Yahya Ederer

Muslim Guidebook: How to Deal with Christmas

Muslim Guidebook: How to Deal with Christmas

YAHYA EDERER: Every December the Christmas clamour seems to increase around the world. I have some thoughts on how Muslims should manage the festive ‘bombardment’.

 David Westley

Incubation City: Missing Piece of the UAE puzzle

Incubation City: Missing Piece of the UAE puzzle

DAVID WESTLEY: Over the years Dubai has started a host of cities acting as hubs. What it has failed to do is start something as simple as “Incubation City”.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Snowman Theft and the Loss of Innocence

Snowman Theft and the Loss of Innocence

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: When we lose hope innocence can prevail, and we no longer value the worth of our contributions, that is a cause for communal emergency.

 Steve Royston

Is Saudi Encouraging its own Brain Drain?

Is Saudi Encouraging its own Brain Drain?

STEVE ROYSTON: Could it be that the next wave of migration will come from the very class of people that Saudi Arabia sees as its future?

 Remona Aly

A Novel Approach to Improving the Perception of Islam

A Novel Approach to Improving the Perception of Islam

REMONA ALY: A bold initiative by young Muslim professionals to improve Britons’ view of Islam has sparked much debate. It may also be a template worth copying.

 Alice Hackman

A Word Association Game – Yemen?

A Word Association Game – Yemen?

ALICE HACKMAN: Say ‘Yemen’ to most people in the West and the word ‘terrorism’ comes immediately to mind. But yet this beautiful country has a lot to offer.

 Steve Royston

Women in Saudi: The Employment Dilemma

Women in Saudi: The Employment Dilemma

STEVE ROYSTON: Difficulties facing women who wish to enter the workforce are only part of what the Saudi leadership recognizes is a slow burn of discontent.

 Alexander McNabb

The Future’s Coming, Please Tell the UAE’s Telcos

The Future’s Coming, Please Tell the UAE’s Telcos

ALEXANDER MCNABB – Technology has allowed us to speak to each other in ways unimaginable five years ago. The telco operators in the Middle East, however, don’t appear to have caught on yet.

 Steve Royston

This is Cricket, There will be No Other…

This is Cricket, There will be No Other…

STEVE ROYSTON: As a child, I used to stay up late to listen to the Ashes on the radio. Today, a little closer to Australia and half a century on, I’m still listening.

 James M. Dorsey

Saudi’s Succession – ‘Reading Tea Leaves’

Saudi’s Succession – ‘Reading Tea Leaves’

JAMES M. DORSEY: With King Abdullah recuperating in the United States, many of the key players who will play a part in the succession to a new generation have returned to the Kingdom.

 Jonathan Cook

Publish it Not – Israel and the Sultans of Spin

Publish it Not – Israel and the Sultans of Spin

JONATHAN COOK: Most freelancers forced into this position would either have learned to tailor their reporting to what was expected by the news desks or have headed off to another conflict zone. I stayed…

 Steve Royston

Are they Messengers or Missionaries?

Are they Messengers or Missionaries?

STEVE ROYSTON: Successful companies tend not to fire their communications people. That’s not to say that politics, ambition and personal fiefdoms won’t get in the way

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Breaking stereotypes about Muslim women

Breaking stereotypes about Muslim women

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: Muslim women can not be simply defined by what they choose to wear. They share the same day-to-day concerns as non-Muslim women.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Can love be measured? Do we want it to be?

Can love be measured? Do we want it to be?

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: My negativity towards mixing love and science may be unfounded. Instead of sucking out magic, science could help us improve the quality and quantity of love we experience.

 Sultan Al Qassemi

The UAE and the UK – a Special Relationship

The UAE and the UK – a Special Relationship

SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Today, there are approximately 240,000 British citizens living in the UAE, with another one million plus visiting the country every year and up to 40,000 Emiratis visiting Britain annually.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Why we Need to be More Than Armchair Environmentalists

Why we Need to be More Than Armchair Environmentalists

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: This is especially sad in places such as the Gulf where until 50 years ago people were adept at living in harmony with their environment and efficient in their use of resources. That sensitivity has been lost.

 American Bedu

Saudi Arabia: A Saudi Mother Speaks Out

Saudi Arabia: A Saudi Mother Speaks Out

American Bedu interviews a Saudi woman who is a mother of three active children. She lives in Saudi Arabia although spent time outside of the Kingdom. She has kindly agreed to answer some questions about her life, views and perspectives.

 James Mullan

‘If it bleeds, it leads’. Agendas, bias, ‘poppycutting’

‘If it bleeds, it leads’. Agendas, bias, ‘poppycutting’

The UAE finds itself in the international spotlight again – and for all of the wrong reasons. So why do the Western media ‘accentuate the negative’ and forget the positive when reporting events in the Arab world?

 James Mullan

The number ’9? car plate could be worth much more than the 10m paid for it

The number ’9? car plate could be worth much more than the 10m paid for it

10 million dirhams was paid last Saturday at auction in Abu Dhabi for the number 9 plate, but its value could be much more if the cash was put to good use.

 James Mullan

World Cup jammers reveal lack of imagination

World Cup jammers reveal lack of imagination

Standing in the midst of a group of embarrassed Dutch supporters enduring the final I would have been glad of any interruption or diversion…