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      Rupert Hawksley

      Rupert Hawksley

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      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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      Articles

      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
      Camera6
      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

      January 17, 2019
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