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Iman Vellani on why 'Ms. Marvel' is every brown girl's story

Iman Vellani on why 'Ms. Marvel' is every brown girl's story

Gulf News — Seeing Kamala Khan lament over the gossiping neighbourhood aunties, celebrate Eid with her family and friends and endearingly crush on Shah Rukh Khan as she serenades his excellence in 'Baazigar' over 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' are moments that connect with brown girls around the world who have secretly harboured dreams of being the saviour of their own reality.
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How Marvel's 'Moon Knight' gets Arab representation so right

How Marvel's 'Moon Knight' gets Arab representation so right

Gulf News — Disney+ show, out now, introduces Marvel's first Arab superhero in former UAE resident In a memorable scene from 'Moon Knight', a teenage girl looks on in awe as Layla El Faouly swoops in to save the day, prompting her to ask: 'Enti superhero Masriya?' (Are you an Egyptian Superhero?).
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Bollywood star Alia Bhatt on 'Darlings', her 'baby', and her production house Eternal Sunshine

Bollywood star Alia Bhatt on 'Darlings', her 'baby', and her production house Eternal Sunshine

Gulf News — Alia Bhatt talks about throwing her weight behind a women-centric film The first time this journalist met Alia Bhatt was 10 years ago, when a hesitant, yet hopeful young debutante stood in the shadow of her mentor Karan Johar, almost starry-eyed by the media turnout in Dubai to welcome the prolific filmmaker and his three new finds (the others being Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra) during the promotional blitzkrieg of 'Student of the Year' in 2012.
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Is your office slowly killing you?

Is your office slowly killing you?

Gulf News — According to Ezzi, studies show individuals are at a 60 per cent higher risk of getting heart attacks, a 60 per cent higher risk of diabetes and cancer as well. "All of it has been linked just to sitting for long periods," Ezzi stresses.
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Meet Ahmad Golchin: The man who directed the birth of UAE cinemas

Meet Ahmad Golchin: The man who directed the birth of UAE cinemas

Gulf News — Golchin has worn many hats in his lifetime, some more nefarious than others, but it's his legacy laid down in the UAE over the past 57 years that has changed the landscape of theatrical entertainment in the country. "When I landed in Dubai in 1964, there one cinema located in Al Nasser Square.
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129 years in the UAE: My family's journey through the birth of a country

129 years in the UAE: My family's journey through the birth of a country

Gulf News — Chronicling the history of the UAE through its longtime residents I was a child when I first heard the stories from my grandmother, daring tales of adventures and swashbuckling pirates on the high seas, embarking to a foreign land full of wonders.
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Vineet Bhatia brings taste of Indya to Dubai

Vineet Bhatia brings taste of Indya to Dubai

Gulf News — The 51-year-old's most recent brainchild - the short-lived Ashiana by Vineet notwithstanding - is one that has the purists most excited. Indya by Vineet, located at Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa, is positioning itself as the flag-bearer of homestyle cooking. Simply put: this is food minus the theatrics.
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Dubai hotel cuts ties with Chef Atul Kochhar following tweet

Dubai hotel cuts ties with Chef Atul Kochhar following tweet

Gulf News — Dubai: Celebrity Chef Atul Kochhar on Wednesday said he was 'deeply upset' by a Dubai hotel's decision to cut ties with him, following his inflammatory tweet that caused outrage on social media amid accusations of racism, bigotry and Islamophobia.
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Taapsee Pannu tackles trolls, threats for 'Mulk'

Taapsee Pannu tackles trolls, threats for 'Mulk'

Gulf News — Taapsee Pannu is clear that she's not out to change the world. She is, though, armed with questions that few have the courage to acknowledge, let alone face head on with a momentum of a barrelling freighter train.
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One family's harrowing escape from Kuwait during the Gulf War

One family's harrowing escape from Kuwait during the Gulf War

Gulf News — One Indian family talks of how they left Kuwait, 23 days after Iraqi invasion Dubai: It's been 30 years since that fateful day, but the horrors of the Gulf War continue to haunt the Ashar family, who found themselves homeless and separated from loved ones as events unfolded in a matter of hours.
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NetJets to step up fractional ownership marketing in region

NetJets to step up fractional ownership marketing in region

Emirates 24/7 — The executive jet fractional ownership programme may have hit turbulence in North America and Europe, but NetJets Middle East is investing in a region-wide promotional strategy to ensure the concept takes off successfully here.
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New routes sees flydubai take off

New routes sees flydubai take off

Emirates 24/7 — With plans to increase routes to 40 cities by end of this year, flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith has set his sights on possibly adding more flights to the Asian sub-continent. The carrier is also on track to launch its holiday packages concept soon.
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Emirates not to hike India seats

Emirates not to hike India seats

Emirates 24/7 — Emirates President Tim Clark ruled out capacity increase to India in the immediate future, blaming aero politics as being the biggest deterrent in the carrier's expansion into the Asian country.
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Ajman: The next adventure destination

Ajman: The next adventure destination

Gulf News — A flock of pink flamingoes took flight as our seaplane skimmed over the crystal clear waters of Ajman's tidal lagoon. Nestled between lush green wetlands lies the nature reserve of Al Zorah, home to one million square metres of the emirate's ecologically rich mangrove forest.
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World's longest zipline takes flight in RAK

World's longest zipline takes flight in RAK

Gulf News — Ras Al Khaimah: The world's longest zipline took flight in Jebel Jais, Ras Al Khaimah, on Thursday earning a Guinness World Record for stretching across a span of 2,832 metres above the rocky outcrop of UAE's highest mountain range.
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Ricky Martin wants to get Dubai dancing

Ricky Martin wants to get Dubai dancing

Gulf News — It's endearing to hear a Grammy-winning artist emote almost childlike incredulity upon hearing that fans are feverishly eager to see his live performance in the UAE. "Are you serious?" comes the enthusiastic response from Latin pop star Ricky Martin. "I've been to Dubai so many times in the past.
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Paris Hilton on bringing her business empire to Dubai

Paris Hilton on bringing her business empire to Dubai

Gulf News — The celeb entrepreneur and reality TV star wants to expand her real estate footprint here As someone who was once famous for being famous, Paris Hilton would make for a fascinating case study in how one reinvents themselves at the end of every success cycle.
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Jason Derulo goes K-Pop ahead of Dubai show

Jason Derulo goes K-Pop ahead of Dubai show

Gulf News — 'Gulf News tabloid!' caught up with the versatile singer a day after his concert at London's O2 Arena, where he performed on the same stage as Rita Ora, Liam Payne and Ellie Goulding for the 'Jingle Bell Ball'. Sounding tired, but excited, Derulo was mere hours away from catching that flight bound for picturesque Bali.
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Mystery shrouds death of Emirates' stewardess Evelyn

Mystery shrouds death of Emirates' stewardess Evelyn

Emirates 24/7 — Mystery continues to shroud the sudden death of British national Evelyn Rose Clarke, even as friends and family recalled the colourful life of the young airline stewardess who plunged to her death from a residential building in Bur Dubai earlier this week.
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Three 'Love Island' suicides raise concerns about reality show

Three 'Love Island' suicides raise concerns about reality show

Gulf News — The money-spinning reality show, that pits couples on an island to complete tasks in a bid to find true love, has been rocked in the past as well following the suicides of former contestants Sophie Gradon, 32, and Mike Thalassitis, 26.
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Learn lessons of success from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

Learn lessons of success from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

Gulf News — The Sheikh CEO is a carefully crafted tale of Sheikh Mohammed's enterprising approach to running Dubai. It's an engaging narrative about his penchant for risk-taking, even when the chips are stacked against him.
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Trevor Noah tackles humour in a divided world

Trevor Noah tackles humour in a divided world

Gulf News — Few would argue that Trevor Noah has lived several lifetimes in his 34 years. As a biracial child whose very birth was an act of defiance during the apartheid in South Africa, the scars of his unconventional upbringing could have brought a stronger man to his knees.
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Jane Goodall has hope for Earth amidst COVID-19 crisis

Jane Goodall has hope for Earth amidst COVID-19 crisis

Gulf News — In these six decades, Dr Goodall has become the driving force behind animal conservation efforts, achieving what 17-year-old Greta Thunberg is doing today for climate change, without the aid of ample press coverage and social media.
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Einstein to JLo: A day with a denim historian

Einstein to JLo: A day with a denim historian

Gulf News — It's not every day one crosses path with a denim historian. Or quite understand what the term even means. Quiz the woman in question and Tracey Panek throws her head back in laughter, saying: "It is denim hunting in many ways."
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