Note to editors: Photos can be found via Dropbox here. After a two-year hiatus, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival returns to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with a program exploring the ...

The United Arab Emirates witnessed a series of prominent cultural and knowledge achievements in 2025, extending its approach ...

For many Filipinos working overseas and in places like the UAE, Christmas is often marked by distance from home - and from the traditions that make the season feel complete. One of the most deeply ...

From June 22 to July 4, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival returns to the National Mall in D.C., with an emphasis on the cultural traditions of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and creating an optimistic ...

The Royal Families of the United Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) comprises seven Emirates, each ruled by distinct ...

T.S. Eliot—whose poetry collection I devoured in my school years and still keep close at hand on my bookshelf—had a fascinating take on time, where the past, present and future converge into one ...

Arva and Farida Ahmed, of Frying Pan Adventures inside Qwaider Al Nabulsi Sweets in the Deira neighborhood of Dubai, March 19, 2022. Credit - Natalie Naccache for TIME Before Dubai transformed into a ...

FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates -- First were the roads, Fatima Zaabi recalled, ribbons of asphalt that untwined a generation ago across a desert where life and its traditions had changed little in ...

On Christmas Day, UAE expats tried to keep the traditions of their home country alive. While some hosted dinners at their homes, others tried to create new traditions for their multicultural families.