Feature: How Did Dubai Become Such an Open City?
PRESENTER
Faris Bseiso
ORIGINAL CITY
NYC
Original Date
February 24, 2023
DESCRIPTION
In this afikra feature, Faris Bseiso explores how Dubai became an open city. He talks about the first 100 years of Al Maktoum Rule, nation building and Arab influences, and Dubai today.
about the afikra community presentation
Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research and share some knowledge on a topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.
SOURCES & FUTURE REFERENCES
The Blueprint: A History of Dubai’s Spatial Development Through Oil Discovery By Stephen J. Ramos
Merchants' Role in a Changing Society: The Case of Dubai, 1900-90 | JSTOR
Iranian Migrations to Dubai: Constraints and Autonomy of a Segmented Diaspora
The Baluch Role in the Persian Gulf during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | Balochi Linguist
Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.
