Long before he became an Oscar-winning sound designer, Resul Pookutty had briefly nurtured a dream of becoming an actor. He had even sent his application for a child artist in a Malayalam film, but another child was selected for the role. “I sank into depression,” Pookutty writes in his autobiography Sounding Off (Penguin India, 2012). Gracing the stage […]

One of the most striking aspects of literature is its highly developed sense of genre. While literary work can broadly be classified as poetry, prose, and drama, but also sub-genres, especially within the novel, now the most popular literary form has classifications like crime, romantic, historical or horror. Speaking on the sidelines of the 37th Sharjah […]

Emirates Philatelic Association has announced that Palestine Post is the guest of honour at the Sharjah Stamp Exhibition 2018, which is being hosted by Mega Mall Sharjah during November 13-17. The participation of Palestine Post for the first time will offer enthusiasts the opportunity to review the most prominent historical periods that are documented by […]

Classic cars captivate us with their beauty, rarity and engineering, with the memories they evoke, the history they capture. Car aficionados are in for a ‘wheely’ good treat this winter season, with a display of classic cars at The Flag Island parking lot, presenting the revs into action. The Flag Island Classic will be showing […]

A musical performance titled ‘In Memory of Zayed’ was performed by 66 members of Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah, a subsidiary of the Rubu’ Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators, at the Sharjah Cultural Palace yesterday (Thursday). The operetta honoured the timeless legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, his unique […]

The finale of Lughati Cup’s third edition, which targets third grade students, was held at the 37th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair. Thirty public schools from Sharjah competed for the cup, including 15 schools from the eastern region, 11 from city of Sharjah and four from central region. For the second year in […]

Deeply held belief systems, even commitments to truth vary from culture to culture. Each of these unique culturally based psychological entities is associated with words that have meaning in one language that is distinct to that language and not duplicated in other languages. How would those unique features of culture be translated? The 37th edition […]