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Interesting post, I guess the question I have after that is how would you proportion the Emiratis (citizens not expats) between Islamic and Secular? I mean sure, Pakistan has seculars as well, but the overwhelming majority is religious (politically at least).
Its always been very hard for me to put my finger on this since all you see in Dubai is expats.
In my humble opinion, this is the sort of mindset the Pakistani government is trying hard to appease and not anger. Mindsets that depend solely on emotions. This is why a country of 200 million is struggling to accomplish anything of magnitude. Economically, politically, technologically .... you name it. I also think the Pakistani government loves the way things are and how their people think and feel. Great chance for them to get rich while manipulating you with "honorable" stances towards countries
When you have a great father, who has done everything so far to nourish you, teach you, make you a strong confident independent individual. Would die for you, it is only natural you trust your father EVEN if years down the line , your father makes certain decisions that seem odd and unnatural at first.
This is how Emiratis feel about their leaders. Father figures we trust our country and kids future with. Even if it means we open up to Israelis.
See what i am trying to say ? if i told you Emiratis are 50% secular , you would go "aha , there you go , that's why this Israeli matter took place". You are wrong. Nothing to do with how religious or secular an individual is, its how much the person trusts his government to make decisions.
I know Pakistanis are proud and high on emotions, but its (Un-islamic) taking it into your hands to decide that you are Allah's chosen people and the rest of us are NOT Muslims. Look up what Allah and the Prophet Muhammed say about that.
I do not LOVE Israel. I do not LIKE Israelis and i will probably never visit Israel (cringe) I am 37 years old and have seen enough on television to know what was done to Palestinians. However, again, Emiratis are like Pakistanis in the sense that we will welcome and be polite and courteous to anyone who comes into our country, add to that that these visitors have the seal of approval from our leaders.
what do we do ? we accept it, we make the absolute MOST OF IT. take advantage of this relationship. like i mentioned earlier. Lets benefit from their science and learn from them. No one knows how long this relationship will last.
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