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Archives for 2009

Articles / The National / October 25, 2009

It’s high time we saw a little more of the FNC

Since the passing of Sheikh Zayed in 2004 there have been many attempts to unify the young people of this country under an icon that represents all Emiratis. One thing is for certain: Sheikh Zayed’s legacy requires a collective effort to fill the vacuum created by his departure. Read more »

Articles / Gulf States Newsletter / October 23, 2009

Assassination attempt improves Mohammed Bin Nayef’s fortunes

There has been an unusual development in the much-debated topic of the Saudi succession, with the late August assassination attempt on Assistant Interior Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef Bin Abdelaziz Al-Saud (MBN) by Yemeni-born suicide bomber Abdullah Hassan Tali Al-Asiri catapulting the interior minister’s son to the front of a group of third-generation contenders for the throne. Read more »

Articles / Emarat Alyoum / October 18, 2009

كثرة الإجازات ولا يوم للشيخ زايد

علاقة دولة الإمارات بالإجازات الرسمية هي علاقة غريبة إلى حدّ ما. فكم بلد آخر خارج الخليج استبدل أخيراً أيام إجازة آخر الأسبوع أو فيه تختلف إجازات القطاعين الخاص والعام؟ في الحقيقة جميعنا يستمتع بالإجازات، ولكن أحياناً تكون كثيرة إلى درجة أنها تعطل العمل والدراسة.

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Articles / The National / October 18, 2009

We all love a holiday, but how many do we really need?

The UAE’s relationship with public holidays can be said to be in the development stage. We all enjoy our days off but sometimes there really can be too much of a good thing, and this is one of them.  Read more »

Articles / Emarat Alyoum / October 11, 2009

حينما يفرّق الجواز الإماراتي بين المواطنين

حينما كنت طالباً في باريس، في منتصف التسعينات، لم أكن أرى ضيراً في الإجابة، حين كنت أُسأل من أي بلد جئت، بأني من أبوظبي أو دبي أو الشارقة، أو أي امارة يعرفها السائل عن وطننا الغالي، لأنني ما كنت لأرى فرقاً بين الإمارات. لكن للأسف اكتشفت أن الكثير من الإماراتيين لا يفكرون بهذه الطريقة.

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Articles / The National / October 11, 2009

The UAE Is One Nation … It’s Time Our Passports Said So

When I was a student in Paris in the mid 1990s and people asked where I was from, I would reply that I was from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah or any other emirate that the person asking me would recognize. It was never an issue, because I felt secure that ultimately it was the same country. Read more »

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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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