3. Cultural differences..
• Dubai is an emirate within the United Arab Emirates.
• The predominant religion in Dubai, meaning that
they have differences to England such as in Dubai
some places expect women to cover their knees and
shoulders out of respect.
• Dancing is only allowed in your own home or
nightclubs, in public it is seen as indecent.
• Holding hands in public is acceptable, however
kissing is not allowed.
• 80% of women are classed as household workers.
5. Historic Events in Dubai
• 1966- The discovery of oil, they joined with
Qatar to create a new currency, the Riyal. This
enabled Dubai to rapidly grow and expand.
6. Different Traditions in Dubai..
• Ramadan- In Dubai, muslims celebrate
Ramadan meaning that they don’t eat or drink
from dawn until sunset.
• Usually Muslim's pray around 5 times a day.
• Muslim’s go on a pilgrimage to Makkah at
least once in their lives.
7. How widely is Arabic spoken?
• Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq,
Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Oman,
Palestinian Territories, Quatar, Saudi
Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab
Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen,Mauritania, Senegal and
Mali.
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9. Tourism in Dubai
• The recession has hit Dubai very hard because
they rely on the tourism industry as a large
source of their income, it is essential for them
to have tourism so they have a foreign cash
flow.
• Many holiday makers choose Dubai as their
summer destination as it’s a very
11. Food in Dubai
• Eating is a matter of faith in Islam. Muslim
dietary practise is fundamentally about
obeying God. All practising Muslim believers
obey God Almighty by eating the allowed
foods (halal) and avoiding the forbidden foods
(haram) which are mentioned in the Qur’an
and in the sayings of the final prophet
Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
