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Anger of other who lost daughter in quadbike accident
“I said, ‘Be careful and call me as soon as you get there.’ So she went.
“It was six o’clock and I felt something was not right. She always calls me. If I’m out, every 10 minutes she’d call me.
“I called her number, no reply. Then I called her friend’s number and a man replied. I said, ‘This is my daughter’s friend’s telephone. He said, ‘Oh, so the girl who fell off the bike is your daughter.’”
Seeds of change
Until recently, resources for mentally disabled adults in the region were few, but a new initiative at the Zayed Agriculture Centre offers more than specialised care – skills, pride and the independence of a wage. At its first harvest, Jen Gerson looks at how a farm project there is transforming lives. Photographs by Sammy Dallal.
Workers occupy up to a quarter of all hotel rooms
ABU DHABI // Up to a quarter of hotel rooms in the capital are occupied by residents seeking flats or white-collar workers on short contracts, according to the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA).
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