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Grandson aims to share Faiz Ahmed Faiz's legacy in Dubai
Adeel Hashmi will perform Faiz's poetry alongside a classical pianist on Friday, aiming to recapture the essence of his hero
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New partnerships by Dubai literature festival to focus on sustainability

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Former Al Saqi employee has vision for a new Arabic bookshop

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Seven best sessions at Emirates Airline Festival of Literature

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Why Burns Night has such universal appeal

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UAE's vital mission to thwart terror in Aden retold in new book

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George Jreije creates Harry Potter-style world with an Arab twist

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When Scottish painter James McBey met Faisal I of Iraq
When Scottish painter James McBey met Faisal I of Iraq

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