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Al Etihad
17-05-2025
- Al Etihad
8th Historic Dalma Race Festival showcases UAE's rich cultural legacy
16 May 2025 23:30 ABU DHABI (WAM)The 8th Historic Dalma Race Festival got underway on Friday on Dalma Island, located in the Al Dhafra Region, Abu by the Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club, and the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, the event will run until June 1, its duration, the Historic Dalma Festival will feature weekend activities every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. These activities aim to attract a wide audience, promote tourism, boost the local economy on Dalma Island, creating an immersive social and cultural atmosphere for families and the broader public to accompanying heritage market will host a selection of traditional shops offering Emirati crafts and authentic local dishes, along with dedicated children's areas, theatrical performances, and daily competitions. Traditional handcraft demonstrations will highlight the rich cultural legacy passed down through generations in the Dalma Historic Race Festival aims to revive UAE's maritime heritage, strengthen national identity, and pass on the values of the past to future generations. It seeks to raise awareness among citizens, residents, and visitors of the historical importance of the Emirati islands and their cultural role, while also supporting productive families, stimulating Dalma Island's economy, and positioning the festival as one of Abu Dhabi's leading tourism and sporting destinations.
Al Etihad
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Al Etihad
Under the patronage of Hamdan bin Zayed 8th Historic Dalma Race Festival to take place in Abu Dhabi
10 May 2025 13:11 ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, the 8th Historic Dalma Race Festival will be held from May 16 until June 1, 2025. Organised by the Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club, and the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, the event will take place on Dalma Island, located in the Al Dhafra Region, Abu highlight of the festival is the Historic Dalma Dhow Sailing Race for 60ft vessels — the longest traditional sailing race in the Arabian Gulf — covering 68 nautical miles (approximately 125km).The 2025 edition of the race will begin from Dalma Island, navigating through islands such as Ghasha, Umm Al Kurkum, Al Fatayer, Al Bazm, Al Faiy, Marawah, and Jananah, with the race finishing at Al Mugheirah City Beach. This establishes the race as the Gulf's longest and most challenging traditional sailing its duration, the Historic Dalma Festival will feature weekend activities every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. These activities aim to attract a wide audience, promote tourism, boost the local economy on Dalma Island, and create an immersive social and cultural atmosphere for families and the broader public to festival will offer a diverse lineup of coastal, marine, and sporting events, including the Dalma Shaari Fishing Championship, the 40ft Dalma Traditional Rowing Race, stand-up paddleboard competitions, cycling races, domino and carrom tournaments for both men and women, a running race, and a selection of traditional games. Visitors can also enjoy a broad program of recreational and educational activities throughout the accompanying heritage market will host a selection of traditional shops offering Emirati crafts and authentic local dishes, along with dedicated children's areas, theatrical performances, and daily competitions. Traditional handcraft demonstrations will highlight the rich cultural legacy passed down through generations in the UAE. The Dalma Historic Race Festival aims to revive the UAE's maritime heritage, strengthen national identity, and pass on the values of the past to future generations. It seeks to raise awareness among citizens, residents, and visitors of the historical importance of the Emirati islands and their cultural role, while also supporting productive families, stimulating Dalma Island's economy, and positioning the festival as one of Abu Dhabi's leading tourism and sporting destinations. Source: Aletihad - Abu Dhabi
Gulf Today
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Registration for ‘Million's Poet' ends on May 15
Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority has set 15 May as the deadline for registration for the 12th season of the television programme Million's Poet through the official website: To be eligible, male and female applicants must be between 18 and 45 years old and submit a classical Nabati poem with metered verse and rhyme, consisting of no fewer than 10 lines and no more than 18 lines. Submissions must be typed; handwritten poems will not be accepted. Full application guidelines and details are available on the programme's official website. Once the registration period concludes, the jury will begin reviewing and evaluating the submissions based on strict literary and artistic criteria. Shortlisted poets will then be invited for in-person interviews as part of the selection process for the live televised rounds, which will take place at the Al Raha Beach Theatre in Abu Dhabi. A total of 48 poets will be chosen to compete for the Poetry Banner (Bayraq Al-Shi'r) and the programme's prizes, the largest in the field of Nabati poetry. Million's Poet is the leading and largest Nabati poetry competition in the Arab world. It enjoys broad regional popularity and fulfills Abu Dhabi's cultural vision by restoring the prominence of Nabati poetry in Arab heritage, reflecting the authentic Arab identity, values, and regional dialects. The show offers substantial prizes to the top six finalists, with awards exceeding Dhs15 million. The winner earns the title of Million's Poet, the Poetry Banner, and a cash prize of Dhs5 million. Since its launch in 2006, Million's Poet has become the largest televised Nabati poetry competition in the Arab world. Over the past 19 years and 11 seasons, it has discovered and nurtured hundreds of poetic talents, many of whom have become leading figures in the region's poetry scene. The programme has played a vital role in reviving Arab literary heritage and embedding Nabati poetry in the Arab collective cultural memory. WAM
The National
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Million's Poet: The Abu Dhabi competition with Dh15 million at stake
Registrations are now open for the 12th season of Million's Poet, the long-running Arabic competition and television show to promote nabati or Emirati vernacular poetry. Organised by the Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, the competition has nurtured hundreds of talents since its beginning in 2006, many of whom have become leading figures in the region's poetry scene. The competition's success, with about 17 million TV viewership on Abu Dhabi TV, has even spurred the creation of a dedicated magazine and TV channel for re-runs. It even led the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation to establish the UAE's first nabati poetry academy to embrace the revival of the historic art. Besides overnight fame, Million's Poet offers substantial cash prizes to its finalists totalling Dh15 million, with the main winner of the Poetry Banner or Bayraq Al-Shi'r walking home with Dh5 million. The word "nabati" is used to denote the poetry circulating among the population of the Arabian peninsula in general, unlike the poetry written according to the rules of literary Arabic, for which the Quran is the supreme example. Nabati is a vital component of Emirati literary heritage, and dates back to at least the 14th century. It originated among the Bedouin of the Arabian Peninsula and was first referenced by Islamic scholar Ibn Khaldun in his 1377 work Al Muqaddimah. The competition is open all male and female poets aged between 18 and 45 years. To be eligible, all poets must submit a classical nabati poem with metered verse and rhyme, consisting of no fewer than 10 lines and no more than 18 lines. Submissions must be typed and no handwritten poems will be accepted. Once the registration period concludes, a jury will review and evaluate the submissions, following which shortlisted poets will be invited for in-person interviews. From there, a total of 48 poets will then be selected for the televised round, which will be filmed at Al Raha Beach Theatre in Abu Dhabi. The deadline for submissions is May 15 and can be done through the official website,
Al Etihad
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Al Etihad
Deadline for 12th Million's Poet registration set on May 15
3 May 2025 16:25 ABU DHABI (WAM)Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority has set May 15 as the deadline for registration for the 12th season of the television programme Million's Poet through the official be eligible, male and female applicants, must be between 18 and 45 years old and submit a classical Nabati poem with metered verse and rhyme, consisting of no fewer than 10 lines and no more than 18 lines. Submissions must be typed; handwritten poems will not be accepted. Full application guidelines and details are available on the programme's official the registration period concludes, the jury will begin reviewing and evaluating the submissions based on strict literary and artistic criteria. Shortlisted poets will then be invited for in-person interviews as part of the selection process for the live televised rounds, which will take place at the Al Raha Beach Theatre in Abu Dhabi.A total of 48 poets will be chosen to compete for the Poetry Banner (Bayraq Al-Shi'r) and the programme's prizes, the largest in the field of Nabati Poet is the leading and largest Nabati poetry competition in the Arab world. It enjoys broad regional popularity and fulfills Abu Dhabi's cultural vision by restoring the prominence of Nabati poetry in Arab heritage, reflecting the authentic Arab identity, values, and regional show offers substantial prizes to the top six finalists, with awards exceeding Dh15 winner earns the title of Million's Poet, the Poetry Banner, and a cash prize of Dh5 million. Since its launch in 2006, Million's Poet has become the largest televised Nabati poetry competition in the Arab world. Over the past 19 years and 11 seasons, it has discovered and nurtured hundreds of poetic talents, many of whom have become leading figures in the region's poetry scene.
