Category Archives: Art

A Day at The Fairmont with Oprah and Friends

Monday 15th February 2016 I am reading a book at the moment, one that my dear friend Lena lent me; she herself was given it as a gift by a friend of hers. It’s Oprah Winfrey’s What I Know for Sure. … Continue reading

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Hermés Paris ‘Wanderland’ Exhibition in Dubai

Saturday 6th February 2016 An ode to being transported to turn of the century Paris… Hermès has sent its glorious exhibition ‘Wanderland’ to Dubai for a month, allowing those of us here stuck in the desert to experience the almost … Continue reading

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Colours: Dubai in Autumn

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A very welcome coolness kicks in when Autumn comes round each year to bring relief to our collective, overheated flesh, in those of us living in Dubai. With this season comes a marked reduction in not only temperatures and humidity … Continue reading

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Moments in Time Photography Exhibition

What? Precious ‘Moments in Time’ Photography Exhibition Photographer: Emirati Artist, and former bride, Alia Rashid AlShamsi Where: The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre Imagine that your wedding is captured in a style and elegance that you yourself could not have conceived, or … Continue reading

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Street Urchins

Four mischievous urban children roam the streets of inner-city Sydney and take all sorts of liberties with supermarket trolleys…yes, a typical Saturday night scene for an assortment of dissenter who crave not the lazy comforts of a suburban dwelling, but quite … Continue reading

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Pt 9: Spirituality

We all seek happiness. Some say it is inside of us …some look for it outside in the external world. The sages say that a man’s life is always chasing after knowledge, devotion and acievement and a healthy balance between … Continue reading

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30 Days of Gratefulness: Ramadan Part 7: Gainful Employment

Question: What value do I place on “work”? From where did I recieve my work ethic? How was I influenced? Why is it that I consider it important that I succeed in the workplace? Observing my Muslim colleague fast; striving for betterment in their personal relationship with … Continue reading

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Symmetry

Its not unusual for me to be wearing shades every day of the week, from early morning through to sundown, fragile sun-weary peepers that I was born with. Now and again I allow my naked eyes to view the world, take … Continue reading

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For many nights in a row I have been experiencing the taste of the deep. The deep blue sea that is: open-flamed, grilled-under-the-stars, crispy-skinned and moist, flaky fillets of fish. What else to dine on when vacationing on The Maldives? … Continue reading

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