Culture of Dubai
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The culture of Dubai, an emirate of the United Arab Emirates. Simultaneously, increasing globalization and the settling of various immigrant groups have transformed the city into a melting pot of different nationalities and have given rise to a cosmopolitan culture that is in sync with other global cities. The UAE culture mainly revolves around the religion of Islam and traditional Arab culture. The influence of Islamic and Arab culture on its architecture, music, attire, cuisine, and lifestyle are very prominent as well. Five times every day, Muslims are called to prayer from the minarets of mosques which are scattered around the country. Since 2006, the weekend has been Friday-Saturday, as a compromise between Friday's holiness to Muslims and the Western weekend of Saturday-Sunday.[1][better source needed] In 2005, 84% of the population of metropolitan Dubai was foreign-born, about half of them from India.[2][not in citation given] The city's cultural imprint as a small, ethnically homogenous pearling community was changed with the arrival of other ethnic groups and nationals—first by the Iranians in the early 1900s, and later by Indians and Pakistanis in the 1960s.
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Laid-back attitude[edit]
Due to the touristic approach of many Dubaites in the entrepreneurial sector and the high standard of living, Dubai's culture has gradually evolved towards one of luxury, opulence, and lavishness with high regard for leisure-related extravagance.[3][not in citation given][4][not in citation given][5] A combination of local prosperity and visions of a Dubaian tourist center by successive Dubaian rulers have resulted in numerous forms of infrastructure that caters to self-indulgence, coziness, and a pleasurable sense of living the high-life.[6]
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References[edit]
- ↑ Jonathan Sheikh-Miller. "UAE Weekend Switchover". AMEinfo. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2010. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Country and Metropolitan Stats in Brief. MPI Data Hub
- ↑ Luxury Fashion Branding: Trends, Tactics, Techniques - Page 80, Uché Okonkwo - 2007
- ↑ Dubai - Page 100, Terry Carter - 2009
- ↑ Introduction to Sociology - Page 14, George Ritzer - 2012
- ↑ Christensen, Shane (2010). Frommer's Dubai. p. 18. Search this book on
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