Jun 27, 2012
Community Roots: As part of our weekly series exploring the nation's oldest neighbourhoods, Afshan Ahmed takes a look at Old RAK. Read Article Fond memories of old Ras Al Khaimah
Jul 04, 2012
Community Roots: The commercial centre of Meena Bazaar in Bur Dubai seems to belong to another world, one at the birth of commerce in the emirate. Its bustling population of south Asians has created a piece of India. Read Article Meena Bazaar brings Delhi to Dubai
Jul 11, 2012
Community Roots: Al Bateen is one of the oldest inhabited areas of Abu Dhabi island and was probably settled sometime after 1760. For generations it was a spot for fishing or building a dhow, but since about 1980 its sky has been speckled with construction cranes. Read Article Al Bateen: quiet for centuries, busy for decades
Jul 25, 2012
Community Roots: One of the capital's oldest areas, Bur Hoaz has been overshadowed by the rapid development and changing skyline of Abu Dhabi, but for many residents there remains echoes of the community's heyday when it was a prominent and family-friendly area. Read Article The 'power house' village overshadowed by Abu Dhabi's changing skyline
Aug 01, 2012
Community Roots: As part of our weekly look at the country's oldest neighbourhoods, Jen Thomas takes a look at Shahama in Abu Dhabi. Read Article Joys of living in Shahama's peace and quiet
Aug 08, 2012
Community Roots: As part of our weekly series on the nation's oldest neighbourhoods Afshan Ahmed takes a look at Al Shuwaiheen in Sharjah. Read Article The charm of Sharjah's Souq Saqr
Aug 22, 2012
Forty-three years ago, male members of the Al Za'abi tribe moved from their home on Al Hamra Island in Ras Al Khaimah to a part of Abu Dhabi that was then desert. They were followed two years later by the rest of the tribe, and Sheikh Zayed named the area in their honour. Read Article The tribe that shares one heart
Aug 28, 2012
Community Roots: As part of our series on the nation's oldest neighbourhoods, Rym Ghazal profiles Al Madeena Al Qadeema in Umm Al Quwain. Read Article In UAQ Old Town, past and present collide
