By Robert Booth and Ian Ferguson / The Gaurdian The alliance with Israel is the latest twist in the already extraordinary saga of Khalid's bid to return to power

Categories: Arabian Peninsula  Israel  Iran  United Arab Emirates  Gulf Emirate  

Added: July 29, 2010

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By Zeba Khan / muslimmatters.org Culturally, and consciously, I'm a Muslim. Alhamdulillah. My nationality is American, and my ethnicity is Irish-Pakistani. I'm married to a lovely man whose ethnicity and nationality are Pakistani. My children are also Muslim, and inshaAllah, may they live in the state of Islam and not die except in a state of submission. Allah is the Lord of the East and the West, and the whole earth is a place of worship. Who knows where my children will live when they grow up.

Categories: American Muslims  Discrimination  United Arab Emirates  Expatriates  Nationality  

Added: May 19, 2010

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By MICHAEL SLACKMAN / NY Times Like other oil-rich nations, Qatar has leaped across decades of development in a short time, leaving behind the physically demanding life of the desert for air-conditioned comfort, servants and fast food. Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia all share similar struggles with obesity, diabetes and genetic disorders, each suffering the side effects of an oil-financed lifestyle

Categories: Qatar  United Arab Emirates  Saudis  Lifestyle  Obesity  

Added: April 27, 2010

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By Johann Hari / The Independent Dubai is finally financially bankrupt - but it has been morally bankrupt all along. The idea that Dubai is an oasis of freedom on the Arabian peninsular is one of the great lies of our time. Yes, it has Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts and the Gucci styles, but beneath these accoutrements, there is a dictatorship built by slaves.

Categories: Dubai  United Arab Emirates  Slavery  Exploitation  Corruption  

Added: November 30, 2009

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By Tim McGirk / Times The World is one of many architectural fantasies in Dubai that now appear to be shimmering mirages. The emirate boasts the 2,684-ft. Burj Dubai, the world's tallest skyscraper; a man-made island shaped like a giant palm; a ski slope in a shopping mall; and an 18-hole golf course (unfinished) in the middle of the desert that will slurp down a million gallons of water a day. But the dozens of giant cranes that once littered the skyline have migrated elsewhere. Dubai today has the feel of a futuristic, five-star ghost town blasted by sandstorms.

Categories: Dubai  Lifestyle  United Arab Emirates  Immigrants  

Added: November 02, 2009

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By Robert Fisk / The Independent In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading

Categories: The US Dollar  United Arab Emirates  Wealth  Debt Economy  Gold  

Added: October 06, 2009

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By Rafia Zakaria / The Daily Times Pakistanis themselves, mired in denial and ever-ready to engage in the pantomime of pretending to be Arab, are inured to this reality of Arab racism. Easily appeased with the promise of Gulf jobs when their own country is in shambles they consider any paltry thankless employment a godsend

Categories: Discrimination  Hunger  Humanitarian Crisis  Injustice  United Arab Emirates  Slavery  

Added: August 04, 2009

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By VIC WALTER, REHAB EL-BURI, ANGELA HILL and BRIAN ROSS

If there is going to be a downfall for these tiny kingdoms in the Middle East, it won't be due to the lack of democracy, but a turn towards injustice. The prince's sadistic torture of a person due to a business deal turned sour is so disgusting that it is hard to imagine.

Categories: Injustice  Middle East  Torture  Human Rights  United Arab Emirates  

Added: May 04, 2009

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