Czech tennis player, and Wimbledon Champion, Petra Kvitova spent an afternoon in the Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Centre for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU) in the Al Fahidi district in Bur Dubai to learn about UAE culture and heritage. Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova got a crash course on the richness of UAE traditions and even sampled authentic Arabic dishes within an hour. … [Read more...]
Spanish Graffiti artist Ruben Sanchez makes his mark on the streets of the UAE
Graffiti is illegal in most places around the world, including the UAE. So the giant graffiti that has recently appeared in Jumeirah is quite an unusual sight. The colourful painting, covering the entire wall of a shop on Jumeirah Beach Road, features a part-human-part-animal figure riding a bicycle. And it is even signed by the artist, Ruben Sanchez. The Spanish street … [Read more...]