Participating in encouraging the talents of the women artists in the U.A.E., the General Postal Authority has selected the paintings of six talented, young, national women to issue a set of stamps of 50 fils each with a Souvenir Sheet of 5 Dirhams.

The Souvenir Sheet features "Maqqabis", (The Opening), painting with oil on canvas, a combined effort by the women artists under the guidance of Mrs. Tina Ahmed, a leading artist residing in Dubai. The talents of these artists have been enlightened through the activities of a group called TEBRA which was established in 1993.

The names of the artists and titles of their paintings are as follows:

Sheikha Hessah Maktoum Al Maktoum -  

Sheikha Sawsan Abdulaziz AI Qasirni - 

Buhoor I (The Seas 1)

Sheikha Bodour Sultan Al Qasimi -

I Maha Abdulla Al Mazroui -  

Blue Musings 

Khulood Mattar Rashid -  

Al Isteraha (The Pause) 

Sarah Majid Al Futtaim -