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20 places to enjoy culture and history in Abu Dhabi Where are the best cultural sites in Abu Dhabi…? It doesn’t take much digging to uncover Abu Dhabi’s cultural bones. The emirate is a fascinating treasure cache of museums, monuments, heritage sites, archaeological excavations, galleries, religious centres, craft communes, sculpture, art installations and culture districts. And if you’d like to find out a little more about Abu Dhabi’s cultural credentials, the What’s On walking t...

Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 Yaish Giat is a 102-year-old native of Yemen and a teacher who owns a spice shop and prepares natural medicines based on the practices of the great Rabbi Maimonides, aka Rambam, from the 12th century. Giat was chosen to light one of the torches at the official state ceremony marking Israel’s 73rd Independence Day. “I do not deserve it. I’m embarrassed,” he said. In his spice shop in Ashkelon, Giat prepares natural medicines according to Maimonides’ method and kn...

Black History Month About Black History Month Were celebrating Black History Month by shouting out some of our favorite sons and daughters throughout the month of February.  

SAMYUTTA NIKĀYA (FROM THE BUDDHA AND HIS TEACHINGS BY Venerable Nārada Mahā thera) Rebirth, which Buddhists do not regard as a mere theory but as a fact verifiable by evidence, forms a fundamental tenet of Buddhism, though its goal Nibbana is attainable in this life itself. The Bodhisatta Ideal and the correlative doctrine of freedom to attain utter perfection are based on this doctrine of rebirth. Documents record that this belief in rebirth, viewed as transmigration or reincarnation, was ...

all of the singers that ive ever heard, amy was the best one. as good as billie holiday, as good as ella fitzgerald even. >> his career highs and lows. >> i realized that i thought i was doing well with the drugs, and i really wasnt. >> tony bennett in his own words and music. this is "piers morgan tonight." ♪ tony, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how are you? >> just fine, thank you. >> life good? >> couldnt be better. >> you can say that again. i mean, what an extraordinary lif...

away, tony bennett. tonys topping the charts again at the age of 85. tonight his duets with todays top stars ♪ thats why the lady is a tramp ♪ >> i love lady gaga. when i first met her on this record date, i was very impressed. all of the singers that ive ever heard, amy was the best one. as good as billie holiday, as good as ella fitzgerald even. >> his career highs and lows. >> i realized that i thought i was doing well with the drugs, and i really wasnt. >> tony bennett in his o...

impressed. all of the singers that ive ever heard, amy was the best one. as good as billie holiday, as good as ella fitzgerald even. >> his career highs and lows. >> i realized that i thought i was doing well with the drugs, and i really wasnt. >> tony bennett in his own words and music. this is "piers morgan tonight." ♪ tony, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how are you? >> just fine, thank you. >> life good? >> couldnt be better. >> you can say that again. i mean, what an extrao...