The Art of Making Safeefah: Rooted in the Palm Tree (@IrthiCrafts)
byExploring the traditional Emirati craft of Safeefah making, and how it started and the different techniques behind it, and learning more about what the…
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Irthi (@IrthiCrafts) Bringing to Light Talli and its Artisans
byExploring the making of Talli – an Emirati traditional craft- and Bidwa, the social development programme under Irthi Crafts Council. In a wide…
Irthi Crafts Council(@irthicrafts): Developing New Markets
byTraditional crafts pave way for women and creativity. Last February my attendance to an Emirati traditional crafts event initially incited in me an…
Harboring an Endangered Craft – Al Sadu
byA traditional Emirati craft, Al-Sadu, is threatened by extinction. Walking into a traditional Bedouin majlis, one would find the furniture decorated in primary…
History of the UAE’s Land and Its Connection to Present People
byWhat are the old civilizations that lived on the UAE’s land, and are we connected to them like other countries are connected to their…
The Struggles and Accolades of Half Emiratis
byLooking at the struggles that some half-Emiratis go through, and some of their success stories across the globe. The UAE is a country known for…
How Did Family Generations in the UAE Change Across Time
byHow did the UAE society and families change across generations and time since the establishment of UAE till today? The UAE’s society is an…
Hello Neighbor! Can We Be Friends?
byAlthough the world is interconnected, our relationship with neighbors is not as strong as it used to be. With that, we have lost the…
Zayed’s City Lights
byThe poem Zayed’s City Lights reflects the Emirati nation’s mourning of the late, and much loved, Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in November…
Ship of the Desert
byThe author urges decision makers in the UAE to pay more attention to camels and identify new investment opportunities which will make use of…