· February, 2007

Stories about United Arab Emirates from February, 2007

Saudi: Desert Trek

  26 February 2007

Neal of Arabia, a diplomatic spouse living in the Saudi capital Riyadh, takes us on a desert trek in nearby Dubai here, complete with an overnight stay in the desert.

UAE: The Giant Wheel of Hatred

  23 February 2007

Dubai-based blogger SS is disgusted with the lack of tolerance he is witnessing around him. “Today, I found myself being attacked… for I spoke about the grace of life and kindness. If kindness and goodness is only something you share with your group/sect/herd/religion – then what's the point of living...

Caught On Camera: Human Rights Video on GV

  14 February 2007

It has been a bumper few weeks on GV for human rights video, so let's get straight into it… Bandh of brothers… [via Neha] This footage, filmed by Dinesh Wagle, of United We Blog!, shows motorcycle riders being turned backed by members of the National Federation of Nepal Transport Entrepreneurs...

Iran: Flickr users vs. The State

  14 February 2007

One of the censorship nightmares experienced by web-connected citizens living in countries engaging in Internet filtering is to find out that they can no longer access their favorite sites. Unfortunately, this is what is happening to the Flickr.com community in Iran and in the United Arab Emirates, where, a few...

Arabisc: Egyptian Women a Cut Above the Rest

  9 February 2007

Prostitution, female circumcision and lesbianism aren't vices restricted to Egyptian woman, says Egyptian blogger Tamr Heneh, in an open letter to Egyptian talk show hostess Dr Hala Sarhan. According to the blogger, the Arab world has much more problems which Dr Sarhan could focus on, instead of continuing to drag...

Dubai: Tourism in Hatta

  9 February 2007

Lebanese blogger The Human Product visited Hatta, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and posted pictutres here.

Dubai Shopping Festival

  5 February 2007

The annual Dubai Shopping Festival is making headlines around the world .. but Secret Dubai seems to be turning green with some of the publicity he is seeing in his own turf.

Dubai: Jobs Scam

  5 February 2007

Looking for a job in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates? Perhaps you should read this first.

UAE: Student Vlogs

  5 February 2007

“Where can you find video logs, unusual commentary, rare links of articles you never came across, and really creative Arab students all at the same spot?,” asks Bahraini blogger Esraa, who leads us to an interesting site by Arab Vloggers.

Bahrain: Genetically Engineered Food Alert!

  5 February 2007

Bahrain-based blogger Haitham Sabbah raises the alarm about the presence of genetically engineered food, which is not labelled, floating about in the markets of Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE and even Bahrain.

Arabisc: Action from Dubai and Kuwait's Shopping Malls

  1 February 2007

The whole world is a stage and it is more so at Dubai‘s City Centre, which is considered one of the largest malls in the Gulf. Bahraini blogger Mohammed Al Mubarak sums up his recent visit to the mall, where he literally sees the world pass by. ناس كثيرة تأتي...