The UAE’s Date Burger at Hard Rock Cafe Dubai. Courtesy Hard Rock Cafe Dubai
The UAE’s Date Burger at Hard Rock Cafe Dubai. Courtesy Hard Rock Cafe Dubai

5 things to do: Taste five of the Local Legendary Burgers available at Hard Rock Cafe or register for the Vita Coca Yoga Series



Taste five of the Local Legendary Burgers available at Hard Rock Cafe, each representing a different Hard Rock Cafe location across the globe, as part of the World Burger Tour. including the Marimba Burger from Guatemala, the Sweet & Sour Burger from Hong Kong, the Tandoori Spiced Chicken Burger from India, the Spicy Texas Burger from the United States, and the UAE's Date Burger (pictured). noon-2am, Dubai Festival City Mall, Dubai, 02 232 8900, www.facebook.com/hrcdubai

Register for the Vita Coca Yoga Series, which lets you start your Friday with a sunrise session hosted by Abbey Bates that builds strength and flexibility and ends with a delicious, healthy breakfast. Friday, 6.15am, free, Cove Beach, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, register on Vita Coco's Instagram @vitacocoae

Nominate a member of the community for an Abu Dhabi Award, which recognises those who have made a difference in the lives of people in the capital through their good deeds, regardless of age, gender or nationality. Look for nomination stands at shopping malls in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and across the Western Region or complete the online form at www.abudhabiawards.ae

Treat your kids to a VIP experience at KidZania with a concierge service that features a staff member to guide them through the interactive educational and entertainment destination while you enjoy shopping or dining at the mall. 9am-10pm, Dh150 for three hours, Level 2, The Dubai Mall, 04 448 5222, www.kidzania.ae

Awaken your inner artist in a series of classes led by the painter and sculptor Salwa Zeidan. In advance of an established course list, email the gallery with your name, age and art experience (beginner, intermediate or advanced), preferred month for attending courses (May through September) and what course(s) you are interested in: painting, drawing, art therapy and developing creative ideas. The gallery will re-contact interested participants with details and rates. info@salwazeidangallery.com

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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Drishyam 2

Directed by: Jeethu Joseph

Starring: Mohanlal, Meena, Ansiba, Murali Gopy

Rating: 4 stars

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Name: Almnssa
Started: August 2020
Founder: Areej Selmi
Based: Gaza
Sectors: Internet, e-commerce
Investments: Grants/private funding
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Essentials

The flights
Whether you trek after mountain gorillas in Rwanda, Uganda or the Congo, the most convenient international airport is in Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali. There are direct flights from Dubai a couple of days a week with RwandAir. Otherwise, an indirect route is available via Nairobi with Kenya Airways. Flydubai flies to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, via Entebbe in Uganda. Expect to pay from US$350 (Dh1,286) return, including taxes.
The tours
Superb ape-watching tours that take in all three gorilla countries mentioned above are run by Natural World Safaris. In September, the company will be operating a unique Ugandan ape safari guided by well-known primatologist Ben Garrod.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, local operator Kivu Travel can organise pretty much any kind of safari throughout the Virunga National Park and elsewhere in eastern Congo.

What are NFTs?

Are non-fungible tokens a currency, asset, or a licensing instrument? Arnab Das, global market strategist EMEA at Invesco, says they are mix of all of three.

You can buy, hold and use NFTs just like US dollars and Bitcoins. “They can appreciate in value and even produce cash flows.”

However, while money is fungible, NFTs are not. “One Bitcoin, dollar, euro or dirham is largely indistinguishable from the next. Nothing ties a dollar bill to a particular owner, for example. Nor does it tie you to to any goods, services or assets you bought with that currency. In contrast, NFTs confer specific ownership,” Mr Das says.

This makes NFTs closer to a piece of intellectual property such as a work of art or licence, as you can claim royalties or profit by exchanging it at a higher value later, Mr Das says. “They could provide a sustainable income stream.”

This income will depend on future demand and use, which makes NFTs difficult to value. “However, there is a credible use case for many forms of intellectual property, notably art, songs, videos,” Mr Das says.

Moon Music

Artist: Coldplay

Label: Parlophone/Atlantic

Number of tracks: 10

Rating: 3/5

Recent winners

2002 Giselle Khoury (Colombia)

2004 Nathalie Nasralla (France)

2005 Catherine Abboud (Oceania)

2007 Grace Bijjani  (Mexico)

2008 Carina El-Keddissi (Brazil)

2009 Sara Mansour (Brazil)

2010 Daniella Rahme (Australia)

2011 Maria Farah (Canada)

2012 Cynthia Moukarzel (Kuwait)

2013 Layla Yarak (Australia)              

2014 Lia Saad  (UAE)

2015 Cynthia Farah (Australia)

2016 Yosmely Massaad (Venezuela)

2017 Dima Safi (Ivory Coast)

2018 Rachel Younan (Australia)