Life in the United
Arab Emeritus: Only Success story of the Middle East
The United Arab
Emeritus is a nation on the edge of the Arabian Desert and abuts the Arabian
Sea. It is a union of 9 Sheikhdoms with Abu Dhabi being the biggest and Dubai
the most developed. However all the 9
states are developed though the degree of development and prosperity is may
vary.
The UAE is
comparatively an oasis of peace and the norm of arson and violence so endemic
to other Middle East nations like Egypt, Syria and Iraq is absent here. In the ultimate analysis the UAE has charted a
different path and is also relatively more secular than the other Middle East
nations. It also gives equal opportunity to all its residents.
In great measure this
secular approach is the result of pragmatic and realistic policies followed by
the rulers led by Sheikh Maktoum of Dubai and Sheikh Zayed of Abu Dhabi. The
approach can be seen in the largest Sikh gurudwara (temple) in the Middle East
at Jebel Ali in Dubai. There are also many functional churches in Abu Dhabi.
The UAE and Dubai in
particular has developed as a financial center and tourist paradise. Millions of visitors come to UAE for a
holiday and Dubai is the second busies airport in the world after New York.
There is a vast expatriate population that constitutes almost 80% of the
population of UAE, with people from India and Pakistan making up the bulk. In
fact the entire country is run by workers from the sub –continent. With such a
large expatriate work force the chance of
an agitation like the ones witnessed in other Middle East nations during
the famous ’Arab Spring’ are totally absent here and probably will never take
place. Thus the UAE has a stable
political environment and organizations like the IS( Islamic State) are unable
to find any roots at this place.
There is also a
property boom on and many well-heeled Englishmen and Indians are buying homes
in UAE. This ownership of property is allowed by the rulers who have adopted a
pragmatic approach. In addition Dubai s developed as a world financial center.
Millions of tourists visit UAE, making Dubai the second busiest airport in the
world after New York. It follows a tax free regime and foreign businesses have
flocked to UAE.
The UAE is an oasis
in a troubled Middle East and one wonders why other Muslim nations cannot take
a leaf from the book of the UAE.
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