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Letter from Dubai

dubaiBy Sean Mc Allister

Returning to Dubai was a big thing for me.  I was here in September last year looking a film idea for the BBC. Then, it was still booming. Now it feels on the brink of going bust. My cab driver from the airport was moaning that he’d only had 3 jobs in 4 hours. Crazy for a Friday night. He’s thinking of going back to his family in Egypt. After 14 years here he says he’s never seen it so bad. As I get out of the can he whispers, “Dubai is finished”.  Maybe that’s my story. read more…

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The environment is there to serve us

By Maria Farcas

Oh yes, there were idyllic times in the long relationship between the Romanian people and the environment. Schoolbooks would glorify it: from ancient times, we were told, nature had been our ever trustworthy ally, friend and protector of my people against hardships, poverty, vicious invaders. read more…

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