An Arabic language interview in which Sultan discuss the UAE’s participation in the Venice Bienalle with Mohammed Kazem, an Emirati pioneering artist. Read more »
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Egypt’s Brotherhood war on the UAE
Egypt’s Brotherhood has emerged as the greatest threat to the UAE. The UAE leadership must take immediate measures to show that it will not stand for such threats from the Brotherhood. Read more »
UAE’s Algeria outreach means more than just business
The opportunities for enhancing bilateral trade and cooperation between UAE and Algeria are extensive, making both states ideal partners for each other. Read more »
Spiraling relations between the Brotherhood and the UAE
Last year the Muslim Brotherhood — an organization viewed with much skepticism both inside and outside Egypt, and especially in some Gulf quarters — ascended to power, first through Parliament and then the presidency. In the spring of 2012, I decided to take a leap of faith, open a channel of communication and visit the organization to preserve the then-strong relations between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Read more »
UAE Political Islamists Are Not ‘Human Rights Defenders’
For almost two years, the UAE’s political Islamists have been referred to in the West as human rights activists. No doubt, they are indeed activists with an agenda but there is also no doubt that they are not our version of Nelson Mandela, nor is their vision for the country that of the Magna Carta. I have been following their rhetoric — in Arabic — over the past few months on social media with great concern. I have found it to be xenophobic; anti-Semitic; sectarian; exclusionary; racist toward Asians, Africans and other Arabs and overall repugnant. Read more »
UAE Security Crackdown: A View From The Emirates
Since the start of the Arab uprisings the UAE has witnessed a widespread campaign of arrest mostly involving political Islamists. Five activists were detained early last year, sentenced then pardoned by the country’s president. Then in December six naturalized individuals had their citizenships revoked for “threatening national security.” But why aren’t UAE nationals marching in the street demanding urgent political reform? Here are several reasons.
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