Morning #walks and an #audiobook with the mini-beast. #dog #UAE #dragons
Morning #walks and an #audiobook with the mini-beast. #dog #UAE #dragons
Joe Bennett is a newspaper columnist and travel writer. Here he visits Dubai to discover what draws people to seek their fortune, how Dubai and the UAE have developed and their potential future. It‘s strong on the country‘s history and unflinching about its government and the racism of some western ex pats but despite his efforts, he doesn‘t get close to the underclass of workers who sustain it and is quite patronising in his assumptions.
I tried every story. But there were so many I didn‘t like. Too absurd. The main theme however, is very poignant. The stories are all about the many migrants coming to the #UnitedArabEmirates from countries like India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Philippines. They look for ways to make money to take care of their families back home. They are the people without rights. Temporary people.
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(Pic: Iraklia, Greece)
Noora, a girl from the wild desert is sent to be the third wife of a rich merchant, and to provide him with a child.
I really liked this, but it‘s very light fare. Don‘t read it if you want an insight into Emirati life in the 1950s; it‘s essentially a romance novel and could almost be set anywhere, although the author is an Emirati herself.
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I realized within the first fifty pages, I had already read this book. But, I couldn't remember anything. It was more of a feeling. I'm afraid the second read didn't evoke any lasting emotional ties either. It wasn't boring; I just didn't learn anything new, except for learning about the sand fish.
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My #ReadingAsia21 monthly recap @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
This month I read/ visited #Cambodia #Laos #Singapore #Jordan #UAE
Arabia contains multiple countries and is a fascinating read / informative & engaging
Brit Jo Tatchell spent her childhood in Abu Dhabi when it was a small desert town. She returns to explore it as an adult, when it has become the richest city in the world. This book is a little scattered in places, but overall I found it to be a fascinating glimpse at a place about which I previously knew essentially nothing.
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"Gradually, as more children fell victim, these incidents acquired a kind of normality, like high-fructose corn syrup or pubic lice at conferences."
-"Mushtibushi"