At the end of the Second World War in 1945, following the surrender of Germany and Japan, we were living in a ground-floor apartment on Hammouda Street, just a few meters from the southwestern outer wall of Abdeen Palace. This was due to the lack of available accommodation in my grandfather’s building at 24 Mostafa Kamel Street in
By the grace and will of God, I have approached the middle of my eighth decade of life. I often recall moments, scenes, and people who brought me happiness, and I record some of them here.
I remember the first apple my eyes ever saw—it was large, with a bright, glossy red color. I was three years old at the time, in 1945. I was
At six o’clock on Friday evening, January 9, 2026, a new virtual session will convene as part of the Creative Encounters on the Silk Road series, opening the new year with an open dialogue on children’s and young adult literature—one of the literary fields most deeply connected to shaping awareness and nurturing imagination.
Embodying the nation’s remarkable journey and lofty aspirations, the UAE flag and images of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum crested the French Alps courtesy of an expedition under the ‘Our Flag at the Summit’ initiative. The determination of the Emirati people to
A Poem by Madaminova Ogiloy, a young poetess from Republic of Uzbekistan
A house with a woman radiates light,
A house without a woman is not welcoming.
So appreciate a woman,
Love a woman and surrender!
Madaminova Ogiloy, born in 2002 in Koshkopir district Khorezm region Republic of Uzbekistan, is 3rd stage student of Jizzakh
