The Truth About Dubai

July 7th, 2009 by Samar Owais

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Historically, boom towns have always attracted flocks of people looking to make their fortune. Dubai has been no different. While calling Dubai a boom town is over simplifying it, no other analogy explains it better. Dubai blinds with its glitz and glamour and is therefore dismissed as beautiful but shallow. For those not willing to make the effort, that’s all they’ll ever see and experience of this beautiful emirate.  Having lived in UAE for more than a year, it’s always struck me as incredulous that barely anyone has bothered to look beneath the surface, considering how many journalists and tourists come here.

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