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Archives for September 2010

Articles / Emarat Alyoum / September 26, 2010

الكندورة مصدر فخر

تُعد العادات والتقاليد من ضمن ضحايا موجات العولمة التي اجتاحت العالم في العقود القليلة الماضية. ولكن عدداً من المناطق في العالم تمكن من الحفاظ على موروثه الحضاري، ومن ضمنه الزي التقليدي لتلك البلدان، مثل جنوب آسيا حيث لايزالون يرتدون الساري والسروال والقميص حتى في المدن الكبيرة، أو في غرب إفريقيا حيث نرى القفطان بألوانه الزاهية، وطبعاً دول الخليج التي حافظ أبناؤها على زيهم الرسمي الكندورة، أو الدشداشة، بالإضافة إلى العباية النسائية.

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Articles / The National / September 20, 2010

Elected Municipal Councils Could Foster Spirit of Civic Participation in the UAE

For many Emiratis, experiences with the current Federal National Council have been less than ideal. If asked to name a major achievement accomplished by any FNC member, few Emiratis would have anything positive to say. Read more »

Articles / Emarat Alyoum / September 19, 2010

انتخابات للمجالس البلدية

تمثل تجربة المجلس الوطني الحالية للعديد من الإماراتيين تجربة لا ترتقي إلى المستوى المطلوب، ولكن لا ينبغي أن ندع التجربة تلك تثنينا عن المضي قدماً في مسار المشاركة الشعبية.

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Articles / The National / September 12, 2010

Our Common Bond Is Stronger Than the Extremist Rhetoric

In 2003, I was inundated with requests from friends to join an online social forum to attack an American blogger. He had written that Muslims were “pigs,” saying that the world “should kill their women and children.” Read more »

Articles / Aafaq Al Mustaqbal / September 1, 2010

The Civil Society Movement in the Arab Gulf States

At first glance it seems as though the six Gulf Cooperation Council monarchies have no civil society movements to speak of, but scratching the surface unveils a complex layer of organisations that exist side by side with the governments and in some cases have been merged into governmental structures. In fact because of the relative young age of these states many of those who were active against the British presence in the Gulf prior to independence became themselves government officials and can be found in government circles until today. Read more »

Articles / Aafaq Al Mustaqbal / September 1, 2010

عن أحوال المجتمع المدني في الخليج

In this important Arabic language article, Sultan discusses the realities facing civil society in the Gulf. 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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