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
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“I fell in love with makeup as early as five, when I would watch my mum never leave the house for work or to the supermarket without makeup on.
What this photographer can teach you about nighttime photography
It all began during my second year of college when my dad gave me my very first DSLR – the Canon 1100D (the most basic of Canon’s DSLRs at the
From Neuroscientist to filmmaker, what makes this Emirati tick?
Emirati director and filmmaker, Amal Alagroobi got her start in thought provoking documentary films, Half Emirati and The Brain That Sings. In 2016, Amal’s short film, Under the Hat won
What film ‘Little People’ teaches us about compassion and tolerance
Locally based filmmaker Daniel Malak doesn’t want us to forget the values and lessons of Ramadan, and he has eternalized that spirit in a short film called ‘Little People’ about
Tempo Flash Fiction: World a poem, poem a cocoon
The mother is a bird, preying upon her sleeping child. The scene is set: the clouds are descending, dark. The room is lit with halogen, a yellow-green ambience that could
Tempo Flash Fiction: The Friendship Treasure
By Asmaa Talal “This afternoon I have just come back from the funeral for my friend Ali and it made me think of the secret we all shared. Ali was
Flash Fiction: Starry Night
By Charlis Cunningham An afternoon visit to urgent care turned into a full day in the emergency room, complete with an ultrasound, CT scan, intermittent stomach cramps, vomiting, and
Flash Fiction: Bereavement of my Emotions
By Rudaina Abdul Khaliq While sitting in a garden, children around me are playing, screaming with alleviation. Flowers are dancing and buds are ready to blossom. Dew drops are