The Gulf: Not All That’s Gold Glitters (JMD in Middle East Perspectives)

The Gulf: Not All That’s Gold Glitters
By James M. Dorsey
Gleaming glass skyscrapers, state-of-the-art technology, and wealthy merchant families have replaced the Gulf’s muddy towns and villages populatedby traders and pearl fishersthat once lacked electricity, running water or modern communications. The region’s modern day projection of a visionarycuttin…
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