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Comics to come alive at Abu Dhabi exhibition


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Qattara Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi on September 14. Do you plan to visit Global Village this weekend?

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Sumayya Al Suwaidi, community events manager at TCA Abu Dhabi, said: "The Comic Craze exhibition represents our 29 October 2017
commitment to nurture the creative minds of emerging artists, curators and the young generation that use different
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