Apr 03, 2010
The Saudi poet Hissa Hilal is following in the footsteps of one of Russia's greatest modern poets, Anna Akhmatova. Read Article A woman's small voice that shouts out for change
Oct 23, 2010
Iman Ali insists she prefers single-sex schooling as Zayed University announces bachelor's programme for men.
Read Article When universities go coed many women stay away
Oct 23, 2010
The Iranian singer thrilled audiences from her debut, but decades later alienated many former admirers with her vehement protests in exile against the country's post-1979 regime. Read Article Marzieh, popular singer of Persian lyrical poetry
Oct 23, 2010
Time frame: A photograph from the 1960s, when water tankers would supply Abu Dhabi's needs, and patient donkeys would carry away the full cans. Read Article When drinking water came in tankers
Oct 23, 2010
Over the years, I've been to Dubai for short stopovers, marvelling at the growth of the city's buildings, its energy, its importance and of course its traffic. Despite the proximity to Sharjah, I've not yet been to this neighbouring emirate. But I'm excited. And intrigued. Read Article My search for the secrets of the UAE's beating heart
Oct 23, 2010
A worker on many archaeological sites during her life, the Iraqi-born daughter of a diplomat won an award for the restoration of the crumbling 500-year-old madrasa in Rada'a, Yemen Read Article Selma al Radi, restorer of Yemen's Amiriya Madrasa
Oct 29, 2010
Lauren Booth tells The National how she made the journey to publicly embrace Islam. Read Article How Tony Blair's sister-in-law converted to Islam
Oct 30, 2010
If you asked, perhaps the rally racing champion Sheikh Khalid al Qassimi could pinpoint when he chose to get behind the wheel of a car. Could his vehicular epiphany have occurred at Hili Fun City? Who knows, and why not?
Read Article Timeframe: Al Ain's winning formula
Oct 30, 2010
Speculation of a time traveller caught on tape at a 1928 Hollywood movie premiere talking on her mobile phone has been making the rounds on the internet. Read Article Mobile phone user visits Chaplin premiere
Oct 30, 2010
Colin Randall discusses the Skeikh Zayed Book Award scandal.
Read Article Plagiarism is nothing new, or so my research shows
