ABU DHABI // Tamer Mohammed Osman converted his car from petrol to compressed natural gas almost a month ago and is enjoying the benefits.
“I converted to contribute to the green initiatives and protect the environment from carbon-dioxide emissions,” said the Egyptian, who drives a Nissan Patrol.
“Another reason is that when fuel prices were deregulated my fuel expense jumped, so I converted to CNG to save money.”
Indian Nizamuddin was asked by his sponsor to have two vehicles converted when petrol prices increased.
“Before, I was filling up on Dh120 but never measured how many kilometres we covered. Since the rise, we began thinking about that,” Nizamuddin said.
He can now fill the CNG tanks of his pick-up and Toyota Corolla for about Dh17 each.
“After filling up, I went to Dubai and drove around the city until the CNG ran low,” Nizamuddin said.
“It means I covered about 158 kilometres on Dh17 with the air conditioning on.”
Abu Dhabi taxi driver Abul Basher has been driving on CNG for two years. His Toyota is fitted with a 50-litre tank.
“After filling up on CNG for Dh14, I can drive up to 120km on highways and in the city it can cover 100km,” the Bangladeshi said.
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Notable salonnières of the Middle East through history
Al Khasan (Okaz, Saudi Arabia)
Tamadir bint Amr Al Harith, known simply as Al Khasan, was a poet from Najd famed for elegies, earning great renown for the eulogy of her brothers Mu’awiyah and Sakhr, both killed in tribal wars. Although not a salonnière, this prestigious 7th century poet fostered a culture of literary criticism and could be found standing in the souq of Okaz and reciting her poetry, publicly pronouncing her views and inviting others to join in the debate on scholarship. She later converted to Islam.
Maryana Marrash (Aleppo)
A poet and writer, Marrash helped revive the tradition of the salon and was an active part of the Nadha movement, or Arab Renaissance. Born to an established family in Aleppo in Ottoman Syria in 1848, Marrash was educated at missionary schools in Aleppo and Beirut at a time when many women did not receive an education. After touring Europe, she began to host salons where writers played chess and cards, competed in the art of poetry, and discussed literature and politics. An accomplished singer and canon player, music and dancing were a part of these evenings.
Princess Nazil Fadil (Cairo)
Princess Nazil Fadil gathered religious, literary and political elite together at her Cairo palace, although she stopped short of inviting women. The princess, a niece of Khedive Ismail, believed that Egypt’s situation could only be solved through education and she donated her own property to help fund the first modern Egyptian University in Cairo.
Mayy Ziyadah (Cairo)
Ziyadah was the first to entertain both men and women at her Cairo salon, founded in 1913. The writer, poet, public speaker and critic, her writing explored language, religious identity, language, nationalism and hierarchy. Born in Nazareth, Palestine, to a Lebanese father and Palestinian mother, her salon was open to different social classes and earned comparisons with souq of where Al Khansa herself once recited.
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