• Children take part in the Bounce activity on the final day of the Mother of the Nation Festival along the corniche in Abu Dhabi.
    Children take part in the Bounce activity on the final day of the Mother of the Nation Festival along the corniche in Abu Dhabi.
  • Visitors attend the final day of the Mother of the Nation Festival along the Corniche in Abu Dhabi.
    Visitors attend the final day of the Mother of the Nation Festival along the Corniche in Abu Dhabi.
  • An artist performs using silks on the last day of the Mother of the Nation Festival, celebrating Sheikha Fatima's life, in Abu Dhabi.
    An artist performs using silks on the last day of the Mother of the Nation Festival, celebrating Sheikha Fatima's life, in Abu Dhabi.
  • British parkour athlete, Bogdan Pascal, 20, performs at the Active Zone on the last day of the Mother of the Nation Festival in Abu Dhabi.
    British parkour athlete, Bogdan Pascal, 20, performs at the Active Zone on the last day of the Mother of the Nation Festival in Abu Dhabi.
  • A child ziplines over the Abu Dhabi Corniche on the final day of the Mother of the Nation Festival.
    A child ziplines over the Abu Dhabi Corniche on the final day of the Mother of the Nation Festival.
  • Visitors zipline on the last day of the Mother of the Nation Festival in Abu Dhabi.
    Visitors zipline on the last day of the Mother of the Nation Festival in Abu Dhabi.
  • Visitors attend the final day of the week-long Mother of the Nation Festival in Abu Dhabi.
    Visitors attend the final day of the week-long Mother of the Nation Festival in Abu Dhabi.

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Mother of the Nation Festival comes to an end - in pictures

Jake Badger

April 03, 2016

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ABU DHABI // The Mother of the Nation Festival, celebrating Sheikha Fatima, ended on Saturday.

Held along Abu Dhabi’s Corniche, the festival, celebrated the Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation and head of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood’s life and her influence in elevating the status of women everywhere.

All photos by Satish Kumar / The National

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