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          CultureNovember 15, 2024
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          Al Nuri Mosque in Mosul, destroyed by ISIS, has been rebuilt with assistance from the UAE. Getty Images

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          MENANovember 14, 2024
          An estimated 150 million males have the named 'Mohammed' worldwide. The National

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          Quincy Jones and Badr Jafar on the recording of Bokra in 2011. Photo: Badr Jafar

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          Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, has a curated space selling prints, posters, limited editions and exclusive artworks. Photo: Jameel Arts Centre

          Where to buy posters and limited-edition art in the UAE

          Art & DesignNovember 02, 2024
          Art by Ramy Elzaghaw at the Madinat Zayed Shopping Centre. Victor Besa / The National

          Abu Dhabi street art project paints a picture of the city's identity and ambition

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          CultureNovember 01, 2024
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          Pulitzer and Booker winners lead calls to boycott Israeli culture

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          CommentOctober 25, 2024
          A woman enters the the Swedish Academy ahead of the announcement of the laureate of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 10. AFP

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          CommentOctober 25, 2024