DUBAI: The Palestinian-American artist discusses his 2021 hand-embroidered artwork, “Pebbles on Two Hills,” recently showcased at Art Dubai. ‘Pebbles on Two Hills’ was recently showcased at Art Dubai. (Supplied) Growing up, I was always into crafts whether it was origami, crocheting, weaving, or, especially, textiles. In my twenties, what was going on in my life, separate
DUBAI: “We’re speaking about a culture that has been ignored,” says the Iraqi-German artist Rashad Salim. “There has been no work done on vernacular architecture as part of our cultural heritage. We used to have independent anthropologists and ethnologists and people interested in vernacular culture, but since the invasion and occupation of Iraq things have really gone downhill.”
Salim, who has dedicated his artistic career to the protection and revival of the ancient crafts of Iraq, is talking about something he cares passionately about: the traditional boatbuilding, architecture and craftsmanship of central, southern and western Iraq. It’s a culture that has suffered repeated tragedy and been brought to the brink of extinction by conflict, displacement, and an often bewildering collective trauma.
DUBAI: Colombian chef Luisa Fernanda Caicedo was on holiday in Nepal when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and travel restrictions were imposed. At first, she and her husband were told they would be able to return to New York (where Caicedo had spent more than a decade in the industry) within 15 days. Then they were told the same again. And again. Seven months later, they were still
Brand new Renault Duster Turbo CVT | Transmission oil leak
Posting this as I am trying to figure out the root cause for an issue with my recently purchased Renault Duster Turbo CVT.
On 15 May, I was travelling with my family from Noida to Uttarkhand in our 1 month old Duster. We drove for about 5 hours and made a stop at Rudrapur border to show our Covid e-pass. After doing the formalities, we started off but after driving a few kms, the car suddenly lost power and started to slow down. I quickly pulled the car to the left and brought it to a halt. The car s engine seemed to be revving fine but very little power was being transferred to the wheels in D or R modes. On engaging D, it just a moved a little bit and after that anymore revs didn t make the car budge an inch. The gear indicator was showing D and some weird characters in between.
Dubai: The Flying DAF, a brand-new high-performance squash academy, has officially launched in Dubai with the mission of growing the grassroots game and providing expert tuition for players.
Founded by Egyptian national Kanzy El-Dafrawy, a USA national champion and former Women’s World No.22, the new academy will provide elite training plans by former professional squash players for individuals of all levels, ages and backgrounds.
“The Flying DAF Squash Academy’s approach to training is fully-customizable to our players, whatever their level. Squash is a sport for all and our holistic approach to high-energy sessions is designed to support player development regardless of ability, we are catering for talents eyeing professional titles, seasoned amateurs and straight-forward hobbyists,” said El-Dafrawy, who serves as Head Coach.