A famed literature festival kicked off in the UAE on Tuesday amid concerns that the plight of "prisoners of conscience" being held in the Gulf state are being overlooked. Hay Festival, an annual Welsh event celebrating literature and art, gathered prominent writers and musicians to Abu Dhabi this month. Attendees include Booker Prize winners Jokha Alharthi and Bernardine Evaristo, Nobel laureates Wole Soyinka, Shirin Ebadi and Ahmed Galai, in addition ...