Year: 2020
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Exploring Fujairah and the Emirates from A to Z
Exploring the Emirates: Al Jubail Mangrove Park
Meander through the winding boardwalk where abundant birds, fi sh and folia call the lush mangroves home. The beautiful Dhs5bn,…
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Arab Culture
Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
Mawlid or Mawlid al-Nabi al-Sharif (Arabic: مَولِد النَّبِي, romanized: mawlidu n-nabiyyi, ‘Birth of the Prophet’, sometimes simply called in colloquial Arabic مولد, mawlid, mevlid, mevlit, mulud, among other vernacular pronunciations;…
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People of Fujairah: Fathima Shezza
Fathima is a 10 year old poetess hailing from the district of Kerala in India, studying in Class 5 in…
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Featured
UAE currency: A pocketful of history
The UAE’s currency is the dirham, which is divided into 100 fils. Different denominations of the dirham notes carry fine…
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Featured
The perfect time of the year for Birdwatchers
It is still hot but the temperatures are steadily falling, making conditions more pleasant all the time. With the days…
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Curiosity
The living desert: Achyranthes aspera
Achyranthes aspera (common names: chaff-flower, prickly chaff flower, devil’s horsewhip, Sanskrit: अपामार्ग apāmārga) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is distributed throughout the tropical world. It…
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Exploring Fujairah and the Emirates from A to Z
Exploring Fujairah and the Emirates from A to Z: Al Bidya Mosque
The mosque is located off the Khorfakkan-Dibba road, near the coastal village of Al Bidyah. Studies have proven that the…
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International Artists Day, Sun Oct 25th, 2020
Congratulations to all the artists in the world: the actor, the director, the poet, the writer, the painter, the sculptor,…
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Arabic Language
Arabic Language: Basics
How good is your Arabic? Before you embark on your journey to learn this fascinating language, here are some practical…
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