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Additional Resources on Culture:
Culture of UAE. (n.d.). Retrieved February 23, 2015, from UAE interact website:
http://www.uaeinteract.com/culture/
- This is a valuable source because it gives a lot of great information on culture. It talks about the United Arab Emirates traditional culture and it's very rich heritage.
United Arab Emirates. (2015). Retrieved February 23, 2015, from Every Culture website:
http://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/United-Arab-Emirates.html
- This is a very valuable source as it provides much information on the UAE culture and heritage. It talks greatly about the relations within their culture and how their culture started.
Culture of UAE. (n.d.). Retrieved February 23, 2015, from UAE interact website:
http://www.uaeinteract.com/culture/
- This is a valuable source because it gives a lot of great information on culture. It talks about the United Arab Emirates traditional culture and it's very rich heritage.
United Arab Emirates. (2015). Retrieved February 23, 2015, from Every Culture website:
http://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/United-Arab-Emirates.html
- This is a very valuable source as it provides much information on the UAE culture and heritage. It talks greatly about the relations within their culture and how their culture started.
I decided to pick this map the United Arab Emirates as it shows where oil pipelines operate, are planned, and where oil fields are located because I think oil is very important in the country of UAE and is a huge part of their culture. This is where the UAE gets a lot of their money, and it was a huge help when oil was first found in 1960, The UAE used oil revenues for health care, education and the national infrastructure.
- United Arab Emirates. (2013, December 5). Retrieved February 23, 2015, from EIA website: http://www.eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=tc
- United Arab Emirates. (2013, December 5). Retrieved February 23, 2015, from EIA website: http://www.eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=tc
Statistics:
Death rate: 1.99 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Birth rate: 15.54 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.71% (2014 est.)
Total fertality rate: 2.36 children born/woman (2014 est.)
Obesity rate: 32.7% (2008)
Net migration rate: 13.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Death rate: 1.99 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Birth rate: 15.54 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.71% (2014 est.)
Total fertality rate: 2.36 children born/woman (2014 est.)
Obesity rate: 32.7% (2008)
Net migration rate: 13.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Figure 1: Comparison of changes in the ratio of boys to girls in primary and secondary education between 1973 and 2006, as portrayed by gapminder.org
Figure 2: Comparison of changes of children per women (total fertility) from the years 1800 and 2014 as portrayed by gapminder.org
In figure 1 I decided to show the drastic comparison on males and females receiving primary and secondary education. You can see in figure 1 during 1973 very few attended school and especially in comparison to the world map too. In the UAE education was not something that was important in the early years, and if it was being taught it was taught only to boys. Then you can see in 2006 the massive amount of green dots on top of each other showing the dramatic increase in girls and boys attending school. The ratio to boys and girls on attending school in 1973 was rather much less, as compared to the ratio in 2006.
In figure 2 I decided to talk about the children per women (fertility rate) and how over time that had greatly decreased. In figure 2 screen shot 1 it shows the fertility rate during 1800. In the UAE during the 1800s much was not known about medical issues, birth control, or any knowledge on having children. Women would stay home to cook, clean and take care of the children and men would be at work. Having children in the UAE during the 1800's was very common as you can see in the chart. I then decided to compare it to 2013 in the UAE where you can see a drastic decrease in the fertility rate. During this time much had changed over the year and medical knowledge was more available. As much as the 1800's to 2013 is a large gap I chose to show that because it shows that over the years the UAE have only increased their knowledge and safety. Birth control played an important role, and much of UAE success was at its peak.
I chose these two topics from gapminder.org because I thought it was interesting to see an increase and a decrease. You can see in all 4 images how the United Arab Emirates improved and the factors in which were important. Education played a huge role, and the ratio of girls to boys became much more closer. As to the fertility rate decreasing the education of children and birth control was more known and helpful to citizens in the UAE.
In figure 2 I decided to talk about the children per women (fertility rate) and how over time that had greatly decreased. In figure 2 screen shot 1 it shows the fertility rate during 1800. In the UAE during the 1800s much was not known about medical issues, birth control, or any knowledge on having children. Women would stay home to cook, clean and take care of the children and men would be at work. Having children in the UAE during the 1800's was very common as you can see in the chart. I then decided to compare it to 2013 in the UAE where you can see a drastic decrease in the fertility rate. During this time much had changed over the year and medical knowledge was more available. As much as the 1800's to 2013 is a large gap I chose to show that because it shows that over the years the UAE have only increased their knowledge and safety. Birth control played an important role, and much of UAE success was at its peak.
I chose these two topics from gapminder.org because I thought it was interesting to see an increase and a decrease. You can see in all 4 images how the United Arab Emirates improved and the factors in which were important. Education played a huge role, and the ratio of girls to boys became much more closer. As to the fertility rate decreasing the education of children and birth control was more known and helpful to citizens in the UAE.
Religion in the UAE.
Religion is a strong sense of unity; it brings people together and allows groups of people to all believe in something bigger than themselves. The United Arab Emirates is mainly made up of a strong Islam religion and majority of the native Emiratis are adherents of Islam. Religion is very important to the UAE society; it is the foundation of their culture, way of life and political system. Islam, which is a monotheistic religion started in the seventh century that was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad.
The role of religion is very important in the United Arab Emirates society and has an influence on their daily life. The holy day of Islam being on Friday, the weekends are modified. Weekend days in the UAE are usually Friday and Saturday and everybody works on Sunday. “Meat is entirely halal in the UAE (except pork, which can be found in some dedicated shops), meaning that the animals are killed according to the traditional Muslim rite.” (Akgunduz 1) This is very evident in the country because those of the Islamic religion follow these roles very seriously. They follow important norms and values such as Self Interest vs. Self-sacrifice, Greed vs. Contentment, and Peace and Forgiveness.
Many of the scared places for the religion of Islam are located in the Middle East. The three holiest places of Islam are the Kabba, entered in the Masjid- Al- Haram, which is the most sacred and holiest place and is located in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The Prophets Mosque located in Medina is second in sacredness in Islam, and the Al- Aqusa Mosque, which is located in Jerusalem. Located in the UAE, the city of Dubai actually holds the Jumeirah osque and is said to be the most photographed mosque. Abu Dhabi also holds the old Great Mosque, al-Jami’ al- Quadim. “Muslims aim to travel to these mosques once in their life, where the reward for prayers is multiplied.” (Shifa 1)
The United Arab Emirates constitution states the freedom of religion, in agreement with established customs. The government generally respects this right in practice, with a few restrictions. The federal constitution states that Islam is the official religion of the country but there are no societal abuses or discrimination based on other religious beliefs or practices. The constitution also declares that Islam is the official religion of all seven of the constituent emirates of the federal union but recognizes the small number of other religions. Non-Muslim groups can own their own houses of worship where they can practice their own religion freely by requesting a land grant and are not charged rental payments of that land if it is approved.
“Although Islam is the official religion of the United Arab Emirates, the government pursues a policy of tolerance toward other religions.” (el-Aswad 1) The UAE shows a strong community to accept all different types of religion. As much as I have read it shows that Islam religion is something they take a lot of pride in and are proud to be apart of. Their beliefs, customs, and sacredness are powerful.
Sources:
Akgunduz, P. D. A. (n.d.). Norms and Values in Islam. Retrieved March 17, 2015, from Islam.uga
website: http://islam.uga.edu/norms_values.htm
el Aswad, E. S. (2015). The United Arab Emirates (Religious Practices). Retrieved March 17, 2015,
from Academia.edu website: http://www.academia.edu/2085544/
The_United_Arab_Emirates_Religious_Practices_
Freedom of religion in the United Arab Emirates.(2014, November 23). Retrieved March 17, 2015, from Wikipedia website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates
Shifa, H. (2008). Holy Places in the Islamic Religion (D. Media, Ed.). Retrieved March 17, 2015,
from Opposing Views website: http://people.opposingviews.com/holy-places-islamic-religion-4522.html
The role of religion is very important in the United Arab Emirates society and has an influence on their daily life. The holy day of Islam being on Friday, the weekends are modified. Weekend days in the UAE are usually Friday and Saturday and everybody works on Sunday. “Meat is entirely halal in the UAE (except pork, which can be found in some dedicated shops), meaning that the animals are killed according to the traditional Muslim rite.” (Akgunduz 1) This is very evident in the country because those of the Islamic religion follow these roles very seriously. They follow important norms and values such as Self Interest vs. Self-sacrifice, Greed vs. Contentment, and Peace and Forgiveness.
Many of the scared places for the religion of Islam are located in the Middle East. The three holiest places of Islam are the Kabba, entered in the Masjid- Al- Haram, which is the most sacred and holiest place and is located in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The Prophets Mosque located in Medina is second in sacredness in Islam, and the Al- Aqusa Mosque, which is located in Jerusalem. Located in the UAE, the city of Dubai actually holds the Jumeirah osque and is said to be the most photographed mosque. Abu Dhabi also holds the old Great Mosque, al-Jami’ al- Quadim. “Muslims aim to travel to these mosques once in their life, where the reward for prayers is multiplied.” (Shifa 1)
The United Arab Emirates constitution states the freedom of religion, in agreement with established customs. The government generally respects this right in practice, with a few restrictions. The federal constitution states that Islam is the official religion of the country but there are no societal abuses or discrimination based on other religious beliefs or practices. The constitution also declares that Islam is the official religion of all seven of the constituent emirates of the federal union but recognizes the small number of other religions. Non-Muslim groups can own their own houses of worship where they can practice their own religion freely by requesting a land grant and are not charged rental payments of that land if it is approved.
“Although Islam is the official religion of the United Arab Emirates, the government pursues a policy of tolerance toward other religions.” (el-Aswad 1) The UAE shows a strong community to accept all different types of religion. As much as I have read it shows that Islam religion is something they take a lot of pride in and are proud to be apart of. Their beliefs, customs, and sacredness are powerful.
Sources:
Akgunduz, P. D. A. (n.d.). Norms and Values in Islam. Retrieved March 17, 2015, from Islam.uga
website: http://islam.uga.edu/norms_values.htm
el Aswad, E. S. (2015). The United Arab Emirates (Religious Practices). Retrieved March 17, 2015,
from Academia.edu website: http://www.academia.edu/2085544/
The_United_Arab_Emirates_Religious_Practices_
Freedom of religion in the United Arab Emirates.(2014, November 23). Retrieved March 17, 2015, from Wikipedia website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates
Shifa, H. (2008). Holy Places in the Islamic Religion (D. Media, Ed.). Retrieved March 17, 2015,
from Opposing Views website: http://people.opposingviews.com/holy-places-islamic-religion-4522.html
URL: http://www.santabanta.com/photos/mosques/9117036.htm
Description: Jumeirah Mosque located in Dubai, UAE which is the most photographed mosque.
Description: Jumeirah Mosque located in Dubai, UAE which is the most photographed mosque.
URL: http://expo2020dubai.ae/en/the_uae/heritage
Description: Modern Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Zayed Mosque.
Description: Modern Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Zayed Mosque.
URL: http://expo2020dubai.ae/en/the_uae/heritage
Description: Islam is the UAE national religion which starts at a very long age, children need to learn the beliefs and norms which makes them a "man"
Description: Islam is the UAE national religion which starts at a very long age, children need to learn the beliefs and norms which makes them a "man"
URL: http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-religion-map.htm
Also annotated it on a photo editor online.
Description: I chose to do a world map and show where the religion of Islam was very prominent, then labeled the UAE which fell under a lot of the green as you can see.
Also annotated it on a photo editor online.
Description: I chose to do a world map and show where the religion of Islam was very prominent, then labeled the UAE which fell under a lot of the green as you can see.
You can explore the loss of cultural diversity in the country. Is the country experiencing change in cultural diversity? If so, in what way is this evident? Are there efforts to preserve cultures in the country?
The UAE is a multi-culture society and is very diverse. The diverse culture The United Arab Emirates maintains is due to the reason of the emirates, food, fashion, music, business and accomplishments each culture consists of. But with just a little bit of research I have learned that the loss of cultural diversity in this country is slowly disintegrating. “Despite opportunities to mix, people often associate with there “own kind” (Ahmed 1)
Some of the issues the loss of culture diversity is evident in the United Arab Emirate’s is in the education system, where they seem to be struggling with certain cultures. “Students at branches of foreign schools and universities are being educated in courses that exclude Islamic and Arab culture at the risk of national identity. “ (Ahmed 1) With the loss of education of cultures we are losing the culture diversity of the UAE because only a few of the cultures are being taught. They are being overwhelmed in all levels of education with concepts that are not adapted to the local culture, in what Dr Eugenie Samier describes as "intellectual imperialism”. The UAE is concerned about culture diversity due to the fact that they cannot educate a generation of leaders to manage their values and cultural norms if they do not know how to relate them to the Arab traditions and Islam.
My concern in the above research I did is not allowing certain cultures to be taught in the school is showing that the United Arab Emirate’s culture diversity is slowly leaving the country, and they want to only focus on the culture specified to the UAE. Doesn’t that allow citizens to forget where they came from, or the culture their family has been about? So is losing the culture diversity of the country a good or bad thing? I would assume bad because when researching the UAE I have found several passages, which stated that the Emirati society has traditionally been open to other cultures.
Another issue I have found which causes the loss of cultural diversity is the concern the Emiratis have today about their national identity. They are worried that the numbers of foreigners are rapidly growing and due to that the nationals are now a minority in their country. Once again is that a bad thing? Khalfan Musabih, cultural adviser at the Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Foundation, said: "We are not afraid of others but we are concerned about losing our identity, heritage and language. National identity is to feel you belong to your homeland and to feel zeal toward everything related to it," he said. (Gulf News 1)
I would have to honestly say that the United Arab Emirates is not doing much to preserve the cultures within their country. A matter of fact, they are trying to make sure more cultures are not created, as they are worried about losing the main culture of the UAE. In my opinion I do not approve of this, years ago the UAE was about being very diverse and welcoming to many cultures. As much as they still promote that they are open to different cultures it seems as if they are worried too many cultures will become apart of the UAE and they will lose themselves.
Works cited.
The debate on UAE national identity. (2014). Retrieved April 7, 2015, from Gulf News website:
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/the-debate-on-uae-national-identity-1.106921
Ahmed, A. (2013, April 13). Islamic and Arab culture lost in UAE's foreign schools. Retrieved April
7, 2015, from The National UAE website: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/
islamic-and-arab-culture-lost-in-uaes-foreign-schools
The UAE is a multi-culture society and is very diverse. The diverse culture The United Arab Emirates maintains is due to the reason of the emirates, food, fashion, music, business and accomplishments each culture consists of. But with just a little bit of research I have learned that the loss of cultural diversity in this country is slowly disintegrating. “Despite opportunities to mix, people often associate with there “own kind” (Ahmed 1)
Some of the issues the loss of culture diversity is evident in the United Arab Emirate’s is in the education system, where they seem to be struggling with certain cultures. “Students at branches of foreign schools and universities are being educated in courses that exclude Islamic and Arab culture at the risk of national identity. “ (Ahmed 1) With the loss of education of cultures we are losing the culture diversity of the UAE because only a few of the cultures are being taught. They are being overwhelmed in all levels of education with concepts that are not adapted to the local culture, in what Dr Eugenie Samier describes as "intellectual imperialism”. The UAE is concerned about culture diversity due to the fact that they cannot educate a generation of leaders to manage their values and cultural norms if they do not know how to relate them to the Arab traditions and Islam.
My concern in the above research I did is not allowing certain cultures to be taught in the school is showing that the United Arab Emirate’s culture diversity is slowly leaving the country, and they want to only focus on the culture specified to the UAE. Doesn’t that allow citizens to forget where they came from, or the culture their family has been about? So is losing the culture diversity of the country a good or bad thing? I would assume bad because when researching the UAE I have found several passages, which stated that the Emirati society has traditionally been open to other cultures.
Another issue I have found which causes the loss of cultural diversity is the concern the Emiratis have today about their national identity. They are worried that the numbers of foreigners are rapidly growing and due to that the nationals are now a minority in their country. Once again is that a bad thing? Khalfan Musabih, cultural adviser at the Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Foundation, said: "We are not afraid of others but we are concerned about losing our identity, heritage and language. National identity is to feel you belong to your homeland and to feel zeal toward everything related to it," he said. (Gulf News 1)
I would have to honestly say that the United Arab Emirates is not doing much to preserve the cultures within their country. A matter of fact, they are trying to make sure more cultures are not created, as they are worried about losing the main culture of the UAE. In my opinion I do not approve of this, years ago the UAE was about being very diverse and welcoming to many cultures. As much as they still promote that they are open to different cultures it seems as if they are worried too many cultures will become apart of the UAE and they will lose themselves.
Works cited.
The debate on UAE national identity. (2014). Retrieved April 7, 2015, from Gulf News website:
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/the-debate-on-uae-national-identity-1.106921
Ahmed, A. (2013, April 13). Islamic and Arab culture lost in UAE's foreign schools. Retrieved April
7, 2015, from The National UAE website: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/
islamic-and-arab-culture-lost-in-uaes-foreign-schools
Food and Food Production in the UAE.
Picture of what people eat:
- Creating an image of what people eat in the UAE was something I was very unaware of, and was unsure of what they ate, or where their favorite places where and the food is consisted of. Much of what they eat is based on important meals where everyone in the family needs to be sitting down to eat for everyone to start, or you usually eat with someone. You never start eating until the other one is eating, and you usually leave a little something on your plate. My image would consist of big groups of people eating, I would include lots of people, and kids, and every smiling. I would include a ton of food but small amounts so it was like everyone was picking and enjoying each dish. I would make my image happy and vibrant as I feel meals in the UAE is something the cherish, something of a memory they will save.
- Creating an image of what people eat in the UAE was something I was very unaware of, and was unsure of what they ate, or where their favorite places where and the food is consisted of. Much of what they eat is based on important meals where everyone in the family needs to be sitting down to eat for everyone to start, or you usually eat with someone. You never start eating until the other one is eating, and you usually leave a little something on your plate. My image would consist of big groups of people eating, I would include lots of people, and kids, and every smiling. I would include a ton of food but small amounts so it was like everyone was picking and enjoying each dish. I would make my image happy and vibrant as I feel meals in the UAE is something the cherish, something of a memory they will save.
Recipes/ Dishes in the UAE
Hot-smoked Green Tea Souli Wraps
Approximately 6 servings 4 large Souli fillets (approx 1.5-2 kg of Souli – small-tooth Emperor) 4 green-tea bags ½ cup of white rice ½ cup demarara sugar vegetable oil salt and pepper 6 white flour tortilla shells or wraps ½ mayonnaise or yoghurt 10 cherry tomatoes, quartered 10 black olives, pitted and chopped 2 spring onions, sliced ½ cup feta cheese, crumbled Juice of 1 lime, a handful of mint, roughly chopped, salt and pepper to taste Line a pot with aluminium foil. Open teabags and pour green tea into bottom of foil-lined pot. Add rice and brown sugar to bottom of pot. Place strainer or steamer basket into pot. Lightly coat the Souli fillets with oil, season with salt and pepper, and place into strainer. Tightly cover the post with lid and put over a high heat under extractor fan or outside. Leave pot over high heat until smoke starts to escape from under the lid. Don’t open the lid. Turn off the heat and leave fillets to smoke for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, open lid, remove fillets, which should be cooked and have a brown smoke coating. Flake the fish, add mayonnaise or yoghurt, tomatoes, olives, onions, cheese, lime juice, mint and salt and pepper. Fold into wraps or tortillas. |
Hummus 1 cup dried chickpeas soaked overnight in cold water or 2 tins of chickpeas 1/3 cup of chickpea liquid 4 tbsp of tahini 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 4 tbsp low-fat yoghurt or 2 tbsp of olive oil 4 tbsp lemon juice salt olive oil paprika or cayenne If you are using the soaked chickpeas, change the water and cook for approximately one hour until tender. Remove as many skins as possible and save some of the liquid in which the chickpeas were cooked. Drain the tinned chickpeas if using these and save some of the liquid. Place all the ingredients, except the chickpea liquid into a food processor and blend to the required texture. Garnish with olive oil, cayenne or paprika and a few reserved chickpeas. Serve with warm pitta bread and or sliced raw vegetables |
These recipes are both important because they have been around the UAE culture for a long period of time. Hummus I thought was interesting because we have it here in the United States and is something that is very popular, little did I know the UAE actually has it as one of their greatest recipes. Also fish is very big in the UAE so this dish is important to the UAE because it was one of the first fish dishes created to show thankfulness to a friend, as the host would make it for the person eating over.
The connection between religion and type of food
- The act of communal eating is a highly recognized outward expression of friendship in the Middle East. Due to the importance of islam religion in the UAE I found some interesting facts on how religion relates to their food, and way of eating. They do not eat with your left hand, which is considered unclean. Also, in many places, it is considered polite to leave a bit of food on one’s plate. They also do not ask for pork or pork product. In a house the hosts will always offer tea or coffee. A gracious guest will accept the gesture.
- The act of communal eating is a highly recognized outward expression of friendship in the Middle East. Due to the importance of islam religion in the UAE I found some interesting facts on how religion relates to their food, and way of eating. They do not eat with your left hand, which is considered unclean. Also, in many places, it is considered polite to leave a bit of food on one’s plate. They also do not ask for pork or pork product. In a house the hosts will always offer tea or coffee. A gracious guest will accept the gesture.
Where does the food come from? Is it grown/produced in the country?
- Most of the food in the UAE is imported because the UAE is not the most hospitable environment in which to grow crops or rear livestock, so it’s no surprise that most of the food we eat is imported. In fact, the UAE imports more than 80 per cent of its food, and the GCC region imports more food per capita than anywhere else in the world – the UAE alone spent 25.5 billion on food imports in 2010. It is not grown nor produced in the country and much of our food import comes from India, Brazil, China and even a little from the United States.
- Most of the food in the UAE is imported because the UAE is not the most hospitable environment in which to grow crops or rear livestock, so it’s no surprise that most of the food we eat is imported. In fact, the UAE imports more than 80 per cent of its food, and the GCC region imports more food per capita than anywhere else in the world – the UAE alone spent 25.5 billion on food imports in 2010. It is not grown nor produced in the country and much of our food import comes from India, Brazil, China and even a little from the United States.
Interesting facts:
- From the religion of islam and culture in the UAE they do not drink alcohol or smoke. In the UAE, alcohol is served in most hotels but may not be available in local restaurants. If alcohol is not offered, it is better not to ask for it.
- The UAE has actually talked to consumers and figured out where they can find home grown food, and how they can make a healthier living (import less food from other countries, and grow more of their own.)
- From the religion of islam and culture in the UAE they do not drink alcohol or smoke. In the UAE, alcohol is served in most hotels but may not be available in local restaurants. If alcohol is not offered, it is better not to ask for it.
- The UAE has actually talked to consumers and figured out where they can find home grown food, and how they can make a healthier living (import less food from other countries, and grow more of their own.)
Sources:
-Traveling. (2015). Retrieved April 15, 2015, from Embassy of the United Arab Emirates website:
http://www.uae-embassy.org/travel-culture/traveling-muslim-country
-Where does our food come? (n.d.). Retrieved April 15, 2015, from Time Out Dubai website:
http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/features/21027-where-does-our-food-come-from
-Traveling. (2015). Retrieved April 15, 2015, from Embassy of the United Arab Emirates website:
http://www.uae-embassy.org/travel-culture/traveling-muslim-country
-Where does our food come? (n.d.). Retrieved April 15, 2015, from Time Out Dubai website:
http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/features/21027-where-does-our-food-come-from