WATCH: Emirati women’s faces light up Expo 2020 Dubai – News

Photo collection documents important role women have played in shaping UAE history

The UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will feature 30 photographs of Emirati women to mark International Women’s Day and as part of the UAE Gender Balance Council’s (UAEGBC) exhibition ‘Faceprints of Emirati Women’.

At the center of the exhibition is a painting of His Highness Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai

The exhibition is a women-centred photo collection that aims to highlight the way of life in the early emirates before the UAE was established.

Behind every face there is a story: a woman whose husband dived into endless nights of diving and fishing; a girl who knits as if knitting her own dreams; A girl is very happy with her new henna design.

It also reflects the tremendous efforts of the UAE’s founding fathers to achieve equality and empower women in all spheres of life, especially the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, wife of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairperson of the UAE Gender Balance Council, Chairperson of Dubai Women’s Institution, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, said: “Explore every The stories behind the individuals The unique and inspiring photographs take us back to the past in all its detail and simplicity, celebrating the strength and resilience of the Emirati spirit, while also documenting the important role women have played in shaping our history. These photographs were sponsored by The National Archives provides the Al Bayan newspaper.”

She added that each collection is attributed to a meaningful word in the Emirati dialect to illustrate the Emirati spirit. There is a story behind each of the four sets of photographs, but the photographs serve a primary purpose of documenting the important role women have played in shaping our history.

Sheikha Manal added that the exhibition, with its various photo collections, enriches Expo 2020 Dubai’s artistic and cultural diversity and enhances global exchange, as it gives visitors the opportunity to explore women’s groundbreaking contributions since the union’s inception.

Mona Al Marri, Vice-Chairman of UAEGBC and Director of the Media Office of the Government of Dubai, said that Expo 2020 Dubai is the perfect platform to honor Emirati women.

The exhibition highlights the contributing and inspiring presence of women in all aspects of life at the time, such as housewives, teachers, farmers, craftsmen, or their roles in the senior police force. It also reflects the enormous efforts our Founding Fathers made to achieve equality and empower women in all spheres of life.

Divided into four unique sections, the exhibition showcases a collection of women-centric photography.

Alsace (or English: foundation) is the starting point of everything, the source of our motivation, and the starting point of our road to glory.this Alsace The series paints the educational journey of Emirati women through their faces, revealing the ambition and self-confidence of each individual.

The series spans different eras as women move toward a future of prosperity, beyond the promises of the past, to the new horizons of the present, and into a future of prosperity.

sanad (or in English: support) is a series that showcases mothers as the spirit of the family, a source of strength, resilience and unwavering love. This is what makes her a real supporter, or “sanad,” for her husband, who has been on diving trips for several months. She is the backbone of the house, planting, grinding, roasting, providing and protecting.

photos in hashem The collection highlights the authentic sense of modesty that prevails in the lives of every Emirati woman. The collection showcases how Emirati women and girls used to dress for festive occasions, including traditional embroidered dresses and henna designs, while always demonstrating the true meaning of humility in every detail.

this Umayyad (or in English: Mother) is a collection of photographs that explores a wide range of emotions, highlighting the meaning of love, kindness, ambition, hope, patience and pride that each mother embodies.