assignment #1
· Who lives in the UAE?
people from different cultures
people from different cultures
· How many Emiratis are there?
947,997
947,997
· What other nationalities and culturally diverse groups are there?
Indian, Pakistani, Philippine
Indian, Pakistani, Philippine
· Do you know any population statistics? (For the UAE, for the separate Emirates?)
yes
yes
Task 1
With a partner, research on the internet to find information about UAE demographics.
Nationality
|
Percentage/Number
|
Year
|
Source
|
Indians
|
42%
|
2009
|
Culture and economy in the Indian diaspora
|
Egyptians
|
300,000
|
2012
|
Gulf news
|
Philippine
|
279,602
|
2007
|
Gulfnews
|
Bangladesh
|
2,52,734
|
2011
|
khaleejtimes.com
|
Malaysians
|
6,000
|
2010
|
Thestar.com.my
|
British
|
240,000
|
2012
|
wikipedia
|
Religions
|
Percentage
|
Year
|
Source
|
Muslim
|
57.0%
|
2013
|
looklex
|
Christians
|
9.0%
|
2013
|
looklex
|
Hindu
|
15.0%
|
2013
|
looklex
|
Buddhist
|
5.0%
|
2013
|
looklex
|
Other
|
5.0%
|
2013
|
looklex
|
Do the results surprise you? No, because i can see with my own eyes that there are many different cultures in my country
Comments? Conclusions?
i expect that almost half of the UAE are indians
Task 2
Give examples of cultural diversity in Abu Dhabi (Places of worship,organizations,etc.)
shopping places, education places, Sport places, busniess companies
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