Is there something like love for the homeland? Do we really owe a part of our lives to the nations we live in? Such questions have now become a commonplace in the dream city of Dubai. The commotion started when Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi, one of the members of UAE's ruling parties, announced that the UAE citizenship ought to be given to foreigners residing in the UAE. This statement has sent shock waves throughout the country where many leaders believe that the foreigners may not be completely loyal to a country that’s not their birthplace. According to the aforesaid ruler, the foreigners are contributing immensely to the growth of the country by involving themselves in the development of education, tourism, technology healthcare and much more. Hence long term foreigners deserve to be given the citizenship of the country. However, there are many more arguing against this statement via twitter and other social networking websites.
The counter argument too makes sense considering the vastly differing lifestyles of both the cultures. While on one hand Arabic women sport darker hued burqas, on the other hand there are bikini-clad foreign women spending time in Dubai beaches. According to some people, the fact that the ruler wrote in English and not in the Arabic language itself goes complementary to his statement.
Moreover, the government shells out an enormous amount of money on tourism, healthcare and other services which are mostly enjoyed by the foreigners as they outnumber the Muslims staying in the country. Though the ruler’s statement has generated interest, the chance of it being executed in reality is still faint. One of the twitter users even went down to comment something like this, ‘don’t cozy up to foreigners at our country’s expense’ which clearly shows that some of the Emiratis have been infuriated by his comment.
All in all, how these thoughts will eventually turn out is something only time can say.
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The counter argument too makes sense considering the vastly differing lifestyles of both the cultures. While on one hand Arabic women sport darker hued burqas, on the other hand there are bikini-clad foreign women spending time in Dubai beaches. According to some people, the fact that the ruler wrote in English and not in the Arabic language itself goes complementary to his statement.
Moreover, the government shells out an enormous amount of money on tourism, healthcare and other services which are mostly enjoyed by the foreigners as they outnumber the Muslims staying in the country. Though the ruler’s statement has generated interest, the chance of it being executed in reality is still faint. One of the twitter users even went down to comment something like this, ‘don’t cozy up to foreigners at our country’s expense’ which clearly shows that some of the Emiratis have been infuriated by his comment.
All in all, how these thoughts will eventually turn out is something only time can say.
Know more about moveindubai services here www.moveindubai.com/services.html.
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