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Archives for 2010

Videos / Wamda / November 9, 2010

Abraaj Celebration of Entrepreneurship: Removing the Stigma of Failure

In 2010, Sultan Al Qassemi speaks on a panel at a youth summit designed to instill the spirit of entrepreneurship in young Arabs. Read more »

Articles / The National / October 31, 2010

A Monument of Tolerance in the Heart of Dubai

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 »

Articles / Emarat Alyoum / October 31, 2010

المركز الإسماعيلي في دبي

إذا قمت بزيارة إلى إحدى ضواحي بر دبي القديمة فستجد أحد أجمل المباني التي تدل على العمارة الإسلامية في الإمارات، ألا وهو المركز الإسماعيلي في دبي. شيد المركز على مساحة 13 ألف متر مربع، تم إهداؤها من قبل الشيخ محمد بن راشد حاكم دبي عام 1982 بمناسبة اليوبيل الفضي لتولي الآغا خان قيادة الطائفة الإسماعيلية.

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Articles / The National / October 17, 2010

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 »

Articles / Emarat Alyoum / October 17, 2010

إصلاح نظام الكفيل

قبل سنين عدة صادفت في الطريق أحد أصدقاء الطفولة، فتبادلنا الحديث عن العمل وأخبرني بأنه أصبح رجل أعمال بعدد كبير من الشركات، سعدت له طبعاً حتى أفهمني بأنه لا يفعل سوى كفالة تلك الشركات التي تجاوزت الـ20 شركة بكل منها عدد من الموظفين لا يستهان به، تدفع له كل شركة على حسب حجمها، ويمتلكها فعلياً الأجنبي الذي يوظف كادراً من الأجانب.

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Articles / The National / October 10, 2010

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 »

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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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