Look: Emirati women’s faces illuminate Expo 2020 Dubai

Look: Emirati women’s faces illuminate Expo 2020 Dubai

The collection of photographs documents the vital role that women played in shaping the UAE's history

Published: Sun 6 Mar 2022, 9:16 PM Last updated: Sun 6 Mar 2022, 10:00 PM

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) 'UAE's Women Face Print' exhibition.

At the heart of the exhibition is a painting of Her 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-centric collection of photographs, with the aim of highlighting the ways of life in the early days of the emirates before the establishment of the union.

There’s a narrative behind each face: A woman whose husband has gone into the endless nights of diving and fishing; a girl weaving wool as if she’s weaving her own dreams; a woman cooking with love and passion over everything else; a girl overjoyed with her new henna designs.

It also reflects the great efforts the UAE's founding fathers put towards equality and empowering women in all aspects of life,