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Leila started off her writing career with a blog titled Sensitive and Extraordinary, all about parenting a highly sensitive child, and eventually self-publishing books for kids she describes as children who sometimes "feel too much." Her next book, however, tells a more difficult story, one about genocide, loss and perseverance.

As an artist and avid reader, Jane came up with the best idea to combine both of her passions: illustrating bookshelves.

When Hannah noticed that there are barely any books about Palestine, she decided to take it upon herself to tell her father's story and the story of thousands of people in the diaspora who had to leave their homelands in search of a new life.

With more than 40 years of research and clinical experience, Dr. Caroline Leaf is an advocate of the mind, body and brain connection. She talks to us about how to look into ourselves and surroundings, while navigating life's difficulties.

Dr. Al Jones is quite passionate in his field as an educator, and in the many years he worked with children with disabilities and their families, he became a massive champion of artificial intelligence and how it can aid these kids.

Cat Dellosa tell us all about how she channeled her love for reading, fantasy and video games into a career.

If you have lived or been to any Arab country, then there is a good chance you have been introduced to the work of Wissam Shawkat, the man behind the re-imagined brand names in Arabic. But that's not Wissam's only contribution to the art of calligraphy, we speak to him on his love for the ancient art form and the process behind it including how he developed and conceived “Al Wissam” script.

We delve deep into the mind of the pioneer Arab abstract artist Samia Halaby, talking about what drives her, her experimentation and her relationship with shapes and color.

Harees may be an acquired taste for many people, but the UNESCO appears to enjoy it as it recently inscribed it in the UAE's list of intangible heritage next to Talli and Arabic coffee.

We all have hoards of albums, filled with memories and stories forever immortalized in these pictures. Yashna Kaul unearths the secrets embedded in her family’s photo album, revealing how the framing of a moment can shape personal and collective memory.

Postbox Ghana transport us to the past, to a recently post-independence Ghana through postcards, and the stories of the people who wrote them.

Many histories have been tainted or lost because of colonialism, but Oumaima Abaraghe uses collage techniques and digital manipulation to reconstruct Morocco’s fragmentary colonial archive, challenging these powers and facing a forgotten past she never lived to see but continues to live through her and many others.

We've all seen and heard about the victims of the domestic violence, but what about the perpetrators? And what comes next for them and their loved ones? Clea presents a series of soft-lit, intimate family portraits after living with families with histories of generational violence, showing us the complexity of human relationships.

Mohamed Mahdy give us an intimate look at the fishing community of El Maks in Alexandria, documenting their displacement and capturing the generational and often hidden impact of urban redevelopment policies.

The Sharjah Art Foundation recently launched the Music Department and have kick started their first set of musical performances with Inge Thomson and Emmie McLuskey at the Flying Saucer. The Music Department's Manager Hasan Hujairi tells us all about what to look forward to and the significance of celebrating sound.

Sharjah International Film Festival for the Children and the Youth is celebrating a decade of celebrating cinema and the young at heart. Sheikha Jawaher bint Abdullah Al Qasimi, the Director of FUNN and the Director of the Film Festival, gives us the details of the upcoming edition and some insight into 10 years of managing SIFF.

Thinking of going into the world of robotics, artificial intelligence or computer science? Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence is incorporating these new disciplines into their curriculum with two new departments and four associated graduate programs, to keep up with upcoming trends and the surging global demand.

The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology at the University of Sharjah joins in to aid the UAE's space endeavors with the creation of the 4.5 metres S-Band Ground Station, that will allow the Academy to higher rate of data transfer and to download high-resolution images from the Sharjah-Sat CubeSat Series.

With the recent return of Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, the UAE is taking its space missions very seriously and has ramped up the excitement for this new space race. This is why the Director-General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre Salem Humaid AlMarri, stated that with Al Neyadi's return to Earth, the centre will study strategic plans to secure a seat on one of the space flights ever...

The number of mosques in Sharjah, long celebrated as the City of Minarets, has now reached 3,092 spread across the length and breadth of the emirate. These include ancient heritage landmarks as well as modern mosques that have come to be recognised for their stunning engineering genius and architectural styles, ranging from Andalusian, Fatimid, and Mamluk to Ottoman, Moroccan and traditional Arabi...

The Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, has recorded a number of achievements since its inception in 2022. Sharjah Waste to Energy plant’s rate of waste treatment in the emirate reached 90% as the conversion of non-recyclable waste into clean electric energy connects 2,000 homes in Sharjah in the current period, while 28,000 homes will be linked soon . The Shar...

With the aim of promoting and strengthening sustainable cooperation, the University of Sharjah signed a memorandum of understanding with the global, research, pharmaceutical company "AbbVie”, signed on behalf of the University of Sharjah by its Chancellor, His Excellency Prof. Hamid M.K. Al Naimiy, and on behalf of the company, His Excellency Hassan Sabbah, General Manager of AbbVie in the Gulf an...

Al Qasimia University continues its efforts to offer specific programmes to qualify students with the rules of public safety and preserve their health, especially in danger. In this regard, Al Qasimia Universityt organised a training workshop on "Community Readiness and First Aid". The workshop, which was held at the university’s headquarters within the activities of the summer camp “Our Summer is...

The Museum of the Future is set to host the upcoming talk as part of the ‘Future Experts’ monthly series. The next session will take place on Thursday, where expert Sougwen Chung will cover topics in artificial intelligence and technology, robotics, virtual reality and biofeedback. Under the theme of ‘Seeing Double: Bridging Dualities with Relational Intelligence’, the thought-provoking session wi...

The participating Arab delegations concluded the second session of the third edition of the Arab Children's Parliament with expressions of gratitude towards His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, for his generous support of Arab childhood. They lauded his tireless efforts in caring for Arab children and providing constant guidance...