by Deborah Quinn | Apr 5, 2012 | expat, Politics, ranting, UAE
A few weeks ago, I ranted about wrote a post about how the conservatism in the States has started to resemble the conservatism of the Emirates. A few of you reminded me of little things like democracy, and freedom of religion, and the vigorous (albeit frequently...
by Deborah Quinn | Mar 18, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, Kids, Politics, ranting
I wasn’t going to write anything about Trayvon Martin. His murder happened a long way away, and the newspapers here in Abu Dhabi are filled with plenty of stories of murder and mayhem (Syria, anyone?). Plus, you know, he’s African American and the murder happened in...