The Dark Side of Dubai

[Broken Arrow]

A very long but very interesting article.

If there's no time to read it, just section one will be enough to give you the gist of the article.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

OMG. So sickening, depressing, and angry-making. I could not read the whole editorial at once; it sapped my energy. BBC radio did a story of similar grim portrayal just last night. Some family members worked there a few years ago, and what they told me of the bizarrely segregated life of ultra-luxury and obvious hypocrisy hinted of what must be going on. I agree: it is slavery and vile as can be.

[tripods68]

Wow! Dubai is slavery city. How sad. Maybe 60 minutes should do another Dubai series about the actual workers/slave that built this city.

[GREENBACK]

The only thing I ever knew about Dubai was about that gigantic enclosed ski resort in the middle of the desert(how incredibly stupid and wasteful). Very interesting read. Like many "paradises" around the world, transparency usually isn't a strongpoint.

[PrincessPerky]

I read that, very sad article..

Using the slave culture to build it is bad, but the Europeans who accept it is sickening.

[EEinNJ]

Originally Posted by GREENBACK

The only thing I ever knew about Dubai was about that gigantic enclosed ski resort in the middle of the desert(how incredibly stupid and wasteful). Very interesting read. Like many "paradises" around the world, transparency usually isn't a strongpoint.

My aunt & uncle and 2 daughters just got back from Dubai. My cousin went skiing there. They took lots of pictures, the opulence is amazing. The place is just dripping with gold. Being tourists, not foreign workers, they didn't see the dark side.

[cantretire]

I recommend that everyone reads the entire article.

[creditoria]

That's what one can expect from a third world country. I have never liked any part of the orient.
While people tend to consider them exotic I just can not find any reason to trust a society with pure feudal structure. A stranger there can expect anything.