Paint it Red: Unfortunate Brand Association
ALEXANDER MCNABB: It's a charming tradition in the UAE that landmarks are frequently known by the company nearby...…
UAE School Holiday Plan: Curriculum Mayhem
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Teachers will be torn between exasperation at having to fit so much more in and glee at getting (even) longer holidays. …
Emirati Ways: Why Old Must Give Way to New
FRANCIS MATTHEW: The adherence to old ways damages the acceptance of a new institutional attitude. It can also be mis-used.…
Vending Machines for Books: A Good Idea?
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Drinks, gold, now it's books - Abu Dhabi seems to find endless uses for the vending machine …
Masafi Water: How NOT To Handle A Crisis
ALEXANDER MCNABB: If you're looking for a case study of what not to do look no further than Masafi water. …
Dull and Predictable: The Real Taste of Dubai
THE HEDONISTA: It was 'the same old, same old' at this year's Taste of Dubai festival. …
UAE: Social Crimes on the Up, or Just Their Reporting?
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Give people technology and they find all sorts of interesting and different ways to use it, no?…
Armchair Travels: Gourmet France en Dubai
THE HEDONISTA: Each bite holds the adventure, terroir, culture, simple pleasure, even that tick on the bucket list others can only find in grander things.…
Dubai’s Red Lion: An Obituary
ALEXANDER MCNABB: I can't help feeling the passing of the 'outlet' as more of a wrench than the passing of the hotel itself.…
UPDATE: Dubai Silence on the Call to Prayer
UPDATE, SHAAHIMA FAHIM: Residential communities in Dubai have taken to calling for the silencing of the call to prayer...…
