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Community FitnessThe Strongest Emirati: “Don’t let your illnesses be excuses”

June 20, 202118 min

Numerous health problems have not held Youseff Al Fardan back from transforming his life – or earning the title of Strongest Emirati. In addition to breaking records, he has joined forces with Britain’s former and the UAE’s current strongest man, 27-year-old Mark Boyd. In January the pair opened their new Strong Gym in Dubai. It is one of the region’s only facilities focusing on strongman workouts. “I met Mark through mutual friends, to get personal training...

by Anna Pukas

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Community HealthGetting to the UAE’s genetics baseline

May 24, 20215 min

The Emirati Genome Program will allow medical researchers to better understand genetic illnesses and offer more precise, customized treatments.

by Anna Pukas

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Community ExpertEmirati scientist published in renowned science journal

February 7, 20214 min

Biochemist Dr Saif Al Qassim is the first Emirati scientist to be published in the highly prestigious journal, Nature Communications

by Anna Pukas

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Community MindfulnessOmar Al Busaidy: ‘There are sacrifices to be made’

May 24, 202013 min

If there was ever someone who embodies the old adage “if at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again,” that person is Omar Al Busaidy. At 34, the entrepreneur and author has four failed businesses and a short-lived marriage behind him. He has also been fired from two jobs, been demoted from another and survived a serious, life-limiting illness. He has bounced back from them all to forge a career as a motivational speaker and...

by Caitlyn Davey

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Community FitnessWomen’s Heritage Walk traces UAE history — and adds a men’s version

January 30, 202011 min

Embarking on a 120-kilometer journey across the desert and on foot, too, may not sound appealing to everyone, but the fifth annual Women’s Heritage Walk has become not only a culturally significant event but a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. As with the others that came before it, the fifth annual event commemorates the annual Bedouin journey from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain in search of cooler weather, taking days to get to their destination. On Friday (January...

by Mark Lomas

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FoodSoil Store is growing an organic Emirati brand

January 5, 202010 min

After years of frustration at the lack of nutritious, special dietary produce available in the UAE, Salama Al Muhairi decided to take matters into her own hands. In 2016, the Emirati entrepreneur created Soil Store, a company dedicated to providing healthier food and drink options for the people of Abu Dhabi. Initially operating as a pop-up shop at locations across the capital, her nomadic business finally put down some permanent roots in late 2019, moving...

by Mark Lomas

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Community FitnessShaikha Al Qassemi chases CrossFit dream to Spain

November 19, 201913 min

Shaikha Al Qassemi has been a champion of both CrossFit and women’s fitness for several years, working with brands like Red Bull and Lululemon to encourage Emiratis and other UAE residents to exercise more. Having become one of the UAE fitness industry’s most familiar faces, her announcement in September that she was moving to Spain came as a great surprise to friends, family and followers alike. Leaving behind the popular ladies-only Platform Fitness Gym in...

by Ann Marie McQueen

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FoodMarl’s Organic container is a Cafe

March 27, 20195 min

You may have noticed the Marl’s Organic container at Al Bahar at the Corniche, serving 100 per cent organic food since last year’s Mother of the Nation festival. Mohamed Al Shaibani and Rana Luqman have been planning to open a cafe that would recreate all the healthy dishes they loved to make at home ever since they were married in 2014. Now their dream is about to come true – with the first Marl’s Organic...

by Ann Marie McQueen

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Food HealthHow one Abu Dhabi woman is healing her family with a vegan diet

November 1, 20188 min

She knew she was onto something when she served her husband's meat-loving Emirati family a vegan feast – and they approved.

by Ashleigh Stewart

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Fitness Food Mindfulness5 ways this Emirati doctor uses the healing power of nature

October 2, 201825 min

Mariam Abdulla Ketait is an Emirati family doctor who believes medicine should not simply focus on a patient's physical body, but also on their mental, emotional and spiritual state.