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The Dialogue
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, the art collector supporting gender equality
In partnership with Media City
There is no more passionate advocate for art in the Arab world then Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi. The Emirati curator, professor and columnist is on a mission to share inspiring work from diverse artists and promote the work of women from the region.
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Art
Exiled Russian artist Katya Muromtseva paints the stories of women immigrants in Dubai
Muromtseva's show, Over the Slopes of Speech, adorns the gallery space with epic watercolour triptychs, each telling the story of immigrant women – an apt endeavour in a country where immigrants make up close to 90% of the population.
Cult
Classic Piano International competition: 70 virtuosos go head-to-head
In partnership with Classic Piano International Competition
The Classic Piano International competition brings together the world's most promising and talented pianists, each vying for a share of the overall prize money, totalling €250,000. We find out who the winner of this two-year-long journey is, as the final plays out in Dubai.
Lifestyle
5 things you need to know about Dubai’s Classic Piano competition
In partnership with Classic Piano International Competition
The third edition of Dubai’s Classic Piano competition takes place this February. The gruelling three-week competition will put vying pianists through their paces across a range of repertoire both classical and contemporary.
Green News
Euroviews. COP28 could phase out fossil fuels without us realising
The various milestones agreed so far at COP28 are far from everything we need — but they’ll play a key role in shifting energy markets into a new gear under the realisation that the demise of the age of oil can be accelerated or delayed, but is ultimately unstoppable, Dr Nafeez Ahmed writes.