Nestled in one of Bur Dubai’s older districts is one of the emirate’s best kept architectural secrets: the Ismaili Centre of Dubai. It is a 13,000-square-meter structure designed by the Egyptian duo Rami El Dahan and Soheir Farid, who drew inspiration from Cairo’s Fatimid mosques. Read more »
Archives for October 2010
المركز الإسماعيلي في دبي
The sponsorship system is on the wrong side of history
UAE law obliges expatriates who care to reside and do business in the country to either do so through a partnership with a UAE national in which the expat can own up to 49 per cent, or through a sponsorship system that allows the expat to own the entire business, though not on paper, provided they pay a fee to a UAE national. This fee can range from as low as a thousand dirhams a year and go up to several hundred thousand, depending on the size of the business. This sponsorship system is on the wrong side of history. If the federal government doesn’t end it, then international labour laws will probably do so. Read more »
إصلاح نظام الكفيل
Linking capital’s knowledge hubs can fulfil its vision
Even to the casual observer, the past few years have witnessed a seismic shift in Abu Dhabi’s efforts to create a knowledge-based economy. Read more »