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Stand-up comedians have a reputation for using provocative and often political jokes. Not to be daunted by this apparent obstacle to success, an American and an Emirati are trying to create a stand-up scene in the conservative Arab Gulf states. Through their Dubai comedy school, they promote a clean brand of humour. Christoph Dreyer reports
Can you talk us through your career?
After a short stint at an advertising agency, I joined our family business in 2000, the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group (ESAG), to focus on marketing and communications. Since 2009 I’ve been Director of Retail, responsible for strategy and operational development of the Group’s international and local retail brand portfolio. It’s been a fascinating experience, as I’m the second generation of our 60-year-old business.
What inspired you to venture into philanthropic work? SUBSCRIBE FOLLOW US
Both my parents were role models and had traits that I wanted to emulate and build upon. During my teens and early twenties, I was greatly influenced by my father’s charitable projects across geographies spanning East Africa, the Gulf and across to the Indian subcontinent. He eventually went onto to build one of the UAE’s first official family-sponsored charity foundations.
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Laila Binbrek on delivering the UAE s story at the Venice Biennale: You are entering the larger global dialogue
As the co-ordinating director of the National Pavilion since 2013, Binbrek says the impact of the UAE s participation is both local and global
The 2009 UAE Pavilion at the Venice Biennale featured works by Lamya Gargash. All images courtesy National Pavilion UAE
View of the Second Time Around exhibition, part of the UAE Pavilion for Venice Biennale 2011. National Pavilion UAE
The exhibition Walking on Water, featuring work by Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem, was presented at the Venice Biennale in 2013. National Pavilion UAE
Lest We Forget: Structures of Memory in the UAE marked the first exhibition from the UAE for the Venice Biennale for Architecture in 2014. National Pavilion UAE