Arab American

not just visit. This concept is hitting home runs all over. The next destination to be is Dubai. Attraction to city: “Dubai’s position as a regional commercial hub supports world-class trade exhibitions and conferences, presenting venues for American firms to reach buyers…

1. Fascist/totalitarian governments use propaganda for the sole purpose of promoting the view of the party in power. Propaganda is a method to control the media (newspaper, television, internet...) into a publication of biased information that would benefit a certain group/party. Examples of propaganda can be seen throughout history, it can be traced back to as early as the First World War. Opposing forces (the Allies and the Axis) put up countless propaganda posters across Europe and North…

Drilling successfully into a creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1859, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake had miraculously unearthed the now indispensable substance known as petroleum, opening the gates to a world never seen before. Ever since that date, oil has been in the vanguard of innovation, powering homes, cars and asserting itself as the chief resource that helps countries function. At a torrid pace, oil mining was becoming not only lucrative, but a necessity, and thus began a global…

As Simon Van Booy says, “For those who are lost, there will always be cities that feel like home.” For me Dubai and New Delhi are the two cities I call my home. Dubai, one of the biggest tourist hubs in the world, is a city in the United Arab Emirates. One of the most developed cities in the world, Dubai is also considered to be one of top most expensive cities. New Delhi is a city in India. Delhi was built by a British architect, and has been there for a long time. As the capital of the country…

and we laugh at the experiences he shares because of our sheer disbelief that anyone might attend a college where these opportunities abound. His university of choice, NYU Abu Dhabi, is situated in the small Middle Eastern country called the United Arab Emirates (UAE). People from a large variety of backgrounds and countries attend the college and must adapt to a different way of living. However, learning this new culture broadens knowledge of the customs of other countries. The location of the…

Dubai Dubai is the important and popular part of the United Arab Emirates and it is the second largest city in the United Arab Emirates. It has many different nationalities around the world .A few years ago, Dubai was a desert, then Dubai become the fastest growing cities and it becomes the important city in the Middle East because it has a strong economy in the Middle East. Dubai is always trying to be a unique city and it is trying to have luxury life requirements. Dubai is progressing…

government left Iraq before it had a stable government. Another topic that might scare United States citizens, America joins Europe in the war against ISIS: “Our Intelligence Community believes that thousands of foreigners--including Europeans and some Americans--have joined them in Syria and Iraq. Trained and battle-hardened, these fighters could try to return to their home countries and carry out deadly attacks” (Par. 14). These Westerns would have not known about ISIS spreading around in the…

American food has been advertised in commercials and aired on televisions worldwide. Many commercials have even been translated into a countries dominant language in order to be displayed on televisions in those countries. These fast food chains have come up with clever ways to sell their products to otherwise traditional countries. Companies such as McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, KFC, Starbucks, and Taco Bell, are all American franchises that have opened in different countries around the world. There…

airplanes and appliances, the demand for oil to fuel this development increased. Believing that there was endless energy, the American way of life had an insatiable appetite for oil. Up until 1950 the United States had been able to supply its own energy needs, but in less than 25 years it became apparent that this was no longer the case. Unfortunately, each year Americans consumed 5% more, doubling the demand for oil in 12 to 14 years, while coal production remained at 1940 levels, crude oil…

Emirati Hijab, Camel Humps & Apocalyptic Islamists: Gendered Conflict in Emirati Animated Sitcoms Emirati animated sitcoms emblemize the cultural traits of the society, thus a window to its worldview. These sitcoms conceptualize how the United Arab Emirates’ residents are represented in a sarcastic fashion to entertain Emirati viewers as their primary targets. Shaabiat Al Cartoon (SAC) (2006), is one of the early and most successful Emirati sitcoms in portraying the tapestry of the UAE’s…