Politics and Development in the United Arab Emirates
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Sheikh Zayed, First president of the UAE since independence
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Reflection on Studying the UAE
In the following video I intend to share my thoughts on the process of trying to become a country expert. This has been a great experience for me and I am confident that I will put in the effort to learn even more about the UAE in the future.
Guest Speaker: Christin Lüttich, Adopt a Revolution
This week’s lecture featured guest speaker Christin Lüttich, who is part of general management of Adopt a Revolution, a German-Syrian solidarity NGO. This NGO supports civil self-organization during and against the Assad regime, aiming to “create perspectives for peace and work for a life in freedom and dignity.” For example, the organization helps run secular…
Towards Democratization in the UAE?
For this week’s assignment I chose to share a video posted by Al Jazeera covering the 2011 UAE elections for the Emirati Federal National Council. This has been only the second time the Emirates held elections; they were held in 2006, 2015 and 2019. Jane Ferguson, who covered the election, concludes that “in the United…
Emiratis vs. Expats (source)
Manhattan of the Middle East 