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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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      Architect, urban planner and artist Sultan Al Ramahi has created 80 drawings of buildings and structures across Abu Dhabi, available to see on his Vectors and Stuff Instagram page. Photos Sultan Al Ramahi
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      The Emirati designer preserving Abu Dhabi's architectural history

      Urban planner Sultan Al Ramahi tells Rupert Hawksley how his attachment to the city he knew as a child led him to start Vectors and Stuff

      ArtJuly 29, 2019
      Six of the novels longlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize
      Your ultimate guide to the 2019 Booker Prize longlist

      From plot overviews to critical reception and further reading – here is everything you need to know about the 13 nominated novels

      BooksJuly 24, 2019
      'Dipstick' (2003-09) by Jeff Koons. Courtesy Jeff Koons
      New art show in Abu Dhabi challenges the concept of a city

      We visit a new exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat that features artists’ varied impressions of a metropolis

      ArtJuly 23, 2019
      Leonardo DiCaprio has donated millions of dollars to environmental causes. EPA
      Russians beg Leonardo DiCaprio to save Siberian lake

      The actor's Instagram page has been flooded with messages asking him to raise awareness about Lake Baikal

      FilmJuly 23, 2019
      'The Rape of the Lock' by Alexander Pope. Courtesy of Pelta Books
      Five brilliant works written by authors under the age of 30

      31-year-old Rupert Hawksley laments that these works were all written by authors in their 20s

      BooksJuly 22, 2019
      Lotus - Waleed Shah's Rock Your Ugly. Photo by Waleed Shah
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      The UAE photographer taking on body image and mental health issues

      Waleed Shah tells us how his latest photography series has helped him face his own demons

      ArtJuly 22, 2019
      Ary Scheffer's masterpiece 'Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy' is presented to Dr Hamed Bin Mohamed Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Arts Society, by Alan Lubin (right), President Emeritus of Five Islands Capital
      Britain presents 19th century painting to Abu Dhabi

      Ary Scheffer's 'Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy' was loaned in perpetuity at a ceremony at the British Embassy

      ArtJuly 21, 2019
      Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. AP
      Turkish translation of Paulo Coelho novel pulled

      The translator has denied censoring Coelho's 2003 novel 'Eleven Minutes'

      BooksJuly 18, 2019
      Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif. AFP
      Novelist resigns as museum trustee over BP funding row

      The novelist said her decision is based on 'the museum's immovability on issues of critical concern to the people who should be its core constituency'

      ArtJuly 17, 2019
      Once a breakfast staple, now a life-threatening indulgence. IFP .
      Don't let media health scares squeeze the joy out of life

      A while ago it was eggs, then peanut butter – now delicious, vitamin C-packed orange juice apparently causes cancer

      CommentJuly 16, 2019
      Emirati circus performer, Humaid Al Dhahery, backstage at City Life Al Tallah Mall in Ajman. Photo: Reem Mohammed / The National
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      The Emirati circus performer who's been lighting up Ajman

      We meet Humaid Al Dhahery, who claims to be the UAE's first Emirati circus performer, after his popular 'Laser Man' show

      FamilyJuly 16, 2019
      Dragon boats race at the Dragon Boat Festival.Courtesy Shangri-La Hotels
      10 things you should know when you move to Abu Dhabi

      After his first year in Abu Dhabi, Rupert Hawksley shares his recommendations

      CommentJuly 11, 2019
      Tourists on the Chornobyl-Tour pose for a group 'selfie' photo in front of the Soviet-era sign marking the entrance to the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Chornobyl-Tour expects 150,000 bookings by the end of the season, twice the number of visitors last year, largely because of the five-part TV docudrama. Photographer: Vincent Mundy/Bloomberg
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      Chernobyl is to be turned into an official tourist site

      Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed plans to make Chernobyl a 'growth point' for the country

      July 11, 2019
      Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      Al Kaabi: rebuilding Mosul's Grand Mosque is dear to my heart

      The Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development described the mosque as an essential part of the Mosul skyline

      July 11, 2019
      The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra)
      The third Ithra Art Prize is now open for submissions

      The winner will receive $100,000 to create a work for Art Dubai 2020

      ArtJuly 10, 2019
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