Tamakkan Profile: Sean Graham
Sean GrahamInternational Business Development, CreatorUp! Sean Graham has lived within cultures and entertainment from around the world. With a degree in Cognitive Sciences and Psychology, he’s led student diplomacy programs, efforts to document the 2010 revolution in Cairo, and after a few years of film, music video, and digital content in LA & SF Sean now heads CreatorUp! operations in India and the UAE, hosting workshops with platforms, brands, and educational institutions like YouTube, L’Oréal, and GEMS. Sean Graham has given digital media training workshops at Tamakkan. Like us on Facebook Follow us on...
Find Happiness by Owning Your Success!
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Omar Ghobash Urges Muslim Youth Towards Moderation
Omar Ghobash, UAE ambassador to Russia and author of the acclaimed new book “Letters to a Young Muslim,” called for a less didactic, more open approach to Islamic education for children, at a Tamakkan seminar at twofour54.
Ghobash, who wrote the book with his sons, Saif, aged 16, and Abdullah, 12, in mind, encourages moderation in religious thinking and teaching, especially at a time of political turmoil where young Muslims can be susceptible to extremist online propaganda.
Flash Fiction Awards Top Fiction Writers
The Flash Fiction Reading and Writing Awards celebrate short fiction written and performed by university students in the UAE. The event, which is organized by BrandMoxie, was held at their offices in twofour54, and was sponsored by New York University’s Literature and Creative Writing Program. Top winners won a creative residency at Art Hub in Liwa.
Abu Dhabi spearheads the Creative Maker Movement
• Abu Dhabi Technology Development Committee’s (TDC) INNOVATOR Space hosts Tamakkan’s seminar • This is the first seminar among a series promoting innovation-powered mindsets. Abu Dhabi, UAE – The Abu Dhabi Technology Development Committee’s (TDC) INNOVATOR space hosted Tamakkan’s first seminar, concentrating on getting an innovation-powered mindset within organizations for both government entities and private businesses. INNOVATOR Space, opened during Innovation Week last