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Month: November 2017
Relay For Life Concludes With A Burst Of Positive Energy Against Cancer
The MENA region’s first ever Relay for Life concluded with a burst of positive energy on Saturday afternoon at American University Sharjah, when participants who had been walking the university’s athletics track over the previous 24 hours undertook a final ‘Big Balloon Lap.’ The stamina of the ‘relayers’ had received a considerable boost following the […]
Read More →Cancer Survivors Share Their Inspirational Stories At Relay For Life
“I am glad that I had cancer – it was God’s way of letting me share a positive story with other people.” That was the inspirational message given by Aalya Losloso, a Philippines national and cancer survivor who was participating at the UAE Relay for Life, a 24-hour cancer awareness walkathon and the first such […]
Read More →Sharjah Festival Brings Together 1,500 Investors, Entrepreneurs And Start-Ups Promoting Funding, Advice and Support For SMEs
In keeping with its dedication to supporting, empowering and stimulating young entrepreneurs to establish their businesses, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) has announced that it will be organising the ‘Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival’ (SEF) on 21-22 November 2017 at the Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club. Themed ‘Recharge Your Entrepreneurial Spirit’, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival is the […]
Read More →Relay For Life So Much More Than A 24-Hour Walkathon
Having fun and celebrating life was the order of the day at the UAE Relay for Life 24-hour walkathon, the first ever event to be held in the MENA region. Commencing 4pm on Friday and running overnight until the same time yesterday, the serious business of raising awareness and funds for the fight against cancer […]
Read More →Sharjah Stamp Exhibition Commences On Tuesday At Mega Mall
The Sharjah 2017 Stamp Exhibition, organized by Emirates Philatelic Association in cooperation with Mega Mall Sharjah which opens on Tuesday morning, will take place at Mega Mall from November 14th to 18th. A wide range of collectors, hobbyists and vendors of stamps, coins and paper currencies are expected to participate in the exhibition. The exhibition […]
Read More →SIBF 2017 Attracts Record 2.38 Million Visitors, And 1.3 Billion Impressions On Twitter And Instagram
Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) concluded on a record-breaking note on Saturday, with the 36th edition of the world’s third largest book fair attracting 2.38 million visitors over its 11-day run at Expo Centre Sharjah. The figure compares to the 2.31 million visitors that attended last year. SIBF 2017 featured more than 2,600 events and […]
Read More →Kalimat Sheds Light On Specially-Abled Heroes
Kalimat, an imprint of Kalimat Group dedicated to publishing Arabic books, takes young readers on a unique adventure through a series of new books that celebrated the brilliance of differently-abled children, who turned challenges into opportunities and did not let obstacles, big or small, dampen their zest for life. In a collection of five stories, […]
Read More →Lifestyle Expert Tells Audience How to Seize the Day At Sharjah International Book Fair 2017
Author Jasmine Brett Stringer says she is “a lot of things: lifestyle expert, social media maven, nationally sought-after blogger and, most of all, a person who lives life to the fullest by seizing each and every day.” An audience at Sharjah International Book Fair heard from the writer about the journey she made to reach […]
Read More →Preeti Shenoy: My second book was rejected 38 times but I never gave up
Preeti Shenoy and Maha Khan Phillips, acclaimed authors from India and Pakistan respectively, shared the stage for a jam-packed student session at Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). The interactive question and answer session they hosted, and which was attended by hundreds of children from across schools in the UAE, gave an insight into the authors’ […]
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