04 - 15 November 2026
Join legendary singer-songwriter Yusuf/Cat Stevens for a special experience celebrating his global bestselling memoir, Cat On the Road to Findout. Through an intimate conversation, Yusuf reflects on an extraordinary life, a remarkable musical journey and the stories behind his much-loved songs.
Cultural Programme
This seminar explores proactive leadership as an approach grounded in anticipating the future, understanding emerging trends, and identifying opportunities and challenges before they arise, rather than simply reacting to events. It also highlights the key skills and tools that enable leaders to make proactive decisions, foster innovation, and encourage their teams to take initiative and drive change. Sponsor: Sharjah Police Science Academy
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This seminar explores the evolving landscape of writing and creativity amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence, highlighting how intelligent technologies are shaping the future of the creative process and digital content creation. It also examines the relationship between writers and machines, emphasising the unique qualities of human creativity and the essential role of imagination and personal experience in generating knowledge and ideas. Sponsor: Emirates Creative Association
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This seminar highlights the strategic shift towards establishing a smart security university through the use of modern technologies, artificial intelligence and innovation. It explores how these can advance security education and training, enhance the efficiency of security institutions, and prepare professionals to meet future needs and challenges. Sponsor: Sharjah Police Science Academy
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This lecture examines the concept of reason and its place in religious, philosophical, ethical and value-based discourse. It explores the various forms and manifestations of reason in human experience, raising philosophical questions about its nature, the limits of its judgements, and the extent to which the ideas and positions it produces are rational. Sponsor: Philosophy House – Fujairah
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This session offers an opportunity to rediscover one of the most distinctive and influential voices in Arabic poetry and explore his human and poetic world from a new perspective. Held to mark the release of the audiobook edition of In Search of Riyad Al-Saleh Al-Hussein by Arabookverse, the session examines the experience of Syrian poet Riyad Al-Saleh Al-Hussein and his significance in modern Arabic poetry. It also traces author Khalaf Jaber’s search into the poet’s life and poetic universe, while exploring how the book has been transformed into an audio experience for new audiences. Sponsor: Arabookverse International
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