For this week’s Super Seven, Food Critics Dr Shagufta Ahmed and Farrukh Younus make connections between their love of art, cake and foreign cities which all converged into one glorious afternoon at the Rosewood Hotel’s Art Afternoon Tea Series in London.
On the culture front, Chinese Muslims want a taste of all things Malaysian, making the country their go-to holiday destination in recent years. According to the Islamic Tourism Centre of Malaysia Director General Nizran Noordinot, our Chinese brothers and sisters are captivated by the architecture of local mosques, tropical beaches and colourful Malay attire.
In sport, Abu Dhabi welcomed 10,000+ spectators to its brand-new autonomous racing competition this weekend, marking a significant milestone as the largest league of its kind in motorsport history!
When it comes to smart city living, NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Senior Lecturer Dr Woo Jun Jie discusses Singapore’s urban planning strategies in light of the new capital cities currently under construction in Indonesia and Egypt.
Speaking of smarty-pants, our techie brothers and sisters in Dubai were at the Machines Can See Summit, where UAE Minister HE Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan shared his thoughts on why human values are needed to make the transition to Artificial Intelligence more inclusive and less disruptive for everyone.
As for other big news in the Emirate, Oman set chins wagging as it signed USD 32 billion worth of renewable energy and green metal production deals with the UAE and MEED Analyst John Bambridge gives the low-down on how the Emirate’s economy has been driven largely by non-oil growth in recent years.
Finally, we leave with a parting message from Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who, on Saudi Arabia’s Muslim World League visit this month, reaffirmed a message not just for our brothers and sisters in Saudi, but a lovely reminder for the whole Ummah; that unity lies in fraternal ties that are rooted in our faith, shared values and culture.
Yours, in uplifting the Ummah,
Joanne Leila.
Editor-in-Chief
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