(WRITER) Hessa Al Falasi (ILLUSTRATOR) Mariam Fahed Yousif Obaid Al Zaabi Between the shades of the oasis and the height of the dunes, a family lived in Al Ain with a really bossy daughter named […]
Category: Storytellers
Andrew Ionita: The Energetic Stage Performer
Meet the hardworking, energetic and disciplined all round entertainer Andrew Ionita. He followed his passion for performing on stage from a very age, and now his hard work is finally paying off. “My name is […]
Tamakkan Hosts the First Screening of “Lemonade” in Abu Dhabi
Tamakkan hosted a screening of the Documentary Film Lemonade produced by US born Emirati author and speaker, Dedra L. Stevenson, on home schooling an adult with Autism. The movie is directed by Emirati, Sara Al […]
Ben Whyte and The Nocturnals
The Tempo team chilled with Abu Dhabi based band ‘The Nocturnals’ and their vocalist Ben Whyte who took us on a tour of their psychedelic sounds, and shared the ups and downs of being in […]
Freeform Dancer: Titilayo Adebayo
Meet a unique and talented dancer on a mission to put African dance styles and technique on a global map. She has passion, grace and an extreme love for African rhythm and her dream is […]
Novelty: A History of the New by Michael North
If the science and arts were to have a common principle, it would be their mutual pursuit of the new. However, is anything truly new if that which is ‘new’ is built upon the old? […]
Flash Fiction: The Fateful Decision
(WRITER) Eiman Ebraheem Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi (ILLUSTRATOR) Aysha Saif Ahmed Saif Al Hamrani “Life is all about choices, choose wisely or live the rest of your life in regret.” Our story began with Hamda’s […]
Inspiration feeds Aspiration
Inspiration: the process of being mentally stimulated or to especially do something creative. Aspiration: a hope or ambition of achieving something. When you focus on an outcome, the aspiration has a more positive likelihood of […]
Writers Beware: Can you Handle the Flash Fiction Competition?
Do you have a talent? Do you love to write? Then consider entering the Flash Fiction Reading and Writing Competition! What is Flash Fiction? Flash Fiction is a unique genre of storytelling that happens […]
Exploring the UAE’s Spoken Word Scene: Four Emiratis Share their Passion for Poetry
I had a candid chat with four young Emiratis who are active in the contemporary poetry/spoken word scene. The poets, Salem Al Attas, Ahmed Amiri, Nabiha Nahyan, and Amna Abdalla, range from emerging to established. […]
Diary of a Syrian Survivor (Escape from Aleppo)
Suzan Monser, a 16 year-old student from The Cambridge High School in Abu Dhabi, tells Tempo about growing up in Aleppo, Syria and having to leave her home to survive. The story speaks to the […]
Flash Fiction: Ghareeb
By Fatema Masood Salem Masood Aljneibi Illustrator: Mayyada Abdulhakeem Jaafar Amer Al Katheeri Once upon a time, there was a simple couple that moved to a quiet town. They were happy in this town, and spent a […]
Flash Fiction: Separation Anxiety
By Nadia Ghaleb Al Breiki They’re coming for me. The things dressed in nauseating shades of bright yellow and green, their faces set in permanent simulated smiles. I see them looking at me now, hands […]
What does New Years mean to you?
Is it just another day? Or is it an opportunity to excel? Maybe it’s the time of the year to meet the objectives that you didn’t reach last year. Look at this way, the new […]
Book Review: Does my Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
This light-warming book about an Aussie Muslim girl in Melbourne is a funny and a much needed break from all the stresses of 2016. The story reads like a journal, maintaining a conversational writing style […]