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Author:Krystyna Mawby
The city of Al Ain is historically known as Tawam or Al Buraimi oasis, and more recently has been called the Garden City – because its springs enable a lot of green vegetation to grow there (the...
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Author:Krystyna Mawby
Time on your hands? Unused energy? Untapped potential? Becoming a volunteer can be personally rewarding, and it means you can give something back to the community. Volunteering is not yet well...
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Author:Krystyna Mawby
If you need a crash course in UAE life, you have to read Abu Dhabi Week of course. But if you want a meaty introduction to the country, you need the UAE Yearbook 2009. It’s heavier on economy and...
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Author:Krystyna Mawby
There are some very specific body language conventions and matters of basic etiquette that most Arabs will recognise but do not share with others. In practice many Arabs, especially in the Gulf, will...
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Author:Krystyna Mawby
Wild camels haven’t been seen in Arabia for several hundred years. Central Australia is home to the last remaining herds of wild camels in the world – Australia even exports camels back to the...
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Author:Krystyna Mawby
There are few religious strictures in the Qur’an or the Hadith about male dress in Arab cultures. One of the few aspects of dress for the Arab man that does have to comply with scripture is the...
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Author:Krystyna Mawby
Abu Dhabi wasn’t the original name – it was previously called ‘Milh’, which means salt (probably because of the extremely salty water in the shallows around the islands). And even when the...
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Author:Krystyna Mawby
Islamic dress for women: the essential guide Muslim attitude s towards the appearance of women are rooted not in repression and subservience, but in a strong sense of public versus private – of...
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Author:Krystyna Mawby
Sheikh Zayed Bridge, described as the “world’s most difficult bridge” and designed by the iconic Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, is an essential element in the traffic masterplan for the...
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