Sheikh Hamdan’s poems now available on Emirates flights – The National

Sheikh Hamdan’s poems now available on Emirates flights – The National

A collection recited by the Crown Prince of Dubai is part of an in-flight package to promote traditional Emirati culture. A collection of poems recited by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed are now available for Emirates airline passengers to tune into while on board their flight.. Travellers can listen to audio recordings of poems, penned by the Crown Prince of Dubai, as part of the airline's push to bring Emirati heritage and culture to the world.. Sheikh Hamdan has been writing poems since he was a teenager and uses the Nabati verse, a form of vernacular poetry popular in the UAE.. The package, produced by the Hamdan bin Mohammed Heritage Centre and Al Oula Radio Network, will feature among 4,500 channels on the airline's in-flight entertainment system and will reach passengers travelling to more than 150 destinations.. Nathalie Awadissian, managing director of the radio network, said the poetry delivered in the colloquial Emirati language conveyed the UAE's rich heritage.. Adel Al Redha, chief operating officer of Emirates, said the airline was proud to spread the culture of its home country to the world.. The poems, along with a separate audio collection of Emirati proverbs and social values, are part of the