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Ambeth Ocampo: Dirty Ice Cream, Banana Ketchup & Stinking Fish - Deliciously Filipino
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:00-14:00Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Filipino
Simultaneous Translation: Filipino to EnglishSession No: 82
Simultaneous Translation: Filipino to EnglishSession No: 82
AED 60
Food is such a fascinating aspect of culture. Not solely because of its flavours... Read More Film Screenings
Anthony Geffen: The End of The Elizabethan Era -Documentary Screening of The Coronation
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:00-14:30Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 190
AED 25 - AED 45
As we await the coronation of King Charles III in May, travel back nearly 70 yea... Read More Free Event
Arabic Language – What is the Mystery? Workshop with Firas Al Shaer
Date/Time: Monday 6 February 2023 12:00-13:30Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic & EnglishSession No: 290
Free Entry
Arabic is the native language of over 362 million people worldwide.
Few non-Ara... Read More Adult event
Between Culture & Art - Preserving Lebanon: Ismat Mahmassani, Waciny Laredj & Zeina Hashem Beck
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:00-18:00Venue: MBRL Amphitheatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 156
AED 60
You are in Beirut in the 1970s, years before the civil war, where there is no de... Read More Free Event
Cities of the Future: HE Hala Badri & HE Reem Al Hashimy
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 10:30-11:15Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: Arabic
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 8
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 8
Free Entry
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed says: “The future begins today, not tomo... Read More Adult event
Culture on the Arabian Table: Khalid AlNasarallah, Jalal Barjas & Yasmina Khadra
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 17:00-18:00Venue: MBRL Amphitheatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 213
AED 60
Literary schools, critiques, translation initiatives, and publishing in the Arab... Read More Adult event
Decolonising Indian History: Manu S. Pillai & Shrabani Basu
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 17:00-18:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 149
AED 60
History: a record of the past, of a time gone by. But do we question enough who ... Read More Adult event
Delhi - A Soliloquy: M. Mukundan & Nandakumar K.
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 179
AED 60
Malayalam translated literature comes to the LitFest!
Award-winning author M. M... Read More Adult event
Dr Ali Khan: Film & Cinema in Pakistan
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 19:45-20:45Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 165
AED 60
Cinema offers a multi-dimensional landscape capturing the spirit of every era be... Read More Adult event
Fables Around the Fire: Ben Miller, Bolu Babalola, Budjette Tan, Dubai Abulhoul & Nicholas Jubber
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 20:00-21:15Venue: MBRL Amphitheatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 25
AED 60
From the Dwarfs of Europe to Dwende of the Philippines, and from the Kings of A... Read More Children's event
Fatima Sharafeddine: The Lion of the Sea - An Emirati Hero
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 10:00-11:00Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Age: 9+Session No: 93
Age: 9+Session No: 93
AED 40
Did you know that 15th century Emirati sea captain Ahmed bin Majid, famously kno... Read More Free Event
HE General Lieutenant Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri: Dubai, A Friend - Past, Present & Future
Date/Time: Wednesday 1 February 2023 09:00-09:50Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: Arabic
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 15
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 15
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This session is only available in Arabic. Please change your language settings a... Read More Free Event
HE Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr: The Library's Story - Between the Shelves of Knowledge
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 11:30-12:15Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 155
Free Entry
In this session, His Excellency Mohammed Al Murr, Chairman of the Board of Direc... Read More Adult event
James Fox: Colours in Context - A Cultural History
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 19:00-20:00Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 122
AED 60
What is colour and what does it mean to you? Do we all see colour the same way, ... Read More Adult event
Jamil Jan Kochai: The Haunting of Hajji Hotak & Other Stories
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 20:30-21:30Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 251
AED 60
Jamil Jan Kochai has already made a name for himself in the literary world. His ... Read More Adult event
Jo Marchant: The Human Cosmos - A Secret History of the Stars
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 19:30-20:30Venue: MBRL Amphitheatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 171
AED 60
From the dawn of time, humankind has been fascinated by the drama of the night s... Read More Adult event
Kwentong Filipino - Filipino Stories: Angelo R Lacuesta, Danabelle Gutierrez & Miguel Syjuco
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:30-18:30Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 20
AED 60
How does the story of the contemporary Filipino transcend beyond the borders and... Read More Adult event
Michael Lynes: Isaac Alvarez Mysteries
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 3, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 245
AED 60
In 15th century Seville, the Spanish Inquisition’s grip on Andalucia tightens, a... Read More Adult event
Portraits from the UAE: Ahmed Bin Shabib, Amna Al Qubaisi, Khawla Bin Khediya & Tony Jashanmal
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 11:30-12:30Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 160
AED 60
Published in the year of the 50th anniversary of the confederation of the United... Read More Adult event
Reza Aslan: An American Martyr in Persia
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 14:30-15:30Venue: Al Baraha III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 59
AED 60 - AED 75
A century ago, an American Christian missionary reluctantly set off for Iran. Li... Read More- Adults' Events
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