, ▁Moh ammed ▁Has an ▁Al wan , ▁His ▁Ex cell ency ▁O mar ▁Sa if ▁Gh ob ash ▁and ▁Rh ian na ▁Pr atch ett . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁ever , ▁the ▁Festival ▁hosted ▁a ▁poetry ▁evening ▁at ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁Opera . ▁For ▁the ▁Love ▁of ▁W ords , ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁Em ir ates ▁Air line ▁Festival ▁of ▁Liter ature , ▁Dub ai ▁Opera , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Tol er ance ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Council , ▁gathered ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁U AE ’ s ▁contemporary ▁po ets ▁under ▁one ▁roof . ▁K hal id ▁Al ▁B udo or , ▁Nu jo om ▁N asser ▁Al ▁G han em , ▁Af ra ▁A ti q , ▁Carol ▁Ann ▁D uff y , ▁Simon ▁Ar mit age , ▁John ▁Ag ard , ▁Im it ia z ▁D h ark er re , ▁H uss ain ▁L oot ah , ▁Roger ▁McG ough , ▁Grace ▁Nich ols , ▁Lem n ▁S iss ay ▁and ▁Harry ▁Baker ▁en ch anted ▁a ▁pack ed ▁theatre ▁of ▁poetry ▁performance ▁enthus iast s . ▁The ▁Em ir ates ▁Air line ▁Festival ▁of ▁Liter ature ▁have ▁also ▁comm emor ated ▁their ▁ 1 0 th ▁anni versary ▁with ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁a ▁limited - ed ition ▁book , ▁which ▁launched ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁Festival . ▁For ▁the ▁Love ▁of ▁W ords ▁features ▁eight y - four ▁inspir ational ▁voices ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Em ir ates ▁Air line