In this article, Sultan discuss the discrimination locals of the northern Emirates face and what the reasons behind this marginalization are. Read more »
The Arab League: This Moribund Body Needs A New Home in the UAE
Predating the United Nations, the European Union, Asean and almost every other regional body is an institution based in Cairo known as the Arab League. Read more »
We didn’t start the fire but we can help to put it out
Barely a month goes by without news of another fire in Sharjah’s industrial area consuming a warehouse or more. In response, the Arabic blogosphere has been united in expressing two concerns: first, over the safety of the civil defence workers and employees of companies affected by the fires, and second, over why there have been so many fires in Sharjah to start with. Read more »
To Gain a True Affinity for Arab Jerusalem, Visit It
Sultan challenges Arab readers to visit Jerusalem as a means of showing tangible solidarity with a city that mostly exists in people’s mythical imagination. Read more »
القدس أختي السجينة
تم اختيار القدس هذا العام من قبل منظمة الأمم المتحدة للتربية والعلوم والثقافة (اليونسكو) لتكون عاصمة الثقافة العربية. وما لم تدركه اليونسكو هو أن العرب يقدسون هذه المدينة فقط في وجدانهم ولغتهم البلاغية: أي لا يوجد دعم حقيقي لهذه المدينة المقدسة.
A trip to a museum does not do justice to Sheikh Zayed’s vision
It was a cold January day in London in 1968 when the British prime minister, Harold Wilson, announced that his Labour government would end what he saw as his country’s security responsibilities east of the Suez canal, including the Arab Gulf states. The reaction of one Arab leader in particular to this remarkable news is instructive. Read more »