By Sharon Carvalho- Maggie Hannan lives and breathes theatre. Growing up with a grandmother who was a Shakespearean actress, a mother who was an opera singer and other family involved in the arts, she was destined for a career on stage. “I did some fringe work and…

By Angeli Castillo- Ever had those days where you’re aimlessly cruising around in your fully-optioned air-conditioned car and still complained about the heat? How about waiting inside the bus stop shelter for the bus or taxi to whisk you away from your heated troubles?

By Manar Al Hinai- This month, I am proud to interview a young Emirati author from Dubai, whose name is also Dubai. Dubai Abdullah Abulhoul is a 15-year-old high school student who earned the title of ‘Youngest Emirati Director’ at the age of 11…

By Hana Makki

There are many times in all of our lives where we find ourselves knowing exactly where and what we should be, yet our world and circumstances, through no fault of our own, seems to build walls and barriers to our dreams.

I met Hamdah Khalfan Al Mansouri at the rehearsal for a poetry show I worked on called Speak Abu Dhabi.  We sat down with Bahareh, the poet and founder of the show, and went to work translating Hamdah’s poem ‘Tears on the Cheek of the Moon’.

By Emma Kirkman

As the weather heats up, the temptation to turn up the air conditioning also rises. However, before touching the switch, consider how much you are impacting the environment.

Dr Rula Qalyoubi from United Nations Environment Programme was on a Green Economy panel organised by Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi as part of World Environment Day and Rio+20 Summit commemorations.

By Sharon Carvalho

There are two sides to Dorian Paul Rogers. By day, he is an English teacher in Abu Dhabi; at most other times, he morphs into award-winning poet Paul D.

Born in 1982, Dorian has always had a way with words, and his earliest memories are of growing up in the USA during the hip-hop era of the mid-1980s. “My only talent was that I remembered raps, so I’d be up there, rapping the latest songs while my dad pretended to be the DJ. Rap was cool and I always loved music but it didn’t provide the respite I needed.”