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Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai) opens today
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Aziz Poonawalla
UPDATE – the name of the building is now officially the Burj Khalifa, named after the ruler of neighbouring Abu Dhabi, to honor the bailout made by its sister emirate during the financial crisis. The Burj Dubai is officially open for business – a bold statement for a new year, but also haunted by the…
Dubai, city of the Pharoah, will fall
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Aziz Poonawalla
Johann Hari has a landmark essay in The Independent “The Dark Side of Dubai” that lays bare the facade of the glittering city of Dubai, peeling away the illusion of modernity and freedom to reveal a shocking substrate of slavery and exploitation at its foundation. It’s a depressing expose that ties together all the threads…
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