Culture & Society
The online messaging service derided by comedians as “inane chatter” proved to be a life-saver in the Philippines.
Culture & Society
Are expatriates living in Dubai really bad people? Rod Liddle thinks so.
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If you're good enough, you're old enough and it's not just a case of having the right family name, says Claire Ferris-Lay.
Culture & Society
Opening the Muslim world leg of the "Audacity of Hope" world tour with the universal Islamic greeting "Assalamu alaikum" (May peace be with you) to thunderous applause, president Obama began his long-awaited major address by going straight to many of our pressing geopolitical issues.
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Once upon a time in a happy place called The Netherlands, there was a little Dutch cherry-picker named Geert Wilders. After growing up in the land of Rembrandt and tulips, Geert one day decided that he wanted to become a politician and help the people of Holland by becoming one of their elected leaders.
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Pity poor Lisa Ashton, recently fired by British airline BMI. They wanted her to fly to Saudi, told her she had to wear an abaya at all times and to make sure she walked behind men when in public.
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Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi hits back at Johann Hari's scathing article on Dubai in 'The Independent'.
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Few words are as emotive as ‘power’, and surely no other word can be defined in so many different ways.
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It's time for the godfather-like rule in Arab companies to move aside, argues Mishal Kanoo.
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On January 31st, Iraqis voted in provincial elections to practice our role in democracy. We Iraqis have paid bitterly for this democracy, and we are still paying for it. The price has been particularly high for women and the failure to promote and protect women in earnest continues to frustrate us.
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Dr Naif Al Mutawa, creator of The 99 has decided not to name his newborn son, Barack. He explains why...
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Leadership must be seen as a collective endeavour; an ongoing process dispersed throughout the organisation, says Tim Morris.
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Economies, especially heavily reliant on oil need to diversify to help strengthen country's knowledge-base.
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Assertions from Dubai Police that UAE nationals should not be made redundant are well-meaning but wrong.
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If we allow acquiring things to be our main goal in life, then we lose sight of what is truly more important - ourselves, argues Mishal Kanoo.
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“What is it like for you to be an Arab Woman?” “How are you treated?” These are the random, yet consistent questions I have been asked for as long as I can remember.
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Sure, dealmaking is a talent, but most of all doing a good deal means being prepared. Being very, very prepared.
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The colour of a person or where he or she comes from is not an indicator of anything. What he or she does and says is.
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One of my favourite pastimes is people watching - watching the millions of people who like to watch me. What is it about me, about Indian culture and Indian movies that is so fascinating to the rest of the world?
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As BMW/Oracle's trimaran makes 25 knots in light breeze, why have the rule makers surrendered yachting's tech lead to F1?
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