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Award-winning comic actress Betty White has the last laugh in biographic comic book

From her early days in television to her iconic role on "The Golden Girls" and her social media fame, the 30-page comic by TidalWave Productions traces her Hollywood journey.

11 Jan 2022

Author Kwame Alexander to launch new trilogy this fall

Alexander's novel from 2015, "The Crossover,” won the Newbery Medal for the year's best children's book.

12 Jan 2022

New generations think of new mornings

A few years ago, the author was deeply shocked when a news anchor had distorted the name of a big Indian leader in Munger. The author is among the leader’s millions of admirers. At that time, the author thought his novel could become a voice of the downtrodden.

12 Jan 2022

1,500 languages could die out by 2100, says new study

The research by Australian National University (ANU) found that of the world's 7,000 recognised languages, around half are currently endangered - with 1,500 particularly at risk.

02 Jan 2022

Sheikh Mohammed launches UAE Declaration of Arabic Language

Sheikh Mohammed said, "Today, I attended the Arabic Language Summit, organised by the UAE Ministry of Culture and Youth, at Expo 2020 Dubai, accompanied by the Secretary-General of the Arab League and Arab ministers of culture. The Arabic language is a language of beauty, culture, and civilisation and one summit is certainly not enough.

19 Dec 2021

The First Chapter of ELF Seddiqi Writers’ Fellowship being written

The first global standard mentorship programme in the region for aspiring writers from the UAE has been launched by the Emirates Literature Foundation (ELF), in partnership with Seddiqi Holding.

15 Dec 2021

Anne Rice, who breathed new life into vampires, dies

Anne Rice, the novelist whose lush, best-selling gothic tales, including “Interview With a Vampire,” reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes, has died. She was 80. Rice died late on Saturday due to complications from a stroke, her son Christopher Rice announced on her Facebook page and his Twitter page.

13 Dec 2021

Change is the only constant in life, says Egyptian author

Karim has written 6 bestselling self-help books in which she shares first and second-hand experiences and practical tips with focus on women’s mental health, family, well-being and challenges.

07 Dec 2021

Pakistan students work magic to transform 150-year-old university campus into Harry Potter's Hogwarts

"Most of these youngsters grew up at the time when JK Rowling's work was being presented in the novels and then later on in the films," Dr Asghar Zaidi, the university's vice chancellor and a "Potterhead" himself said.

03 Dec 2021