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Al Shindagah

Chief Executive
Mohammed Al Habtoor

Editor
James Mowbray

Al Shindagah Committee
Maan Halabi
Rami Shihabudin

Advertising Sales
Nadia Jones

Translation
Communication Est.

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Holding Company

Dubai National
Investment Company


Metropolitan
International LLC


Metropolitan
Hotel Dubai


Metropolitan
Beach Hotel Dubai


The Metropolitan
Palace Hotel


Al Habtoor
Motors LLC


Emirates
International School


Al Habtoor
Engineering Enterprises


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C O N T E N T S

We Must Learn From Our Mistakes
An interview with Khalaf Al Habtoor

Eating Out


Sport
Blazing Saddles
The world-famous Godolphin stable is speaheading the Dubai bid to become the world hub of horse racing


Arabian Wildlife
Birds of a Feather

The UAE is home to an amazing wealth of wildlife, and David Williams dons his binoculars to focus on the bird population


Islam
Safiya, A Mother Of The Believers

In our continuing series about exemplary women in Islamic history, Sheikh Faris Ali Al Mustafa turns the spotlight on Safiyya


Sport
Monkey Magic

A small piece of central England became a small piece belonging to Arabia this summer when the Al Habtoor Group purchased on of the UK's top hotels.


Communities
In from the cold

The Arabian Desert may be a far cry from the icey wilderness of northern Europe, but there are plenty of Scandinavians who have swapped snow shoes for sun cream to call the UAE home


Technology
Energy's bright future?

Solar energy is clean, plentiful and extremely reliable. Penelope Lane finds out why the power of the sun has not been fully harnessed in a region that sees more than 300 sunny days each year.


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Chairman's Message
Al Habtoor News


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