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Archives for September 2013

Articles / Al Monitor / September 23, 2013

Abu Dhabi’s Foreign Assistance Steals Spotlight

Although lost in the spotlight on Abu Dhabi’s foreign financial aid, historically the emirate has also been tremendously generous in its own backyard, where it counts the most. While attention is to be focused on Abu Dhabi’s aid to other states, its generosity to the other emirates of the federation is even larger and more noteworthy. Read more »

Videos / Jung & Naiv / September 23, 2013

Sultan Sood Al Qassemi on Egypt

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi discusses recent social developments in Egypt with alternative media platform Jung & Naiv. Read more »

Articles / Gulf News / September 22, 2013

Give expats an opportunity to earn UAE citizenship

Some Emiratis are apprehensive about it, and some residents aspire for it. The possibility of naturalising certain long-term UAE residents is not without its sceptics and advocates. Part of the fear of naturalisation is that Emiratis would lose their national identity; we are after all a shrinking minority in our own country. However, UAE national identity has proven to be more resilient and adaptive to the changing environment and times than some may believe. Read more »

Videos / SKAI.gr / September 16, 2013

Democracy Under Pressure

On September 16, 2013, the IHT Global Conversation travels to Athens to look at the state of democracy in the world and how the economic, social and religious crisis are putting “Democracy under pressure”. 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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