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HISTORY & TRADITIONS - CULTURE
 Fourth season of top Nabati competition to highlight best Arab poets
Posted on 11/01/2010
The fourth season of Arab top Nabati competition "Million's Poet" has gained the attention of international media and internet users since it was launched live on December 16 on Abu Dhabi TV. The competition organised and produced by Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) dedicated to preserve one of the ancient Arabic forms of poetry and highlight the best Nabati poets in the Arab world.
A survey on the famous search website Google showed that more than 11,800.000 search
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 Saadiyat is capital’s new cultural hot spot
Posted on 22/11/2009
The official opening of an exhibition of contemporary art yesterday heralded the arrival of Saadiyat Island as the capital's cultural hot spot.
Manarat al Saadiyat, which translates as "the lighthouse of Saadiyat” is the first of the island's galleries and opened with an exhibition called Disorientation II.
The opening was conducted by Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, the chairman of Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development and Investment Company, the body responsible for the exhibition together
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 Belgian Crown Prince hands ISO certificates to Ministry of Culture
Posted on 01/11/2009
As part of his visit to the UAE, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Crown Prince of Belgium, handed over the Integrated Management ISO Certificates 9001 and 14001 as well as OHSAS 18001 to Afra Al Saberi, Executive Director for Institutional Supporting Services at the Ministry of Culture, Youth '&' Community Development.
Granted to the Ministry by the Belgian Association, the event was attended by Mr. Anick Van Calster, Belgian Ambassador to the UAE, and held at the Abu Dhabi Hilton Hotel.
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 Mohammed Bin Rashid opens Cultural Centre in Abu Dhabi
Posted on 22/10/2009
Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum opened in Abu Dhabi today the Cultural Centre. The newly opened Cultural Centre is the redesigning and restoration of the old National Theatre by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum accompanied by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy
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 Owais heads UAE delegation to 6th Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers
Posted on 14/10/2009
Baku - Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais is heading the UAE delegation to the 6th Conference of Culture Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) which started in Gulustan Palace today in the Azeri capital Baku.
A roundtable was held on the sidelines of the conference on the theme 'the Baku Path: new challenges to Dialogue between Civilizations'.
Ministers and deputy ministers from over 45 countries and representatives of 18
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![]() OIC announces Sharjah as Capital of Islamic Culture for 2014
Posted on 14/10/2009
Baku - Ministers of culture of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) have accepted nomination of Sharjah as capital of Islamic Culture for the year 2014 in recognition of remarkable contributions made by H.H. Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council member and Ruler of Sharjah, under the instructions by UAE President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, for
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 Ministry of Culture approves strategic plan
Posted on 04/10/2009
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development has approved its strategic plan for the year 2010 after a long meeting which was attended by the H.E. Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, executive directors and heads of department.
The meeting discussed a number of ongoing initiatives, activities, programmes, events and training workshops throughout the year. The ministry's operational plan emanated from the federal government's
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 Argentine Tango, Chinese Dragon Boat Fest may get
into UNESCO heritage list
Posted on 01/10/2009
Centuries-old traditions from around the world are, from today, being protected under the UNESCO wing, as the international organisation's ongoing conference in the capital started evaluating the finalists to be accepted on its intangible heritage list.
"Before lunch time, we went over 37 elements and they were all accepted,” said Dr Ismail El Fihail, head of the Research Department at the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage.
"Among them are the Argentine Tango and the beautiful
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 UAE strengthening communication among civilizations, openness to the cultures of humanity: ADACH Chairman
Posted on 29/09/2009
The capital of the United Arab Emirates brought today together representatives of 114 countries who are on the membership of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
The committee which is chaired by Awadh Ali Saleh Al Musabi (United Arab Emirates started discussions to inscribe the first elements on UNESCO's List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and on the secondary Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
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 UNESCO meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss intangible heritage list
Posted on 28/09/2009
As many as 114 countries, which are signatories to Convention to Safeguard the Intangible Heritage, will attend the fourth conference of UNESCO's Inter-governmental Committee to Safeguard Intangible Heritage, which begins in Abu
Dhabi today.
Also present at the five-day conference will be representatives of more than 50 societies, regional associations and non-government organsiations.
The meeting will discuss the nomination for UNESCO's Intangible List of World Heritage.
"The
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![]() Abu Dhabi to host meetings of Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage at UNESCO
Posted on 24/09/2009
Abu Dhabi will host the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO from Sept. 28- Oct. 2, at Abu Dhabi Intercontinental Hotel.
Official delegations from 112 countries, which have so far signed the agreement on Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, including over 50 representatives from regional organisations and nongovernmental organisations, will take part at the event.
Dr. Nasser Al Hemeeri, Director of the Department of the
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 Sheikh Zayed Islamic Cultural Centre opened in Addis Ababa
Posted on 13/09/2009
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, has lauded priority given by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the worship premises to spread values of tolerance and solidarity.
He also hailed in a speech delivered on his behalf yesterday in Addis Ababa by Salem Obaid Al Dhahiri, director general of the foundation, on the inauguration of the Sheikh Zayed
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 UNESCO's intangible heritage committee meets in Abu Dhabi
Posted on 10/09/2009
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, chaired by Awadh Ali Saleh Al Musabi (United Arab Emirates), will meet in Abu Dhabi from 28 September to 2 October. One of the tasks of the Committee will be to inscribe the first elements on UNESCO's List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
One-hundred-fourteen States Parties are bound by the UNESCO Convention for
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 Watani keeps the ‘harees’ tradition alive
Posted on 06/09/2009
Further energising the tradition of harees distribution in Al Dhaid, Watani volunteers accompanied a number of Sharjah scouts distributing harees plates before Iftar to the residents of Bin Tunaij and Bin Ketb communities.
Harees is a traditional Khaleeji food.
Federal National Council member Khalifa bin Hwaiden, who accompanied the volunteers along with Saeed Al Kaabi from the Al Dhaid Club, said the distribution of harees highlights the UAE heritage and traditions of caring for the
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 Abu Dhabi signs cultural cooperation MoU with China
Posted on 26/08/2009
The Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) announced signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cultural cooperation with Chinese Ministry of Culture.
"The MoU is part of ADACH's strategy to promote cultural diplomacy and dialogue among different civilisations and peoples, said Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of ADACH. The MoU was signed by Sheikh Sultan and Cai Wu, the Chinese Minister of Culture, during a recent visit by HH Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al
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