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Archives for 2009

Articles / Emarat Alyoum / May 24, 2009

التوطين في الإمارة أم الدولة؟

شهدت السنوات القليلة الماضية نقاشاً واسعاً حول سياسة التوطين التي ترمي إلى توظيف المواطنين الإماراتيين في مؤسسات القطاعين العام والخاص في الدولة، الأمر الذي أثار حفيظة المقيمين والشركات العاملة في الدولة على حد سواء. وعلى الرغم من اتساع دائرته على المستوى العام، فإن هذا النقاش أغفل مسألة جوهرية تمس أحد أبرز جوانب عملية التوطين: هل المقصود بالتوطين حصر الوظائف المتاحة في إمارة ما، بمواطني هذه الإمارة فقط؟

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Articles / Al Arabiya / May 23, 2009

A little local difficulty on the jobs front

In this article, Sultan discuss the discrimination locals of the northern Emirates face and what the reasons behind this marginalization are. Read more »

Articles / The National / May 16, 2009

The Arab League: This Moribund Body Needs A New Home in the UAE

Predating the United Nations, the European Union, Asean and almost every other regional body is an institution based in Cairo known as the Arab League. Read more »

Articles / The National / May 16, 2009

We didn’t start the fire but we can help to put it out

Barely a month goes by without news of another fire in Sharjah’s industrial area consuming a warehouse or more. In response, the Arabic blogosphere has been united in expressing two concerns: first, over the safety of the civil defence workers and employees of companies affected by the fires, and second, over why there have been so many fires in Sharjah to start with. Read more »

Articles / The Huffington Post / May 10, 2009

To Gain a True Affinity for Arab Jerusalem, Visit It

Sultan challenges Arab readers to visit Jerusalem as a means of showing tangible solidarity with a city that mostly exists in people’s mythical imagination. Read more »

Articles / Emarat Alyoum / May 10, 2009

القدس أختي السجينة

تم اختيار القدس هذا العام من قبل منظمة الأمم المتحدة للتربية والعلوم والثقافة (اليونسكو) لتكون عاصمة الثقافة العربية. وما لم تدركه اليونسكو هو أن العرب يقدسون هذه المدينة فقط في وجدانهم ولغتهم البلاغية: أي لا يوجد دعم حقيقي لهذه المدينة المقدسة.

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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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