2010: Reports of Dubai’s Death Greatly Exaggerated
HISHAM WYNE: The global press said Dubai was finished. Here, seven local commentators explain why they were wrong. …
New, Independent Media Empowering Women
JOSEPH MAYTON: Our main supporters are women... The women who want to write - and read -about “real” news stories...…
So what does ‘Fair Trade’ mean for Muslims?
SUZAN EL-AJOU: One fifth of the world's population identifies itself as Muslim and many of that number are active in business with the other four fifths. What aspects of the Fair Trade Model are in harmony with Islam? …
The Wait is Over: New Saudi Online Law Unveiled
AHMED AL OMRAN: The wording may be clunky but the intent is clear. The Ministry of Culture and Information is looking to extend its control. …
Ibn ‘Big Ben’ Casts its Shadow over Mecca
DANIEL MARTIN VARISCO: One understands the need to provide hotel rooms for the faithful, but Gucci bags? …
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".…
Snow Joke: How to To Combat Travel Chaos
ALEXANDER MCNABB: It's mad to have people looking at screens talking to customers when those customers could be looking at the screens themselves. …
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?…
Dubai Madness Threatens to Make a Comeback
STEPHEN CORLEY: Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone has encouraged the incorporation of over 4,000 during the worst two years in history. Why - and how? …
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. …
