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FROM THE EDITOR PEACE AND KINDNESS

This edition of our award-winning magazine toms and just embrace the sacred message of Go! Dubai/Abu Dhabi starts off by covering forgiveness. All the things stands the holy month of Ramadan, the most impor- for and beyond. tant occasion in the Islamic calendar. It is a I feel blessed to have many friends that cel- time of peace and kindness and understand- ebrate Ramadan. I respect them fully as they ing of human values and also a time to go soul fast and pray. For them it is important and for searching within yourself and do good deeds. me too. With love, respect and peaceful minds It is very important and a time of reflection we can go farther than anyone has ever done. and compassion also. So let us honor the power of the holy month The understanding of what Ramadan of Ramadan and let it live on for the rest of stands for varies a lot among people living in our lives.# other cultures. And I have asked myself many times if the rest of the non-muslim population world wide would take a month just to do good deeds and show compassion, the world would be a much more peaceful place. To give to the less fortunate, to help their community, to be understanding of other cultures and cus-

GO! DUBAI MAGAZINE is published by Go! Dubai Magazine FZE and is a bi-monthly magazine for visitors and natives of Dubai, Abu Dhabi IMAGES FROM HISTORY and U.A.E. President: Mr Paer Ola Sjoesten CMO: Mrs Annika Sjoesten Art director: Ms Camilla Wilhelmsson Financial director: Ms Lotta Louvre Abu Dhabi presents two extensive and important Eriksson exhibitions with a very high cultural value in that history is shown in the shape of fantastic paintings and the earliest photographs. The publisher regrets that we can not accept liability for errors in the content of the editorial nor advertising material. We strive to be as accurate as possible CLOSER AT THE OPERA every time but times and dates can be changed/altered or cancelled without any previous notification beyond our control. The Go! Magazine trade mark is Music in the Studio will continue to create registered and protected by international law. No editorial content, layout or adverts may be