Set on the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by Oman, Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, the United Arab Emirates is a union of seven sheikdoms: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khamaihah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaiwain. It is a landscape of oil-rich deserts, camel markets, Arabian horses, Bedouin traders, beaches and oases. The culture is deeply rooted in Islam, and only by seeing it firsthand can one really begin to understand and appreciate how rapidly Arabia has evolved from a centuries-old culture to the cutting edge of the modern world. Journey to the intersection of past and future, where Bedouins and bond traders live side-by-side, and a new blueprint for cultural coexistence is fast developing.
Date 03/19/09 — 04/03/09
Date 11/14/08 — 11/25/08