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motivate

Date de parution

01 janvier 2009

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9796500168197

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

7 Mo

This is the first book in which essays by members of royal families of the UAE, leaders in government and business, and famous men and women from different countries, have been collected to celebrate the UAE's long-standing values of tolerance and entrepreneurial innovation. The essays reflect how the UAE is increasingly engaged with globalization, including sustainable economic growth, technology, cultural sensitivity, education, science, environmental security and social justice. The book Includes ten sections; bearing the following headings: National visions, The Emirates, personal history, The business of business, Perspectives across the spectrumk, Communications, Dispatches, Visual thought, Education and faith, and Issues for our times.

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Publié par

motivate

Date de parution

01 janvier 2009

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9796500168197

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

7 Mo

UAE HISTORY

G l o b a l E M I R AT E S

An Antho lo g y o f ToleranceandEnterprise

G l o b a l E M I R AT E S

An Antho lo g y o f ToleranceandEnterprise

Foreword by Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan

Published byMotivate Publishing

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Editors: Senior Designer: Designer:

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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means) without the written permission of the copyright holders. Application for the copyright holders’ written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publishers. In accordance with the International Copyright Act 1956 and the UAE Federal Law No. (7) of 2002, Concerning Copyrights and Neighboring Rights, any person acting in contravention of this will be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

ISBN: 978 1 86063 262 4

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Printed by Emirates Printing Press, Dubai, UAE

This book is dedicated to the memory ofHis HighnessSheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Beloved Founder of the United Arab Emirates

To the memory of His Highness Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum

To the memory of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

And In honor of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates

In honor of His HighnessSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and Ruler of Dubai

In honor of His HighnessSheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Chairman of the Executive Council

And to current and future generations of Emiratis, global citizens of the global commons, and to people everywhere in the cause of peace, understanding and prosperity.

GLOBAL EMIRATES

AN ANTHOLOGY OF TOLERANCE AND ENTERPRISE

CONTENTS

P RO L O G U E

Today And Beyond / HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN

F O R E WO R D

Tolerance And Enterprise /HIS EXCELLENCY SHEIKH NAHAYAN MABARAK AL NAHAYAN22

S E C T I O N O N E : N AT I O N A L V I S I O N S

O N E :Why Dubai Cares / HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID

AL MAKTOUM

T WO :Dreams Into Reality / HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH SAUD BIN SAQR AL QASIMI

T H R E E :Flying High / HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMED BIN SAEED AL MAKTOUM 38

F O U R :Transformation Of The UAE Government / HIS EXCELLENCY MOHAMMAD

A. AL GERGAWI

F I V E :Our World / HER EXCELLENCY REEM IBRAHIM AL-HASHIMYA Sense Of

S E C T I O N T WO : T H E E M I R AT E S

S I X :The Land And Its People / PETER HELLYER

S E V E N :Tolerance, Enterprise And The Emirates / ANWER Q. SHER

EIGHT:Crossroads Of The World / RICARDO ESPIRITO SANTO SALGADO

N I N E :Higher Education In The Emirates / TAYEB A. KAMALI

T E N :The View From Abu Dhabi /JEREMY PARRISH

E L E V E N :The Emirates In The Globalization Era / FRANCIS MATTHEW

T W E LV E :Enterprise In The Emirates / ANDREW TARBUCK

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T H I R T E E N :122Women Lawyers: To Be Or Not To Be / DIANA HAMADE AL GHURAIR

P E R S O N A L T H R E E : S E C T I O N H I S T O RY

F O U R T E E N :Born In A Bedouin Tent / FATEMA HADROOM ALEGHFELI

F I F T E E N :Reviewing The Long Decades/ JOHN T. MCGAW

S I X T E E N : A Muslim Woman’s Journey / UZMA SARFRAZ-KHAN

S E V E N T E E N :Through The Sands Of Time/ ABDULLA AMIRUDDIN AJMAL

E I G H T E E N :Culture Matters / LEILA ALAMI

N I N E T E E N :Journey To The Middle East / MASARAT DAUD

T W E N T Y:A Mother And A Mother-In-Law / VINITA BHARADWAJ

S E C T I O N F O U R : T H E BU S I N E S S O F BU S I N E S S

T W E N T Y- O N E :The System / SURESH KUMAR

T W E N T Y- T WO :Green Projects Aim To Diversify / OXFORD ANALYTICA

T W E N T Y- T H R E E :The Emirates And The Subcontinent/ ROHIT KOCHHAR

T W E N T Y- F O U R :A New Alchemy / DILIP CHERIAN

T W E N T Y- F I V E :Brand Matter In The Emirates / JAN-PATRICK SCHMITZ

T W E N T Y- S I X :Coming To The Emirates / JAHANGIR F. HAJIYEV

T W E N T Y- S E V E N :Travel / RICHARD SKERRITTThe Future Of

S E C T I O N F I V E : P E R S P E C T I V E S AC RO S S T H E S P E C T RU M

T W E N T Y- E I G H T:Behind The MBR Foundation / HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH

MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM

T W E N T Y- N I N E :In The New Era / LANNY J. DAVIS

T H I R T Y:Storytelling / SILVIA RADAN

T H I R T Y- O N E :Global Conversations / CLEOPATRA VAN DE WINKEL

T H I R T Y- T WO :Required Reading / JAMIL K. MROUE

T H I R T Y- T H R E E :The BeneﬁTrade Agreements / N. JANARDHANts Of

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T H I R T Y- F O U R :Communication: The Salvation / ROBERT L. DILENSCHNEIDER

T H I R T Y- F I V E :Expression / MARIA BARTIROMOThe Freedom Of

T H I R T Y- S I X :Networks / DIDIER LOMBARDThe Second Life Of

T H I R T Y- S E V E N :The Social Web / DAVID KING

T H I R T Y- E I G H T:Training Journalists In The Middle East / RANA SABBAGH-

GARGOUR

T H I R T Y- N I N E :Telecommunicating / KEN ZITA

F O R T Y:Are The Media Getting Lost? / AMNA AHMED

S E C T I O N S E V E N : D I S PAT C H E S

F O R T Y- O N E :/ BERND DEBUSMANNGood News From The Gulf

F O R T Y- T WO :Being A Foreign Correspondent / JIM KRANE

F O R T Y- T H R E E : Glimpsing Hope In The Emirates / MICHAEL GOODWIN

F O R T Y- F O U R :Monsoon Melodies / RAM S. VARMA

S E C T I O N E I G H T: V I S UA L T H O U G H T

F O R T Y- F I V E :The Man Behind The Mosque / JEFFREY ROBERTS

F O R T Y- S I X :Kozmology / MARTIN KOZLOWSKI

F O R T Y- S E V E N :The Tree Of Life / NIRMAL K. SETHIA

F O R T Y- E I G H T:Cityscapes / VANDANA SEHGAL

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