Abdulkhaleq Abdulla ( 4 of 4 )
It's become an embarrassment of a sort. [Having elections] was not something the UAE wanted to be behind in. They read more
It's become an embarrassment of a sort. [Having elections] was not something the UAE wanted to be behind in. They see themselves as leaders. They also found out you can't have a global city and a closed one.
This is an Arab city living in a unique moment in history.
This is an Arab city living in a unique moment in history.
We don't have qualified people to speak. They don't have experts and commentators. There's no political discourse in this city, read more
We don't have qualified people to speak. They don't have experts and commentators. There's no political discourse in this city, and it showed.
Dubai has been trying to prove to the rest of the Arab world that there is life after oil, and read more
Dubai has been trying to prove to the rest of the Arab world that there is life after oil, and that in fact it's a better life. The good news is there is room for a second and a third Dubai, just like there was room for a second Singapore in Asia.