well censorship or not the public get to hear it one way or another “not talking abt this show”.. Media is highly regulated & self censorship is largely practiced, to some that might be simply wrong, well it works here and so far no one is complaining from the citizens or locals, but it seems others have alot to say..

well i suppose America and other countries haven’t simply gained their diversity in 10 or even 30 years, Dubai is just abt in it 30′s now .. so i suppose it needs more time to grow, and i still do think ther is plenty of diversity here…

The UAE is based on the group system, u grow with your people, and we all are team palyers here, so i would say we thrive togather and fall togather.. and this ship navigators are the youth of the nation, which are being given all the best there is to be benificial to the society… with that comes new way of thinking and new ways.

as you say this show migth never exist in Dubai, but some how its reaching me and i’m posting, i’m not dismissing any pitfalls they do not censor things out of the blue, there are obvious reasons for doing so, and i recognize them..

And Naofo3, I guess my idea of diversity is more diverse than yours. I’m thinking of something much more expansive than your 20% number. I’m thinking of diversity that demands humility. Demanding you to challenge your “self.” A diversity of ideas, food, music, dress. A diversity of beauty and wit. A diversity beer and anger.

As we sail in these turbulent seas, the guiding light for this American ship of diversity – is individualism. What is the guiding light for the ship of Dubai?

the part about diversity, Locals/Citizenz makup less than 20% of the population.. most of the workers are expats, businesses are very much diverse too…

the DP deal haven’t got much coverage in the Media here, supposed our news doesn’t write anything bad “bais u may say” anyhow we do get the american news channel, and i’ve got a general picture of what they are saying, i just wonder do the media in America sit and agree on certain points, then play it on tiem over time until it public sees no other truth…DP isn’t a political organization, its a business, and i do not see the security threat it posses, even if Amirca is the least bit Educated about Dubai, or the UAE it will find out it’s a peaceful nation, i mean we do not start wars, and the government have never been other than giving and understanding. Disputes are always negotiated and resovled with no arms, Every country has it’s share of problems, But Dubai isn’t a Country its just a City, and the DP is a company…

our Media is censored so the bit about Syriana might be very much true, but i doubt it as all movies are released but they might take more time to be out, internet is censored too, as a local it doesn’t much matter, its not like they telling you what to see and what to not, they are merely providing a safer enviroment or they belive they are..

i think people need to learn more about Dubai, and i suppose this as a good time to educate them, and this is what shoudl be done, they backout of the deal after all and i they were very open about the deal in the first place, now its time to get and now the City that for plenty of people seemed to be the an Evil waiting to steal their peace,..

The George Clooney film “Syriana” won acclaim at the Oscars, but it might not do so well in Dubai. Authorities there are still deciding whether the movie, which was partially shot in Dubai, should be banned. The BBC’s Julia Wheeler has the story.

http://theworld.org/latesteditions/03/20060307.shtml

Hello to minary on the west coast and welcome.

I think constant makes a good point about this issue taking attention away from other important issues but this is also important in that ( as I said above) attention is being focussed on the security of our ports. I am grateful for that though it remains to be seen what will actually be done. I do not think that this issue is a “deliberate ruse” by the Bush administration. The security issue does seem to have been seized by those who have political ambition. They hit pay dirt while shamelessly using distortion and fearmongering. But if in the end we come up with a stronger congress ( real oversight) and stronger port security I am okay that this is happening for whatever reasons.

I thought the show was very interesting. I expected a discussion of the ports issue but I should not have- it was about the Dubai phenomenon. I thought of a gold rush town of the Western USA of over a hundred years ago as a comparison.

As was indicated, Dubai functions as a necessary pressure release valve for all the emotions swarming around the Middle East, a sort of Club Med. The globalization and modernization that we think will help bridge the gap between us and them spreads from such a point out. But there is boom and there is bust too. Dubai is the envy of the region I have heard but a threat to extremist ideology and therefore I would imagine a likely target. DPW for instance could be the focus of sabotage.

Bush probably trusts DP because it is a familiar part of the American-dominant global empire. He seemed surprised that anyone cared, and I found his charge of prejudice to be outrageous, surely no one would repeat it who didn’t toe the line on a regular basis–but I guess I was wrong about that.

Hello to other open sourcers who are always 3 hours behind out here in Pacific time.