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Saeed Saeed

Saeed Saeed

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Abu Dhabi
Saeed is a features writer for The National, reporting on all things arts and culture happening in the UAE and internationally. With a focus on music and Arabic pop culture, Saeed has interviewed some of the biggest singers in the region and the world. Born in Abu Dhabi, Saeed lived in the UAE until he was nine, before moving to Melbourne, Australia, where, in addition to his journalism, he worked as a security guard, youth worker and video-store clerk. He returned to the city of his birth in 2011 to work for The National. Saeed continues to be amazed at the city’s cultural development and expansion.
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The Frankfurt Book Fair brought together publishers from around the world, including the Emirates Literature Foundation, which participated for the first time as a UAE publisher. Getty Images
Emirati stories are finding global readers at the Frankfurt Book Fair

The Emirates Literature Foundation’s new venture as a publisher highlights a growing appetite for authentic Arabic stories shaped by Emirati culture

BooksOctober 19, 2025
Ghazi Al Mulaifi performing with Boom.Diwan and Arturo O' Farrill at Womex festival in Manchester. Photo: Rina Srabonian
One Last Thing: Ghazi Al Mulaifi on motorcycles, Miles Davis and not taking life too seriously

The Kuwaiti musician takes our quick-fire questionnaire

TN MagazineOctober 17, 2025
With tickets priced at nearly $1,000, the New Year's Eve performance by John Legend at Palace Terrace includes dinner and an after-party. Reuters
New Year's Eve concert: John Legend to ring in 2026 at Abu Dhabi hotel

US artist will perform on a purpose-built stage at Emirates Palace

Music & On-stageOctober 17, 2025
Visitors at the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre stand at the Frankfurt International Book Fair. Photo: Zoran Mircetic / Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre
Digital Arabic Library launching in 2026 to expand global reach for publishers

Initiative allows access to readership data while also giving publishers a new way to earn revenue

BooksOctober 17, 2025
Carl Cox performs a DJ set at Ultra Europe Music Festival in Split, Croatia. Reuters
No laptops, pure instinct: How Carl Cox kept the dancefloor honest for 45 years

The veteran DJ on 45 years of reading the room, rejecting programmed sets and keeping people guessing

Music & On-stageOctober 16, 2025
Grammy-nominated pop star Halsey will perform in Dubai for the first time, celebrating 10 years of her debut album Badlands. Getty Images
UAE gigs and shows guide: Halsey, Travis Scott, Metallica and more

The months ahead offer eclectic mix of comedy, music, dance and drama

Music & On-stageOctober 15, 2025
Malek Jandali's vision for Arabic symphonic music and the sound of legacy
Malek Jandali's vision for Arabic symphonic music and the sound of legacy

This conversation explores art as activism and the future of Arab orchestral music

TarabOctober 14, 2025
The making of a Steinway begins with planks and patience, the wooden rim of each piano bent, shaped, then left to rest for 100 days. Photo: Steinway & Sons
From Hamburg to concert hall: A year in the making of a Steinway grand

From the scent of spruce to the hush of the selection room, a visit to Steinway's factory uncovers the unwavering rhythm these instruments demand

Music & On-stageOctober 10, 2025
Lebanese star Fairuz performing at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace in May 2006. AFP
11 Arabic songs that speak honestly about mental health

Arab artists confront anxiety, loss and healing in songs as comforting as they are unflinching

CultureOctober 10, 2025
Abeer Nehme wears Mattias coat, Dh6,592, Noon by Noor. Top, stylist’s own. Photo: Lara Zankoul for The National
Cover storyThe reinvention of Abeer Nehme

The Lebanese singer opens up about taking risks, reinvention and why pop might just be one of the most challenging genres she's taken on

TN MagazineOctober 09, 2025
Laith Al Husseini, aka The Synaptik, tries to use music to break social stigmas surrounding mental health in the Arab world. Photo: Laith Al Husseini
What a year of listening taught me about mental health in Arabic music

A year-long Rosalynn Carter Fellowship revealed how Arab musicians are beginning to speak openly about mental health

CultureOctober 07, 2025
Tania Saleh on language, silence and packing her bags
Tania Saleh talks to Tarab about language, silence and packing her bags

Lebanese singer talks to Tarab host Saeed Saeed

TarabOctober 07, 2025
Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Photo: Sharjah Book Authority
Sharjah Ruler launches Arabic studies centre at Portuguese university

Facility at University of Coimbra will provide language courses as well as translation services

BooksOctober 05, 2025
Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi is a prolific writer, having penned a series of memoirs, academic studies, novels, poetry collections and plays. Photo: Sharjah Media Corporation
Thirteen books to read by Sharjah Ruler Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi

His books have been translated into languages including English, French, German and Spanish

BooksOctober 05, 2025
Abdul Rahman and Ya’koob Al Refaie return with new album Granada. Photo: Sons of Yusuf
Sons of Yusuf - the Kuwaiti hip-hop duo aiming to revive the Islamic Golden Age

Brothers Abdul Rahman and Ya’koob Al Refaie channel Andalusian and Arab scholarship into their most ambitious album yet

Music & On-stageOctober 03, 2025
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