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The memorial was inaugurated in 2018 in honour of UAE's Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed

Pien Huang Pien Huang is a health reporter on the Science desk. She was NPRs first Reflect America Fellow, working with shows, desks and podcasts to bring more diverse voices to air and online. Shes a former producer for WBUR/NPRs On Point and was a 2018 Environmental Reporting Fellow with The GroundTruth Project at WCAI in Cape Cod, covering the human impact on climate change. As a freelance audio and digital reporter, Huangs stories on the environment, arts and culture have been featured on ...

Pien Huang Pien Huang is a health reporter on the Science desk. She was NPRs first Reflect America Fellow, working with shows, desks and podcasts to bring more diverse voices to air and online. Shes a former producer for WBUR/NPRs On Point and was a 2018 Environmental Reporting Fellow with The GroundTruth Project at WCAI in Cape Cod, covering the human impact on climate change. As a freelance audio and digital reporter, Huangs stories on the environment, arts and culture have been featured on ...

The capital of the United Arab Emirates has come a long way from its pearling town roots. With a magnificent outpost of the Louvre, head-turning Islamic architecture, and a new cultural park sited on Abu Dhabi’s original settlement, there is plenty here for visitors to admire — and that’s before they even venture into the fantastical desert on the city’s doorstep. The main swimming pool at Qasr al Sarab, Anantara’s desert resort on the edge of the Rub’ al Khali. It...

Public art takes on special significance during pandemic by Diana Nollen, The Associated Press Posted Dec 19, 2020 1:03 am EDT Last Updated Dec 19, 2020 at 1:12 am EDT CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Even during a pandemic, public art prevails and proliferates. Children scampered on and around Hancher’s “Wellspring” fish sculptures in October while waiting to tour the “Hancher Illuminated” indoor/outdoor light and art installation in Iowa City. High school seniors and newlyweds pose for photos...