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Life Of The Emirate Rich

August 16, 2017 – 9:37 pm

Dubai was a backwater pearl port for centuries whose Al Bu Falasa tribe seceded from Abu Dhabi in the 19th Century. The Great Depression Thrusted the small nation further into obscurity, however in the late 50s Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum transformed the oil-less economy into a desert financial hub. No one believe in […]

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Beer In Dubai

May 6, 2015 – 11:05 pm

The following passage from the Qurʼan, Surah 5 severely condemns drinking alcohol and various other pleasures. O you who believe! Intoxicants, gambling, al-ansāb, and al-azlām (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shayṭān’s (Satan’s) handiwork. So avoid that in order that you may be successful. Anyone found in possession of liquor in […]

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The Seven Pillars of Nothing

November 27, 2009 – 8:02 pm

In SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM TE Lawrence wrote about a visit to a desert castle. His host led the British officer through a series of room, each whose walls were permeated with frankincense, myrrh, and other exotic fragrances. They finally arrive at a very simple room. One window. It’s open to the desert. “What do […]

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