HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH SAUD BIN SAQR AL QASIMI HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMED BIN SAEED AL MAKTOUM HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN HIS EXCELLENCY MOHAMMAD A. AL GERGAWI HER EXCELLENCY REEM IBRAHIM AL-HASHIMY HIS EXCELLENCY SHEIKH NAHAYAN MABARAK AL NAHAYAN AFSHAN AHMED AMNA AHMED ABDULLA AMIRUDDIN AJMAL LEILA ALAMI FATEMA HADROOM ALEGHFELI MARIA BARTIROMO JAGDISH N. BHAGWATI VINITA BHARADWAJ DILIP CHERIAN JAWAHAR CHHODA SEAN CLEARY MASARAT DAUD LANNY J. DAVIS BERND DEBUSMANN ROBERT L. DILENSCHNEIDER RICHARD EDLIN BARBARA ETTORRE ALLAN E. GOODMAN MICHAEL GOODWIN PRANAY GUPTE JAHANGIR F. HAJIYEV DIANA HAMADE AL GHURAIR PETER HELLYER N. JANARDHAN TAYEB A. KAMALI ABDULLAH AL-KHANBASHI DAVID KING ROHIT KOCHHAR MARTIN KOZLOWSKI JIM KRANE SURESH KUMAR HOWARD LEEDHAM, MBE DIDIER LOMBARD VANDANA LUTHRA FRANCIS MATTHEW JOHN T. MCGAW JAMIL K. MROUE OXFORD ANALYTICA JEREMY PARRISH SILVIA RADAN DAWOOD A. RAWAT RONALD RITTENMEYER JEFFREY ROBERTS RANA SABBAGH-

GARGOUR JEFFREY D. SACHS RICARDO ESPIRITO SANTO SALGADO UZMA SARFRAZ-KHAN DAME MARJORIE SCARDINO JAN-PATRICK

SCHMITZ VANDANA SEHGAL NIRMAL K. SETHIA ANWER Q. SHER RICHARD SKERRITT JOHN STRASSBURGER ANDREW TARBUCK

CLEOPATRA VAN DE WINKEL RAM S. VARMA KEN ZITA

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PROLOGUE

Today And Beyond / HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN

FOREWORD

Tolerance And Enterprise / HIS EXCELLENCY SHEIKH NAHAYAN MABARAK AL NAHAYAN

SECTION ONE: NATIONAL VISIONS

O N E : Why Dubai Cares / HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID

AL MAKTOUM

T WO : Dreams Into Reality / HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH SAUD BIN SAQR AL QASIMI

T H R E E : Flying High / HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMED BIN SAEED AL MAKTOUM

F O U R : Transformation Of The UAE Government / HIS EXCELLENCY MOHAMMAD

A. AL GERGAWI

F I V E : A Sense Of Our World / HER EXCELLENCY REEM IBRAHIM AL-HASHIMY

SECTION TWO: THE EMIRATES

S I X : The Land And Its People / PETER HELLYER

S E V E N : Tolerance, Enterprise And The Emirates / ANWER Q. SHER

EIGHT: Crossroads Of The World / RICARDO ESPIRITO SANTO SALGADO

N I N E : Higher Education In The Emirates / TAYEB A. KAMALI

T E N : The View From Abu Dhabi / JEREMY PARRISH

E L E V E N : The Emirates In The Globalization Era / FRANCIS MATTHEW

T W E LV E : Enterprise In The Emirates / ANDREW TARBUCK

T H I RT E E N : Women Lawyers: To Be Or Not To Be / DIANA HAMADE AL GHURAIR

G L O B A L E M I R AT E S A N A N T H O L O G Y O F T O L E R A N C E A N D E N T E R P R I S E

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SECTION THREE: PERSONAL HISTORY

F O U RT E E N : Born In A Bedouin Tent / FATEMA HADROOM ALEGHFELI

F I F T E E N : Reviewing The Long Decades / JOHN T. MCGAW

S I X T E E N : A Muslim Woman’s Journey / UZMA SARFRAZ-KHAN

S E V E N T E E N : Through The Sands Of Time / ABDULLA AMIRUDDIN AJMAL

E I G H T E E N : Culture Matters / LEILA ALAMI

N I N E T E E N : Journey To The Middle East / MASARAT DAUD

T W E N T Y: A Mother And A Mother-In-Law / VINITA BHARADWAJ

SECTION FOUR: THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS

T W E N T Y- O N E : The System / SURESH KUMAR

T W E N T Y- T WO : Green Projects Aim To Diversify / OXFORD ANALYTICA

T W E N T Y- T H R E E : The Emirates And The Subcontinent / ROHIT KOCHHAR

T W E N T Y- F O U R : A New Alchemy / DILIP CHERIAN

T W E N T Y- F I V E : Brand Matter In The Emirates / JAN-PATRICK SCHMITZ

T W E N T Y- S I X : Coming To The Emirates / JAHANGIR F. HAJIYEV

T W E N T Y- S E V E N : The Future Of Travel / RICHARD SKERRITT

SECTION FIVE: PERSPECTIVES ACROSS THE SPECTRUM

T W E N T Y- E I G H T: Behind The MBR Foundation / HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH

MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM

T W E N T Y- N I N E : In The New Era / LANNY J. DAVIS

T H I RT Y: Storytelling / SILVIA RADAN

T H I RT Y- O N E : Global Conversations / CLEOPATRA VAN DE WINKEL

T H I RT Y- T WO : Required Reading / JAMIL K. MROUE

T H I RT Y- T H R E E : The Benefits Of Trade Agreements / N. JANARDHAN

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SECTION SIX: COMMUNICATIONS

T H I RT Y- F O U R : Communication: The Salvation / ROBERT L. DILENSCHNEIDER

T H I RT Y- F I V E : The Freedom Of Expression / MARIA BARTIROMO

T H I RT Y- S I X : The Second Life Of Networks / DIDIER LOMBARD

T H I RT Y- S E V E N : The Social Web / DAVID KING

T H I RT Y- E I G H T: Training Journalists In The Middle East / RANA SABBAGH-

GARGOUR

T H I RT Y- N I N E : Telecommunicating / KEN ZITA

F O RT Y: Are The Media Getting Lost? / AMNA AHMED

SECTION SEVEN: DISPATCHES

F O RT Y- O N E : Good News From The Gulf / BERND DEBUSMANN

F O RT Y- T WO : Being A Foreign Correspondent / JIM KRANE

F O RT Y- T H R E E : Glimpsing Hope In The Emirates / MICHAEL GOODWIN

F O RT Y- F O U R : Monsoon Melodies / RAM S. VARMA

SECTION EIGHT: VISUAL THOUGHT

F O RT Y- F I V E : The Man Behind The Mosque / JEFFREY ROBERTS

F O RT Y- S I X : Kozmology / MARTIN KOZLOWSKI

F O RT Y- S E V E N : The Tree Of Life / NIRMAL K. SETHIA

F O RT Y- E I G H T: Cityscapes / VANDANA SEHGAL

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SECTION NINE: EDUCATION AND FAITH

F O RT Y- N I N E : Economic Progress Is Bred In The Classroom / DAME MARJORIE

SCARDINO

F I F T Y: Educational Exchange / ALLAN E. GOODMAN

F I F T Y- O N E : The Sands Of Thought / JOHN STRASSBURGER

F I F T Y- T WO : A Liberal Tribute To The Emirates / HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN

SECTION TEN: ISSUES FOR OUR TIMES

F I F T Y- T H R E E : The Challenge Of Dry Lands / JEFFREY D. SACHS

F I F T Y- F O U R : The Importance Of Corporate Governance / BARBARA ETTORRE

F I F T Y- F I V E : In Defense Of Globalization / JAGDISH N. BHAGWATI

F I F T Y- S I X : The Power Of ‘Yes’ / HOWARD LEEDHAM, MBE

F I F T Y- S E V E N : A Question Of Identity / ABDULLAH AL-KHANBASHI

F I F T Y- E I G H T: Emirati Women Show The Way / AFSHAN AHMED

F I F T Y- N I N E : Why Boardrooms Matter / RONALD RITTENMEYER

S I X T Y: Health Matters / VANDANA LUTHRA

S I X T Y- O N E : The Soul Of A City / PRANAY GUPTE

S I X T Y- T WO : From Mauritius To The Emirates / DAWOOD A. RAWAT

S I X T Y- T H R E E : The Spirit Of Dubai / JAWAHAR CHHODA

S I X T Y- F O U R : The Practice Of Law In The 21st Century / RICHARD EDLIN

S I X T Y- F I V E : The Knowledge Economy / SEAN CLEARY

EPILOGUE: THE FUTURE IS NOW

The Emirates: A Very Special Place / PRANAY GUPTE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.

He is regarded as the Founder of the Nation. This was one of his last addresses, and is reproduced with gratitude

to the UAE Government because of the universal relevance of Sheikh Zayed’s thoughts. He passed away in November 2004 and was

succeeded as UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi by his son, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

P R O L O G U E

Z AY E D B I N S U LTA N A L N A H YA N

Today And Beyond

We celebrate today our country’s National Day, with all that the day represents in terms of the wide-ranging and all-encompassing achievements that have been made.

These extend beyond our imagination and our dreams. That which our dear country enjoys today in terms of prosperity, security and stability is the fruit of the patience and perseverance that we have all displayed. Our will has not faltered in the face of the difficulties that we have had to face.

Our belief today is as it was at the beginning, that the Federation is the way through which we can achieve strength and prosperity, and is the framework through which we can provide a decent life for our children, those who in the past, like their fathers and their grandfathers, suffered many hardships and a hard life, tasting the bitter fruits of deprivation from the essentials of life that others enjoyed. That is why we have devoted ourselves to compensating our people for all that they did not have in the past, and to making use of the wealth that Almighty God has bestowed upon us, so that we may provide for their welfare and prepare them to assume their role in the building of the country, and to contribute in a positive and effective way to its comprehensive and sustainable development.

Thanks to Almighty God, we are today satisfied as we see all that our Federation has achieved over the past few decades. Those achievements represent much of that of which we had dreamed, and for which we have worked, along with my brothers, the Rulers of the Emirates – our objective to build our Federation and to strengthen the pillars that support it. We have done all of this with a single

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target before us – that of providing prosperity and welfare for our people. This could not, however, have been achieved without deep devotion to the service of the country and its citizens, over and above any other consideration, and without there being an intimate unity of purpose between the leadership and the people.

My dear citizens, the developments that we see today in all aspects of life are too many to be enumerated. The UAE, thanks to Almighty God, has become a country of whose place among the nations we can be proud. We can be proud, too, of what it has achieved in terms of the development of its basic infrastructure, and, over and above that, of what we enjoy in terms of stability, peace and an open society.

The esteem that our country enjoys amongst the nations is the best proof of the success of our Federation. Our country is recognized internationally to be in the forefront of those who provide foreign aid and assistance, and in terms of its conservation of the environment and in taking care of its citizens and their welfare, and in providing them with a decent life.

Thanks to all of this development, and because of what we enjoy in terms of peace and security, we managed this year to host efficiently a number of important international events, such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings and the current World Youth Soccer Cup. The whole world has seen that the UAE, both official and non-official sectors, both its men and women, have shown their capabilities and professional skills of management.

It is not possible for us to list all of the recent developments in various fields. We will refer only to some of the major ones. Our Armed Forces take pride of place. We are gratified that our own men now form the essential core of our Armed Forces and of the police and security forces, and that they have succeeded in undertaking their tasks efficiently and successfully.

The effective participation of our Armed Forces in United Nations peacekeeping and reconstruction operations in several parts

of the world represents a decoration that these forces have bestowed on the country and on its international status. It shows, too, that our Armed Forces have the respect and skills necessary for them to play their distinguished international role in the humanitarian field.

Dear citizens: We are pleased to mention, with pride, that which our women have achieved in terms of strengthening the economic and social role that they play in society, in both the public and the private sectors. We reaffirm our commitment to provide all necessary support for our women, such that will ensure that their role in society can be further strengthened, and so that the scope of their participation in the comprehensive development of our country can be widened.

We are pleased to note that the women of the UAE have displayed a strong commitment in this direction, for we now see them acquiring all kinds of specialist scientific skills and working effectively in the public and private sectors, while they remain, at the same time, committed to their fundamental and basic role of raising their children properly, in accordance with our spiritual and religious values and our heritage.

While we have worked to achieve balanced and comprehensive development in all economic and social fields, we have, too, paid special attention to the environment and its conservation. Our interest in the environment derives from what we learned from our forefathers. They learned to coexist with the natural environment around them. They learned how to make the best use of the scant resources available to them, while, at the same time, ensuring that they did not over-exploit them, and that they left sufficient for the generations to come. That is why we have worked since the establishment of the Federation to protect our environment and its wildlife, and to formulate all necessary laws, regulations, programs and projects for this purpose.

These have placed the UAE in the forefront of environmental conservation, and have made it a model for the world. These

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achievements provide an incentive for us to continue with this approach of caring for the environment, and to keep it clean and safe. For, if we fail to do this, we will destroy the resources that we have been given by Almighty God. These resources are not only for us to use, but also for our children and our children’s children.

My dear citizens: While we are proud of our achievements at all levels and in all spheres, we must acknowledge that the process of comprehensive development that our country has witnessed over such a short space of time has produced some negative aspects. It is required of us that we address these with awareness and prudence and in a determined manner.

The most important of these – and the one that holds most danger for the future of our country and its national identity – is the imbalance in the demographic structure of the UAE. This is a matter of major concern to us, and that is why we would like to take this occasion to emphasize the necessity of ensuring tighter supervision of this issue, and of implementing effectively the rules, regulations and decisions introduced or taken on how to correct this imbalance. We continue to believe that this imbalance represents a dangerous situation that threatens the stability of our society, and of that of the generations to come.

Every citizen, whether an official or a private individual, shares a joint responsibility with the State to rectify this matter. Every one of you should be aware that the efforts of the State on this issue are linked with your own personal efforts. The success of Government on this issue cannot be achieved without full cooperation from each and every one of you. We say this because we believe that it is our natural right to preserve our national identity.

While, though we emphasize that the protection of our national heritage, our traditions and our culture are of the utmost importance, we also reaffirm that we shall continue to absorb and to acquire anything of modern developments in the technical,

economic and cultural sphere that may come from elsewhere, provided that it is of use to us.

The respect that the UAE enjoys in the international arena is the result of our principled foreign policy. This policy is based upon adherence to the Charter of the United Nations and to international conventions, upon the principles of non-interference in the internal affairs of others, upon respect for territorial integrity and the sovereignty of nations, upon a belief in solving conflict through peaceful means and on support for the principles of Right and Justice.

Foreign aid and assistance is one of the basic pillars of our foreign policy. For we believe that there is no true benefit for us from the wealth that we have, unless it does not also reach those in need, wherever they may be, and regardless of their nationality or beliefs. That is why we have ensured that our brothers and our friends have shared in our wealth.

We take this occasion, therefore, to express our appreciation for the great and distinguished efforts of the UAE Red Crescent in providing aid and welfare to those in need. This has received, rightly, international recognition, and represents another decoration for our country itself. We acknowledge the efforts of all those who have helped the Red Crescent in its humanitarian work.

At a regional level, we would further wish to express our satisfaction with the achievements that have been made by the countries of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council in terms of providing welfare for their peoples. At the same time, we call for the implementation of the strategic resolutions that have been taken by the Supreme Council of the GCC, which seek, in general terms, to bring about unity and complementarity between the member countries in a number of vital spheres.

We would like to reaffirm and to emphasize the UAE’s support for the people of Iraq. We shall support them with all of the

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