Recently, UAE Government statistics show that expats make up over 88% of the UAE population while Emiratis proportion is relatively small about 11% of the population (Nissar Hoath, 2011). In fact, United Arab Emirates is considered as one of the countries that have a massive numbers of foreigners. Subsequently, it led to a huge imbalance in the demographic structure which eventually resulted other social and cultural concerns. UAE nationals are struggling every day with this imbalance as they feel they are under threat of losing their identity, values, customs, tradition and language. Furthermore, there are some challenges they face because of the way some foreigners behave and act. Therefore, the UAE government should act immediately to control …show more content…
As a result, Emiratis feels upset of some expats who break most of UAE culture, tradition and religion rules. For instance, during the holy month of the Ramadan there are some expats who eat, drink and smoke during the day and being disrespectful towards Muslims. Leah Hyslop (2012) reports that Saudi Arabia government imposed strict rules on non-Muslim expats who eat or drink during fasting hours and in case of breaking these rules they will face deportation as consequences. In addition, not just during the holy month, Emiratis citizens are struggling with expats behavior all year round. Actually, the way that some expats behave is being truly offensive towards the locals. For example, wearing revealing clothes in public areas and behave grossly indecent like drinking, kissing, hugging and flirting in front of others. Katy Watsom (2012) says that recently, rumors spread of men walking around the streets in skimpy swimming shorts and women doing their grocery shopping wearing bikinis which led two young Emirati women to start a twitter movement urging foreigners to dress modestly in public areas. Indeed, Emiratis are pissed off of what they have seen from foreigners behavior which shows lack of respect for their culture and offensive manners towards their
Saudi Arabia is commonly known for its strict moral values and customs regarding religion and women. Gender discrimination is a global conflict but it is prevalently seen in Saudi Arabia. Gender discrimination is so poignant in Saudi Arabia because there are strict sets of moral guidelines and ideologies that Saudi Arabian culture implements on its people. Although Saudi Arabian men impose restrictions on women for the sake of upholding their cultural beliefs and family’s honor, there is no doubt that Saudi Arabian culture is male dominated and holds misogynistic views on women, but progress is being made.
In staging reality, setting is critical for both Chad and Undine’s performances. In expatriate fiction, Europe is associated with more freedom than Puritanical America and is used as a medium for performers to present and explore both themselves and cultural and social differences between their home in America and abroad. In Going Abroad, William Stowe suggests that Europe is a space in which higher class and non-essential laborers can “prepare for or advance their careers” (Stowe 7). As a continent with a vast collection of cultural goods, Europe conflicts with the barren American landscape. Acquiring a “Europeanized” persona helps Undine and Chad to gain experience that they employ at home, and cultural accumulation provides an advantage
The Arab American community The Arab American community has a population of about 1.8 million Arab descendants or immigrants that has been residing in the US since 1980, they are coming from different parts of the Middle east such as Sudan,Syria,Irak, Morocco, Jordania, Palestine, Somalia, Egypt and Lebano. They began to arrive in Michigan after Detroit in 1967, today is a huge the Arabic American is a huge community in that area of Michigan, They tend to maintain their culture and characterize as being a united community. They are financial support each other through community and religious organizations, they share their resources with other family or community members, here in the Middle East as well, helping their relatives that’s staying in their country to buy land and build houses and establish agricultural business. The Arabic community tends to naturalize as American Citizens, getting involved in the political activity that makes them one of the cultures that enhance in the assimilation process.
Fatemeh Fakhraie’s essay “Scarfing it Down,” explains how Muslim women suffer because of what they wear. Fakhraie blogs about Muslim women in her website she explains; “Seeing ourselves portrayed in the media in ways that are one-dimensional and misleading." Several people judge Muslim's by their appearance because they assume they're a bad person. The author of this essay wants the reader to know that Muslim women wearing a hijab are not a threat to the world.
As I started growing up, I decided to conquer those misconceptions and correct them by myself. I began building various relationships with Khaleejis; day by day, I discovered that those notions in mind were all wrong. The Khaleejis fascinated me with how friendly they are as they accept people from other nationalities and get along with them quickly; I found myself highly welcomed in their circle of friends. They never showed any restrictions or placed any barriers in their relationships with others. For example, in the previous term, I decided to join the Khaleeji Club at AUD and volunteer in the National Day. I had no trouble at all joining the club; in fact, my work was remarkably appreciated by the group members as they were proud that a foreigner like me is so loyal to their society. I gained numerous friends from that club; even though the event is over, everyone in the group is still in touch which portrays how gregarious their society is. Also, they are not close-minded as presumed; the Khaleejis are just preservative as they like to hold on their traditions and customs which show their identity. However, when it comes to discussing thoughts or having debates, everyone is ready to listen closely and respect the other’s point of view. As a demonstration, I once had a debate with a Khaleeji friend about mixed
His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the United Arab Emirates, or UAE, stated, “The greatest use that can be made of wealth is to invest it in creating generations of educated and trained people.” From its conception, the United Arab Emirates was founded on the importance of education. Since it’s founding in 1971, the small country’s population has risen to over nine million people. This dramatic rise in population was a cause for the dramatic investment the countries government has put into its education system. In 1975, the rate of adult literacy was 54% among men and 31% among women, while today, literacy rates f...
The Arab world consists of twenty-two countries encompassing all of North Africa and much of the Middle East. The Arab people number over 360 million and while they share a common language, there is a surprising degree of diversity among them, whether in terms of nationality, culture, religion, economics, or politics. (McCaffrey, 3) Most inhabitants of the Ar...
Kumar, B. assumed in an article that Dubai promotes itself as the commercial and economic focal point of the Gulf region which is obvious from the plans undertaken to develop open trade regions and manufacturing parks. Dubai is seen as a moderately liberal and international society with 80 % emigrant population and can count on as being one of the safest cities in the globe. The Government has a key role in starting and supporting tourism and with respect to the tourism policy of the government; tourism was positioned at the centre of the diversification program beside construction.
Immigration is a controversial topic that features conflicting opinions on a global scale. This is because skeptics believe that immigrants are taking away the original culture and traditions of individual societies, whereas, those supporting immigration believe that immigrants in fact enrich the culture of the host countries and provide great benefits to the country overall. This ongoing debate regarding immigration has led to the increased difficulty in gaining national citizenship in some countries, such as Saudi Arabia. Other countries, however, welcome immigrants as they believe foreigners are valuable to society. Immigration around the world should be encouraged as immigrants increase diversity, add to the amount of skills and labor opportunities available to the countries they move to, and improve the economy.
To understand the situation in Saudi Arabia better, you need to know about the social traditions and how people live. Saudis believe women are not supposed to reveal their bodies and only reveal their faces. That is because Islam says so. However, more and more teenagers in public, even in the highways, are harassing women which led to the establishment of the religious police. Religious police's role is simply to make sure no one harasses any woman and the roads stay safe.
Dubai has went from being your average typical regional city, to becoming a globally know city in such a short amount of time. From conducting my research I have learned that some call it “Manhattan-on-speed”, “A skyline on crack”, or even “A capitalists dream on steroids.” Dubai has become a primary destination for Multinational Corporations, causing migrant workers from all around the world to flee here. Majority of these workers come from South Asian countries, however some come from others as well. In Dubai, nothing is done without a statement. If you were to just walk outside and look up at all the different architectural designs on the buildings you would be able to see that.
Living in another country is a difficult experience for many people. A common feature of people living in a foreign country is finding them Gathered together in restaurants, discussing about their home and their experiences in the foreign country. Moreover, these groups are not all from the same home country. Often, the interests that landed them in a foreign country are enough to connect them in building the foundations of friendship, like studying same major. However, the only thing that you can see obvisely is fear. As a Saudi student in USA I can say we often have to deal with many administration issues that may even result to the cancellation of one’s citizenship. Like getting USA Green Card. There is a fear of living in another country that never goes regardless of the period that one has lived in a foreign country. However, the interests that landed them in a foreign country, including education and business. It’s the same even the student didn’t come from same place. in fact that they didn't came from the same mother country. This will presents the argument that people living in another country are subject to change depending in economic and political way in order for them to fit in the new country.
This research project is centered upon the idea that individuals, specifically those in second and third world countries, need to protect their cultural identity by combating the imperialism of western, dominant cultures. According to research, some reasons behind this imperialism are war, totalitarianism, tourism, the need to fit in, peer pressure, immigration, and globalization. These reasons are prevalent in today’s society and can be seen worldwide. Some solutions to the problem that I found in my research are to create a multicultural society that embraces diversity, encouraging a multilingual society along with preserving dying languages, and protecting smaller villages and towns from tourism, industrialization, and globalization. While
Firstly, if we compare local doctors to non-local we will find that the health care system is missing a huge number of local human resources. In Abu Dhabi, only 8-10 percent of doctors are Emiratis (Al Hassani, 2012). The problem is that most of Emarati students find that studying medicine could be difficult, beside the long journey that they have to take to be doctors. Let's not forget that in UAE medical collages there are only five specializations. However, the small percentage of Emirati citizen in the medical field, forces the country to rely on non-locals. This result could cause other challenges for the healthcare system, such as the huge costs to bring non-locals and increasing the number of committed crimes also it takes a lot of time to bring the non-local doctors. On the other hand, most of the non-local doctors refused to leave their countries to come to the UAE because of the salary differences between what they ...
Multiculturalism has become a way for nations to implement foreigners into their lives; however, Malik believes that countries are taking