Index - Dubai Culture forum topics

Dubai Culture? I buy some! The culture of Dubai is...it don't have any! The couintry was only really established in 1971, prior to that it was a small insignificant trading post along the Arabian Gulf coast with a transient Be ...
Car culture Here is a little cultural difference to do with cars that could only happen in the UAE. I was due to have a meeting with a couple of Arab guys who want to sell my company their services as a consu ...
Poetry! Anyone here writes poems, wanna share or even compete?? post up here please!
**here's one I wrote:
Talk To Me
Hold on to me
Look closely…
Don’t drift away
Don’t ...
Arabic poetry in Europe - Prof. Bassam Uthman Very interesting to read it in english. ...
Looking for the Black community I moved to Dubai recently and am looking for the hangout for the Black (American) and/or African community. I read the TimeOut article and tried a few of those places but they weren't really my ...
Market nutritional supplement products!!! no2max is privately owned and operated and is a successful leader in the production of private label nutritional supplements and vitamins. They offer a complete line of vitamins, herbs, sport nutriti ...
I think I've had it with Dubai.... I've been here almost a year, and frankly I just don't get the value proposition this town offers. Would someone please give me a few reasons to stay! ...
lomography Is there anyone here who's in into lomography, do we have a local outlet it dubai which has films for lomocams i.e 120films? ...
Dubai culture The Dubai culture is a cosmopolitan one. With Islam as its official religion , Culture in Dubai is essentially a Muslim one but the presence of Hindus, Christians,Sikhs etc cannot be ignored and thei ...
art for children, interior designer Belgium I am an belgian interior designer and i design unique items for childrens en special gifts for birth- birthdays,.... Please look at my site, can anyone help me to advertise in Dubai ? thanx in a ...
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Bad Treatment to Expats from Higher MOFA Officials Today early morning I went to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office for the attestation of my Marriage Certificate.
As I stood early in the morning at 6:20AM, I was early in the queue.
And t ...
On Belly Dancers... Belly dancers are very popular in the middle east, yes? How come? I thought here it is culturally forbidden for women to bare their skin (and hair)? ...
Travellers to Dubai & around the world, this could happe I received a mail from a woman describing her recent experience with the Dubai authorities.
It is not shocking, but informative, calm & well written letter - " good to know" story ...
Cyber Gaming Sports Hi everyone we plan to introduce cyber gaming conference & entertainment any aspiring cyber athletes & sponsors out there? for more info plz go to www.myspace.com/gscgl st. ...
Idiots If you were ever looking for an example of idiocy... here it is: http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/General/10190933.html ...
Unidentified Islamic calligraphy Replies before tomorrow evening would be dearly appreciated: feel no obligation to read this whole long post, just tell me about anything that jumps out at you as recognizable.
Today my ink h ...
A card to walk in the park in Sharjah It's pretty unneccessary. http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Society/10190784.html ...
Sad to read story like this ... Sharjah: The father of a killer has offered an unlimited amount of blood money to the murder victim's parents to pardon him, court sources told Gulf News.
The parents have already refused Dh1m ...
what about fireplaces? Hello, i am from luxemburg, and i will go to dubai...i am a big fan of firplace, can anyone tell me if there are a lot of fireplaces in dubai? if many houses are built with fireplaces? Do somenone ...
Workers forced to live in freezing tent by recruiter
A payslip provided by a worker shows that though he was promised an Dh800 salary, he has only received Dh27.
More than 80 workers have been forced to live in a tent by their employer aft ...
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad - A man of honour Mohammad gives Dh1.7b to Dubai Cares Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday announced that ...
Some Questions... I hope you guys could enlighten me with some answers to these questions.
Thanks in advance. :wink:
1. Is Dubai under Shariah (Islamic) Law? or a different law exists for this emirate? ...
3D Murals interior design about culture;
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Emiratis get 15 yrs for raping French-Swiss boy DUBAI (AFP) A Dubai court on Wednesday sentenced two men from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to 15 years in jail for raping a French-Swiss teenager. A lawyer for the victim's family said they w ...
Drunk British pilots break into UAE sheikh's limo LONDON (AFP) British foreign ministry officials said that they had issued an apology after three off-duty Royal Air Force crew members allegedly got drunk in Abu Dhabi and tried to get into a limo ...
Banks at Dubai!! Do you find them professional?? Banking in Dubai is as simple as banking in west or any developed countries, but when it comes to professionalism they are way back. There was a small issue with Emirates Bank International and I sen ...
Recycling Hyprocosy, I went to recycle stuff today at the Spinney's in Umm al Queim this morning and behind me was this "I am better than you because I recycle" woman "with the attitude of two moderators&q ...
CID and state security smash huge prostitution ring Dubai: Police have broken up a massive prostitution ring which was operating out of a string of villas and apartments, the Dubai Police chief said on Tuesday. Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim ...
WHO SAID DUBAI IS CORRUPT FREE PLACE !!!!!!!!!! :?: :?: :?: Dubai is no more corrupt free place ................... plz share your views if you came a cross in dubai.....................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :roll: ...
Hyper Inflation hit UAE!!! How many of you agree????? Over the past 2 years I have noticed prices of every thing have shot up including Rents, Gasoline, Eating out, Police Fines, Bank Charges, Credit Card charges etc etc etc (the list is really long). C ...
LABOUR LIFE What can you suggest the government to do for improving the life of labourers here in dubai? WHAT CAN YOU DO to bring a change ....? ...
" Welcome to the Arab World My Lord " Arabs have played a very important Role in the history of mankind, there is no doubt about that. Every time you speak to any Arab or even any muslim, he will refer to that golden era straight away. ...
Things are getting out of hand ~~~ What is going on over there in Dubai guys? I just got my news paper, 4000 workers on strike and walking the streets smashing police cars and public properties asking for higher salaries and more bu ...
Dubai too fast Duba is growing way too fast. Isnt such a growth dangerous to the economy? ...
Whats up with these stories in the paper how come gulfnews is posting stories of emiratis aborad. GulfNews: Rania, who comes from Al Ain and is the eldest of five children, misses her parents and other family members, describing her ...
Google Group of long term expats http://groups.google.ae/group/emirat-riates ...
Will Dubai be the Center of the World by 2020? As I look at all the truly amazing projects going on in Dubai I am truly impressed. There is no other place on earth with anything this incredible going on. Not even China. So I ask you: will Dubai b ...
China Travel TIPS from Susan / Shanghai Hi,All Friends , Below pls find China travel tips for all reference: 1- Before your visiting, pls learn some basic history for China's scenic places/city which you plan to visit , then it wil ...
Hayah Film Competition The Hayah Film Competition is a section of the Middle East International Film Festival () in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Anyone in the Middle East can submit films, no more than five minutes long, in an iPod com ...
Blood, Sweat and Tears Al Jazeera exposes the appalling conditions facing many Asian laborers in the Gulf.
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PASSPORT: determines the salary for any expat???? I had an argument with my friend the other day because he was insisting that if somebody holds a passport from UK,USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA and EU then they get a high paying job regardless of any other q ...
The Role of Women in Dubai Culture Hi all, I'm new here and would like to learn more about what the life of an Arab woman is like. I'm from the US (don't throw things at the monitor!) and honestly don't know much about your wa ...
I need honest info about American Jews visiting Dubai I have heard much discussion on this subject. What are the TRUE feelings about Jews visiting Dubai. Is it frowned ? Please respond. Thank you! ...
Different Rulings For Different Nationalities? I know we have discussed this before.
I wanted to know how the others who live here feel about the sentences carried out in these two cases? Fair and 'equal', you think?
Perhaps one can' ...
Great Photos of Dubai 1975-1980 http://www.anitavanderkrol.com/index.php ...
The better side of Dubai Hi Guys,
I posted this is Khaleej Times today (28 August 2007), let me know what you think:
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Dry Day? Huh?? By the way, what is the point of having a dry day? Isnt this a muslim country where alcohol is illegal anyway? By proclaiming a dry day is almost an indication that alcoholic drinking is perhaps, may ...
Underworled and Overpaid Locals g00se wrote:
And don't mention qualifications ! I have it on the very best authority that teachers can only put "good" or "excellent" on locals report cards. That applies i ...
True Dubai pics stumbled across this website...good pics of dubessss and how it really looks :P http://www.true-dubai.com/ ...
What would happen to Dubai in the future if... ... they continue to: - exploit workers - incessantly raise accomodation rates - waste too much desalinated water - build incredibly too many hotels and other luxury extablishments - reclaim a ...
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Male Arab Greetings We have seen this all among arabs. Nose to nose greetings, cheek to cheek and sometimes they kiss/smack for slight seconds of each other's lips after saying salam alaikom. And they're repeating it so ...
Ya Emarati inti 3umri
fazee3a....
made me even more homesick and I know there are at least a few people on here who will appreciate this as much as I do.
enjoy. ...
Do housemaids have it tough? Hi People!
Do housemaids have it tough?
This has probably been talked about before, but is anyone out there experiencing life as a housemaid in Dubai , or do you know of someone w ...
New 7 wonders of the world - UNESCO says NO There is not any official validity for the New 7 wonders of the world and its a private firm doing all this and making some money from that..If a country has large population and technology they can ...
a local guy man, don't some people hate us !! why ? it's one human nature and personality people, it has nothing to do with being a local to be an ass ha** ! so many topics I read about locals being accuse ...
video about dubai in splashvision.com really fruitful. I have seen a good video explaining dubai in splashvision.com It is really fruitful who want to know about dubai. http://www.splashvision.com/Video/4129_The-World-in-Dubai.html ...
Respect to all those labourers Just went out for a while n I got fried. Just realized the hard work n dedication they put in. The kind of job they do, they deserve all respect. ...
What Happens When Doctors Go On Strike? Rob Mackrill – The Daily Reckoning When doctors in Israel took industrial action and went on strike back in 2000, it highlighted a strange phenomenon – when doctors go on strike, the death rate ...
Cross Dressers in Dubai I haven't realized the number of them here. Just today, in the beauty centre, there's a reception lounge were both men and women can enter then we take the ladies in. There were two ladies that enter ...
Aussies in Dubai? I was just wondering if anyone had any figures on Dubai's Australian population, at all... :D ...
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Religion, culture & coffee If you have questions about Islam, Muslims and the traditions, please contact me. I would like to establish a group that we can meet over coffee and talk (around the meadows, springs and marina). I ...
For Families Only What's with this ''families only'' business? I know I am in Dubai and I must respect it's culture but as a generic human being it is getting irritating. Why is it necessary here to separate and alloc ...
Open Auditions *OPEN AUDITIONS* CALLING ALL ACTORS, SINGERS & DANCERS… 6-60! West-End based ‘Popular Productions Ltd’, one of Dubai’s most prolific and successful producers of theatre are searching for ac ...
Two male actors Needed for professional production DUBAI BASED PERFORMERS REQUIRED FOR ‘BLUES BROTHERS UNLIMITED’ AT THE CENTREPOINT THEATRE, DUBAI JUNE 2007 The Great Entertainment Company and Popular Productions Ltd, two of Dubai’s most prolific ...
prostitutes I am sick and tired of the prostitues in this place. The fact they work here does not bother me, I do not care what they do, it is just that most of them are from places near my home country or actua ...
Want to learn more about Islam I'm a lady who wants to learn about Islam, can anyone guide me to the right place to start. ...
Prostitution in Dubai? Does it really happen that much in Dubai? I don't live in Dubai, but I might want to move there maybe one day but I have been reading a lot about this. Is it true? Are there a lot a bars and clubs ...
Paulo Coelho NEW BOOK Paulo Coelho, always trying to keep in direct touch with his readers, has created a blog about his new novel THE WITCH OF PORTOBELLO. We invite you to enter now the blog and enjoy one fourth of the ...
art project work in Dubai seeking short-term support ! THE GLOBAL ELEMENT nomadic travel project - 15.02 - 21.03.07, Earth, Milky Way At present time, michael hawk is working on an artistic round-the-world travel project - THE GLOBAL ELEMENT - head ...
RUSSIANS rvp_legend wrote:Larissa20
When i think of Russian,
i think of the best spirit Ever, Vodka
the best sold guns ever, AK47
Best fighter planes ever, Sukhoi 27
the only sp ...
Islamic Lectures in English Are there places that regularly host Islamic lectures in English? I know about the Jumeirah Islamic Learning Center, but they don't update their website or advertise, so finding out about what is goi ...
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A Pakistani Laments Dubai BBC NEWS A Pakistani laments Dubai The BBC Urdu service's Masud Alam returns to live in Pakistan after 15 years abroad. A holiday on the way gives food for thought. Departing London was easier t ...
Talk by Spiritual Leader RAJA YOGA CENTER cordially invites you for an enlightening talk on" Inside Out...........Becoming the person of your dreams" by Sister Jayanthi, European Coordinator of Brahma Kumaris World ...
Colleges in Dubai? hi, im new to the forum, and will possibly be moving to dubai soon. What are the graduate programs like there? (specifically about the political science department). Thanks in advance. ...
Condoms 'too big' for Indian men Condoms 'too big' for Indian men
By Damian Grammaticus
BBC News, Delhi
A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are ...
LOS EMIRATOS EN ESPAÑOL Saludos desde España, si alguien quiere practicar en Español (Castellano) pues aqui estamos para ayudar. Gracias, miguel. ...
question hey, i write short stories and some stuff in arabic, anyone here knows where can i find a place "a magazine or a newspaper" where i can post this !? if you're a smart ass and going to ...
What great emotional pain that really made your heart bleed? I know this is really a sad topic but lets see what really made people break into tears? Anyway, life is not just about happiness. ...
headgear I was wondering about the different types of traditional headgear worn by Emirati and other Gulf Arab men. Do they indicate tribal affliations? Some younger men just wear baseball caps. Are t ...
A Link http://www.riversongs.com/love_greetings_cards.html Placed this link on one of forums with comments: “this is a nice link” And received response from a guy, that “This is a very female site, any ...
a guide to Palestine Hi
this is the song of gaza shots describe real life in palestine the first part is gaza and soon i will post This Is Palestine
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New York Times 100 Most Notable Books of the Year ABSURDISTAN. By Gary Shteyngart. (Random House, $24.95.) A young American-educated Russian with an ill-gotten fortune waits to return to the United States in this darkly comic novel. AFTER THIS. B ...
Looking 4 a sincer penpal in Dubai (Both sexs) he didn't mention anything about ladies :P What are we thinking about tonight hon? :lol: :wink: ...
Arranged Marriages/non Arranged Marriages Dear Dudes, i wanna discuss about these topics, i would like to point out that please refrain from saying which one is right and which one is wrong, we just wanna see on what both of these things ...
Parting Time Divorce rates have been partly discussed in romance forum. Question raised: Why divorce rates are higher here in United Arab Emirates where in fact man can have four wives?
From the excerpt ...
Work Ethics It's really disappointing. Here I am thinking that taking positive initiatives are good. But then my boss doesn't seem to appreciate such gestures and told me off about it. From where I came from, no ...
Any Arabs or Locals? Stormy wrote:WOOOW all these pages... I wonder why it's strange for a local to be here !!
I am local and liked the place here ..even that I still read around, didn't post that much.
so ...
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Manly Men Men being men is a bad deal: Guys should evolve beyond masculinity San Francisco Chronicle, October 8, 2006, p. F-3. Also appeared as "The high cost of manliness," posted on Alternet, Se ...
a good arab is a gay arab >:( no seriously , how come only gay arab guys are nice and would like to have a convo with a girl without wanting a piece of her ? i mean it really sucks with the straight ones , i never talk to them ca ...
Stereotypical Nationals Before the message I would like to say I have met real nationals which are amazing people but the phonies who are not actually arabs but other which I will not name. 1. Will buy 20 Tonnes of Chi ...
one of my IMAF entries hey so check out, this was my entry to the "one page themed story ('flight')" category in the international manga and anime festival located in UK. im not that good of an artist but i came ...
Art Galleries In my visits I have only been to one ..it was near Burjuman..I can't remember the exact location. Is there a developing art district? ...
Documentry on S-e- x Market in Dubai There is a Documentary on the sex market in Dubai called Desert Nights. Its quite interesting. anyone who can bypass etisalat can find it at www.youtube.com by searching Dubai Desert nights. ...
Makes you think... > You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction. > > You call me "Whiteboy," "Cracker," "Honkey," "Whitey," "Caveman" > and t ...
Dubai - An Islamic Vegas Check out this short documentary on Dubai; http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=c860df3ccf66c83fb61bb2ffd934330b.881882 ...most of which talks about Dubai as being the flesh trade capital of t ...