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...though, there are few better displays of Dubai's open embrace of globalization than the partnership that Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (a pioneering figure in the conservative, Muslim Arabian Peninsula) has established with Kerzner - a famously hard-working, hard-partying casino mogul who is Jewish. Starting more than a decade ago, their affiliation has matured into a full-fledged business relationship that seeks opportunities far beyond Dubai. In 2006, Istithmar, another of the "Dubai Inc." companies owned by Sheikh Mohammed's government, took a major stake in Kerzner International, which owns and operates luxury hotels from...
...promise under fire from the President of the Palestinian National Authority. Obama’s former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, once condemned Israel as a “dirty word.” A Los Angeles Times article from April asserts that Obama’s close connection with Rashid Khalidi, a critic of Israeli policy and professor of arab studies at Columbia University, “has led some Palestinian leaders to believe that he might deal differently with the Middle East than his opponents for the White House,” however pro-Israel Obama continues...
...Although Rashid says he misses his family, friends, and even 300-page reading assignments, he says he wouldn’t have missed this opportunity on the campaign trail...
...thing that is inspiring is seeing people put their lives completely on hold to volunteer for the Obama campaign,” Rashid said. “They are doing this completely on their own time. They choose to volunteer with Obama because they believe so strongly in his message. It reminds me of why I’m here...
...glad that I made the decision to take off a semester of school,” said Rashid, who will return to his home in Chicago after Election Day. “I can come back to school anytime, but this is the only time I can help Barack get elected...