The Washington Post has a long article today on the lack of politics in Dubai. Nothing new uncovered, but still worth a look. Some of it is the lack of rights for low-paid expat workers, some of it is about how the focus on growth has meant citizens themselves are a minority, some of it is about the availability of alcohol and prostitution.
H/T @SultanAlQassemi, who is well worth following.
Showing posts with label Women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Women. Show all posts
12 March, 2011
Dubai, the apolitical city
Labels:
expats,
politics,
UAE,
UAE national identity,
UAE politics,
Women,
worker rights
28 February, 2009
Existential Al Ain Goes to Dubai

EXCLUSIVE -- In this recording you'll hear Rajaa al-Sanea, author of Girls of Riyadh, speaking about women, literature, writing and more during the "Women's Writing from the Arab World: Mansoura Ez Eldin, Haifa Bitar, Sahar el-Mougy, Rajaa al-Sanea with Hani Nakshabandi" talk at Dubai Festival City...
Labels:
arab,
international festival of literature,
Women,
writers
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