals 2017 film adaptation misinterpreted ending of his novel 'Call Me By Your Name'. The author was speaking at this year's Jaipur Literature Festival. Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival
Have we all misunderstood the ending of Call Me By Your Name?

The American writer has just revealed the true meaning of the conversation between Elio and his father

BooksJanuary 26, 2019
Reshma Qureshi has released a new book titled 'Being Reshma: The Extraordinary Story of an Acid Attack Survivor Who Took the World by Storm.'
The acid attack survivor who refuses to hide

'My scars are part of me, they tell my story. However, they do not define me,' she says

BooksJanuary 25, 2019
Sven Beckert (l) and host Patrick French at the Jaipur Literature Festival
Historian Sven Beckert: 'the legacy of slavery is still with us'

Beckert, who was speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival, also called for an overhaul in the way history is taught

BooksJanuary 25, 2019
Germaine Greer at Jaipur Literature Festival. Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival
Germaine Greer labels #MeToo activists hypocrites

The Australian writer also claimed that the criminal cases are 'going to go nowhere'

BooksJanuary 24, 2019
A still from 'Shouted from the Rooftops', a short film by Iranian-Kurdish filmmaker Beri Shalmashi. Courtesy Sharjah Film Platform
Sharjah Film Platform 2019: What to see and do

There will be more than 140 screenings. Here are the ones you won't want to miss

FilmJanuary 17, 2019
Sheikh Zayed on the Eiffel Tower in 1951
How Zayed's European journey inspired his vision for the UAE

Each item in this new exhibit, whether it’s a photograph, jewel or bottle of fragrance, supports the idea that the EU and the UAE share a recent history

ArtJanuary 17, 2019
Steve Carell will reunite with the creative team from The Office, Greg Daniels and Howard Klein, for new Netflix comedy series Space Force
Steve Carell to star in Netflix series about Trump's 'Space Force'

The comedy will be co-created by Carell and Greg Daniels

TelevisionJanuary 17, 2019
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