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Archives for December 2010

Articles / The National / December 31, 2010

2010 shines as a celebration of ‘Kulluna Khalifa’

One need only look to the thousands of UAE citizens who thronged to Al Rawda Palace in Al Ain during September 2010 to see that this year was the year of Sheikh Khalifa. Read more »

Articles / The National / December 12, 2010

An independent intellectual sphere is vital to the Gulf

Perhaps no Arab is better known as a public intellectual than the great late Arab American scholar Edward Said, whose writings and lectures resonated across the world. Said once wrote: “The role of the intellectual is not to consolidate authority, but to understand, interpret and question it.” Read more »

Press / The Hindu Business Line / December 11, 2010

Barjeel Geojit wins CNBC award

An announcement of an award won by one of Sultan’s business ventures in recognition of their pioneering approach in the UAE and the Middle East. Read more »

Articles / The National / December 5, 2010

A collection of citizen voices urges the GCC to cooperate

Every year, Gulf citizens collectively hold our breath, hoping that a specific 24-hour period ends in a better way than it started. This day starts tomorrow at the Gulf Cooperative Council summit in Abu Dhabi, where the last leg of the Formula One Grand Prix was held last month. But unlike the competitors in that race, we can all emerge winners from this upcoming event. Read more »

Articles / Aafaq Al Mustaqbal / December 1, 2010

What We Can Learn From Abu Dhabi’s Soft Diplomacy

On December 2, 2010, the UAE began celebrating the countdown to its 40th anniversary as a federation. It is going to welcome its fifth decade in a few months as a mature diplomatic nation, due to a new phenomenon in the form of soft diplomacy. This report will review some of the recent milestones the UAE has witnessed in this field. Read more »

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About Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is an Emirati columnist and researcher whose articles have appeared in The Financial Times, The Independent, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Globe and Mail, as well as other notable publications. Al Qassemi is also a prolific commentator on Arab affairs on Twitter.

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