Back in 2019, all eyes were on the UAE as it hosted the Special Olympics, provided a warm welcome to the world’s most vulnerable citizens and it sent a clear message to the country — and the rest of the world — about the importance of tolerance. But while people of determination (and in particular children with special needs), have been a focal point for the country’s rulers for the past few years, all that
It has been two years since the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, a milestone event that helped to drastically alter perceptions of people with intellectual disabilities in the UAE and wider MENA region. But the work done by the Special Olympics to shatter stereotypes has continued long after the sporting showpiece finished. And it is vital: as the 2018-19 Special Olympics Health Prevalence Report, which surveyed athletes from around the world, found, significant
We spoke to three influential Emirati women, all who participated in the What She Said speaker series at W Abu Dhabi- Yas Island, about the spirit of Emirati Women’s Day. We asked them four important questions about where they are right now, where they want to go, and how they see their lives compared to the way their mothers lived — and what responsibility they have for the women who follow their lead. Captain Salma
Dareen Barbar lost a leg to cancer when she was only 15. Twenty-eight years later, she has earned a place in Guinness World Records with a static wall sit.
People of determination are often excluded from society in the UAE but Bareface model agency wants to put them centre-stage.
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