Dubai: The winners of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature’s competitions for schools were recently honoured at several awards ceremonies at the Mohammad Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU).
The competitions the Oxford University Press (OUP) Story Writing Competition, The Chevron Readers’ Cup and the Montegrappa Letter Writing Competition allowed young people to show off their skills in story writing and letter composition.
Ahlam Bolooki, festival director of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, said: “Schoolchildren have faced so many uncertainties this year, and I know the return of these competitions has been a welcome boost to morale. The competitions have become an annual highlight in the school calendar.”
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Women s Day 2021: Top Arab Women on The Covid Frontline Published March 8th, 2021 - 06:53 GMT
International Women s Day 2021. Women remember the Covid victims (Shutterstock)
Highlights
The world is celebrating International Women s Day on February 8th.
Meet UAE’s frontline ‘sheroes’ who are going exceptional lengths to safeguard people’s wellbeing during the pandemic. They portrayed immense grit and resilience in the face of the Covid pandemic and went above and beyond duty, leaving behind personal fears, commitments, and family for the sake of humanity.
First Emirati in airwing ambulance
First on the scene at suspected coronavirus cases, Dubai Ambulance Service paramedic Hamda Al Hammadi is recognised by the Frontline Heroes Office for long hours in the field and sacrificing the safety of those she cares about most.
opportunities
.
in
space, and Sultan Al Neyadi also shared their experiences of becoming part of the nation’s astronaut corps.
The UAE has propelled itself into the space sector in recent years and it
boasts a successful Mars programme with its Hope probe orbiting the Red Planet. lunar landing attempt, more satellite development, and an outer space simulation centre.
On Sunday, Maj Al Mansouri and Mr Al Neyadi spoke online
to students of the Higher Colleges of Technology.
The astronauts are at
Maj Al Mansouri told students
to be ready for opportunities to work in the field where many more jobs are expected