citizenship Archives • Linda JW https://lindajw.com/tag/citizenship/ Travel blog Sat, 07 Sep 2024 10:58:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 28238292 Dubai: world’s least cosmopolitan city https://lindajw.com/dubai-cosmopolitanism/ https://lindajw.com/dubai-cosmopolitanism/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:25:06 +0000 https://lindajw.com/?p=4790 Dubai is possibly the most international place in the world, with less than 10% of its inhabitants holding the local passport. But calling Dubai 'cosmopolitan' would be a mistake, based on a wrong understanding of the term and of reality of life in the Arab Gulf. In fact, Dubai is maybe the least cosmopolitan city there is.

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]]> https://lindajw.com/dubai-cosmopolitanism/feed/ 0 4790 Identity and nationality in the Gulf https://lindajw.com/identity-and-nationality-in-the-gulf/ https://lindajw.com/identity-and-nationality-in-the-gulf/#comments Fri, 25 Aug 2017 18:00:21 +0000 https://lindajw.com/?p=2009 Few countries in the world have more foreigners than locals living within their borders. It is the case in the Arab Gulf states, where the majority of the population consists of immigrants: up to more than 85% in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. For the locals, this poses unique challenges to their concepts of identity and nationality.

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