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A model applauds as she displays an outfit by emerging Saudi designer Sulafa Filfilan (L) as part of her Spring-Summer 2008 collection during Dubai International Fashion Week (DIFW) Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 24, 2007.

The leading fashion trade event held bi-annually under the patronage of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, has announced the signing of their partnership with The Dubai Mall as Principal Partner. This partnership grants The Dubai Mall exclusivity over the next three DIFW events spanning 2007 and 2008, and will further position The Dubai Mall as a global fashion destination. The Dubai Mall, one of the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destinations and the flagship project of Emaar Malls Group, is located in the heart of the prestigious Downtown Burj Dubai.

The Dubai Mall, to open late 2008, will have over 1,200 speciality stores spread over 3.77 million square feet of gross lettable area. It is being billed as a shopping, lifestyle and entertainment destination and features a fashion precinct dedicated to haute couture by showcasing the world’s most luxurious brands.

(We’re off on the) Road to Morocco, performed by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Road to Morocco is a 1942 comedy film which tells the story of two fast-talking guys who find themselves tossed up on a desert shore and sold into slavery to a beautiful princess. It is the third of the “Road to…” movies and stars Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake.

The movie was written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman and directed by David Butler for Paramount Pictures.

It received Academy Award nomimations for Best Sound, Recording and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. The film has been deemed “culturally significant” by the United States Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.