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The fire at the Address Hotel and lesson to be learned

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Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Jan 2, 2016 at 11:12

Dr Pipes

The New Years eve fire at the Address Hotel is an example of what Dubai is all about: Style but no substance Glitz and glamor that can just disappear over night

Dubai has serious problems for example with the way they trear their Pakistanis and Indian workers who are paid only 60-70% of pay when compared with Arabs and Europeans and Paks and Indians are not allowed in malls And to add to it the racial insults against foreign workers from Asia

Hong Kong as well as Singapore are very successful because their development was market driven which is not the case in Dubai and as a very good friend from Dubai once said there will always be Hong Kong and Singapore but not Dubai

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Daniel Pipes replies:

I did not say Dubai will be forever. I said that it offers a model for others who are in much worse shape.

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2The fire at the Address Hotel and lesson to be learned [127 words]
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dhimmi no moreJan 2, 2016 11:12227421
1The Potemkin City-States of the Gulf [566 words]
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Pied PiperJan 2, 2016 10:15227419
1Sounds to me like Apartheid [26 words]
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Michael SJan 2, 2016 05:41227416
2My accusation stands [61 words]Michael SJan 7, 2016 20:32227416
Not long ago they were considered as supporters of both Iran and Hamas [14 words]BorisGJan 1, 2016 10:29227408
1Idea: Build up Amman into this type of city [171 words]
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PezDispenserJan 1, 2016 07:18227405
Agree with Dr Pipes [89 words]AnonJan 4, 2016 01:58227405
1Curious title [122 words]PhilipJan 1, 2016 05:23227404
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3Irony: UAE building on fire [123 words]Leon KushnerDec 31, 2015 16:02227394
Hotel fire in Dubai [81 words]dhimmi no moreJan 2, 2016 11:34227394
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5Why Is The UAE So Sane? [121 words]
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DaveDec 31, 2015 13:01227392
3Their Foreign Investment Advisors Will Also Leave [116 words]UNCLE VLADDIDec 31, 2015 18:04227392
Its a mirage [82 words]AnonJan 1, 2016 20:53227392
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Even Singapore Is Repressive [67 words]DaveJan 3, 2016 17:34227392
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