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Saturday 25 January 2014
Saturday 25 January 2014
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| Culture of Dubai |
Since Dubai is part of United Arab Emirates, they follow UAE's culture, most likely Islam religious.The Dubai culture was influenced by religion of Islam and traditional Arab and Bedouin culture. Despite of being influence by those other culture, the city of Dubai has a diverse and vibrant culture within highly cosmopolitan society. However, the culture today seems have been changed as globalization began.With the influx of great number of foreign population which includes, Persians, Indians, Baluchis etc ,the culture in Dubai has become a global one. With Islam as its official religion, Culture in Dubai is essentially a Muslim one but the presence of Hindus, Christians,Sikhs etc cannot be ignored and their presence has left an undeniable mark on the Culture in Dubai.
Judaism is not tolerated in Dubai, much like it isn't in other places of the Middle East. This is not expected to change any time soon due to the long lasting conflict with Jews in the Middle East. The large Jewish populations in surrounding countries would be a very generous and welcome opportunity for Dubai, but will likely not be even considered to be incorporated for a long time.
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| Muslim religion |
There is also unfamiliar religious system which involves by Muslim. Under the Muslim religion, Friday considered as the holiest day so their weekend starts on Friday. Also, Muslims have to pray five times every day from the minarets of mosques wherever they live.
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| Mosques in Dubai |
Religion plays a significant role in the culture of Dubai. Mosques can be found throughout the city and at sunset the call to prayer can be heard across the rooftops. It is possible for non-Muslim tourists to visit certain mosques in Dubai; perhaps the most impressive is the Jumeirah Mosque, tours of which can be booked through the Sheikh Mohammed Center for Cultural Understanding.
However,Dubai increased their profit due to tourist industry, they cannot avoid cultural collision between the other UAE countries. This fact led Dubai to obey the religion of Islam, Koran.
The most religious time of the year in Dubai, is the fast of Ramadan, which lasts approximately for one month. This is when Muslims fast during day-light hours to fulfill fourth pillar of Islam.Apart from Ramadan Dubai celebrates many religious Festivals and glamorous events though the year. Choosing Best time to visit the city and festivals of their interest, tourist enjoy visiting the Place.
Once in the city of Dubai you are surrounded by many mosques and the call of prayer will be heard frequently. The city also accommodates other religious places of worship, such as churches and Temples. Dubai is the only emirate that has Hindu temples and a Sikh gurudwara. The Meena Bazaar area of the city has both a Shiva and Krishna temple. Both are believed to be sanctioned by the late ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum. There is an electric crematorium run by a group of Indian expatriates. Furthermore, in early 2001, ground was broken for the construction of several additional churches on a parcel of land in Jebel Ali donated by the government of Dubai for four Protestant congregations and a Catholic congregation. Construction on the first Greek Orthodox Church in Dubai (to be called St. Mary's) is due for completion in 2008/9, with the help of General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Defence Minister, who donated a plot of land in Jebel Ali.
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| Hospitality of Dubai |
The other important thing will be etiquette. Etiquette is one of the important things in any other countries as well as visitors should gather information about it before they travel. The reason why visitors should learn how to show appropriate etiquette and manner is the people of UAE pretend that all visitors researched about their basic etiquette. There are many cases that where visitors being arrested due to violating their etiquette, even today. But those laws has been weakened and changed for example, wearing clothes like Western people in appropriate places is tolerated. The dress code is not harsh to visitors like Saudi Arabia but it needs to be covering enough part of body. Many Emirati males wear a kandura while females wear an abaya. These attires make people able to live their life during UAE's hot and dry climate.
Visitors to Dubai should dress modestly, particularly in conservative areas and public places. Shorts and T-shirts are suitable attire in many places, although when visiting mosques, religious sites or older parts of the city, both men and women may feel more comfortable wearing loose-fitting clothes that cover shoulders, arms and legs. Women will usually be required to wear a headscarf when entering mosques.
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| Visitors of Dubai |
Visitors to Dubai should dress modestly, particularly in conservative areas and public places. Shorts and T-shirts are suitable attire in many places, although when visiting mosques, religious sites or older parts of the city, both men and women may feel more comfortable wearing loose-fitting clothes that cover shoulders, arms and legs. Women will usually be required to wear a headscarf when entering mosques.
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| Traditional Dance of Dubai |
Courtesy and hospitality are important virtues in the Arab world, and visitors will enjoy the friendliness and warm welcome provided by locals. If you are invited to a majlis, remove your shoes at the entrance. Males and females will probably be escorted to different sections. If you are sharing a meal with your host, accept food and refreshment before moving on to matters of business. It is important to stand up for new guests and older or higher-ranking people, and men are expected to stand when a woman enters the room. When greeting a member of the opposite sex who is Muslim, it is important not to offer to shake hands unless they extend their hand first – both men and women (more commonly women) may prefer not to shake hands with the opposite sex due to religious reasons.
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