The Little Mermaid and
The Ugly Duckling fame, once said: “Just living is not enough . one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” It’s a quote that Dubai resident Nazish Saif says inspired her to launch Quite Quaint, one of the many businesses offering niche floristry services in the UAE.
The sector has grown increasingly relevant during the pandemic, as entrepreneurs say
the public health crisis has unwittingly encouraged a return to creativity and nature.
Ferns N Petals, an
online flowers and gifting platform in the UAE, reported a growth rate of 100 per cent last year
, with an increase of 15 per cent in the last quarter of 2020
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Lemn Sissay is a headliner as the three-week Emirates Airline Festival of Literature closes its hybrid run for 2021, having engaged more than 90 authors in digital and physical events.
The organizing leadership of Dubai’s Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2021 at the InterContinential Dubai Festival City complex. Image: EAFL
Dubai Joins Sharjah in Staging a Physical Book Festival
As it enters its final of three weekends in Dubai, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature moves to its Alsserkal Avenue venue today (February 12), having been at the Jameel Arts Centre (January 29 and 30) and at the soaring InterContinental Dubai Festival City (February 4 to 6).
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The final weekend of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature kicks off at Alserkal Avenue, a vibrant cultural district in the Al-Quoz industrial area of Dubai, on Feb. 12-13, rounding off this year’s literary festivities with a celebration of creativity, hope, and triumph over adversity.
Highlights of the final weekend include Emirati diplomat and author Omar Ghobash with his thoughts on the positive paths ahead of us, a virtual solo session by English author Lemn Sissay, who joins in conversation with a moderator live on stage to give a searing account of his autobiography “My Name is Why,” and the inspiring festival finale celebrating poetry, with Dana Dajani, Lemn Sissay, Afra Atiq, Danabelle Gutierrez and Zeina Hashem Beck.