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Culture
Bedouin trainer: horseman by nature
Ali Al Ameri is renowned across the world for his ability to “fix” problem horses. He tells Vision about his Bedouin upbringing, his globe-trotting career and why he still prefers life in the desert
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Life
Ocean exploration: the deep space age
The race is on to discover what lies at the bottom of the world’s final undiscovered frontier: its seas. Far from being a pursuit of wealthy celebrities or curious scientists, oceanography has become a key geopolitical consideration, with marine conservation and the securing of resources new priorities for global powers
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The Vibe
Fayza Al Mashjari
Vision meets talented Emirati Fayza Al Mashjari, a young designer who is rapidly making a name for herself after her design was selected for the Mubadala World Tennis Championship trophy. Here, she talks about her inspiration and work
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Culture
Interview: President Jimmy Carter
Since its foundation in 1982, the Carter Center has touched the lives of millions around the world. In this exclusive interview, President Jimmy Carter talks to Vision about the Center’s work eradicating diseases and his unwavering mission to improve the lives of the world’s poorest people
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Business
Collaborative consumption: the end of ownership?
The market in sharing goods is now estimated to be worth US$785bn, with everything from cars, homes, fashion, skills and information up for grabs. Vision explores the new sharing economy and why, far from being just a fad, this could be the business model of the future
Changing convention: mobile apps
Vision explores the rapidly growing mobile app sector and asks, what impact are they having on our everyday lives?
Traveller’s tales: origins of language
The way that language, the greatest of all our social tools, has developed throughout the centuries is the subject of an ongoing story. Vision delves into the next chapter
Empathy: more than a feeling
In a fast-paced business world governed by profit margins, the value of intangible assets such as ‘emotional intelligence’ are easily overlooked. But organisations are realising that creating a contented workforce could be vital to their success. Vision reports…
Development downloaded: mobile tech
Mobile phone apps have evolved to make all of our lives easier, but in Africa they are fuelling a consumer and business boom by enabling a whole continent to access vital financial, health and educational services
African innovation: accelerating into the future
With technology cities and tech-startups blossoming across the continent, Africa’s young creative entrepreneurs are harnessing new digital platforms to establish a flurry of ‘silicone savannahs’
‘The future is our story to tell’
In his introduction to our Special Report, Ndaba Mandela, founder of The Africa Rising Foundation, which was set up to engage young Africans in the continent’s fresh narrative, talks about the surge of optimism and creativity that is carrying Africa into the 21st century
My Dubai
Project D London
Dannii Minogue and her friend Tabitha Somerset Webb’s womenswear label Project D London recently launched at Boutique 1 in Dubai. The brand is fast becoming a red-carpet staple worn by royalty and celebrities alike – the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Mary of Denmark, Miranda Kerr and Clea DuVall have all been photographed wearing the label. Vision finds out what the designers have in store for Dubai’s fashionistas
Opinion
Navi Radjou
The low-tech approach of frugal innovation is the way forward, as many leading companies are finding to their benefit
The Vibe
Fayza Al Mashjari
Vision meets talented Emirati Fayza Al Mashjari, a young designer who is rapidly making a name for herself after her design was selected for the Mubadala World Tennis Championship trophy. Here, she talks about her inspiration and work
