Malala Yousafzai to attend 2021 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature

The event is scheduled to take place from Jan. 29 to Feb. 13. (AFP)
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Updated 29 December 2020
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Malala Yousafzai to attend 2021 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature

DUBAI: Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is among a steallar list of authors set to appear at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature taking place in 2021. 

Organizers announced the full lineup of authors on Tuesday, with Yousafzai set to be joined by authors Elif Shafak, Amin Maalouf , Lemn Sissay and more. 

The event is scheduled to take place from Jan. 29 to Feb. 13 at three different locations in Dubai: Jameel Art Centre, Inter Continental Dubai Festival City and Alserkal Avenue, as well as virtually. 

The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is known for bringing together an array of celebrated names in the literature world under one roof. 


 


Chris Hemsworth, MrBeast visit Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

Updated 15 January 2026
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Chris Hemsworth, MrBeast visit Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

DUBAI: Marvel superstar Chris Hemsworth, most popular for playing movie superhero Thor, was joined by YouTube sensation MrBeast in Abu Dhabi as they visited the newly opened Natural History Museum and teamLab Phenomena.

In a video shared by Visit Abu Dhabi, the two stars are seen posing for a photo in front of the Brachiosaurus exhibit in the central atrium of the museum. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is also seen with his partner, Thea Booysen, as they are shown around the two sites.

MrBeast was in the UAE to take part in the 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai. He also posted a clip with Hemsworth — who was announced as Abu Dhabi’s brand ambassador last November — on social media, captioning the post: “I swear he kinda looks like @chrishemsworth.”