What got your panties in a bunch? Did I say any place that armughal believes all that crap? No. So why being so defensive. And no one spends all their time bashing Arabs here. Most live well-rounded lives and comment on things they feel interested in. Arabs are fair game too, just as Americans, Indians, Pakistanis and Israelis are.
IMO, The way it seems to me is that whatever is going on in this post is against islamic teachings as well.
The building looks like a sperm bank of Abu Shabu Dhabi. I think the fountain in front of the building gives it away.
My dad used to live in UAE, and he told me that this Sheikh is very well loved by his people.
As for the poster thing, its really no different than what many other presidents/rulers or even wealthy people who can afford it, do in this day and age.
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They had the mosque built by indian laborers, and the Government of India made it a contract condition that 70 percent of the laborers would be Hindu.
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Was this a mosque donated by poor India to a rich Muscat? The govt. of India does not bid for building contracts anywhere. Indian companies do.
There is/ can be no 'contract condition that xx% of labourers would be Hindu', even in India, forget about other parts of the world.
And typically, it is the guy that pays out the money who puts in contract conditions, not a supplier of labourers :-)
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As for the poster thing, its really no different than what many other presidents/rulers or even wealthy people who can afford it, do in this day and age.
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I don't think you will ever find George Bush's or Blair's mug shot plasterd over as a giant-sized poster on a building on Times Sqaure or Trafalgar Square - unless there is an election rally going on. Democratically elected leaders don't need to re-emphasize their supposed popularity to their public through such displays. People of those countries decide on their popularity every four years. However, for unelected dictators, its different. Saddam had his giant-sized pictures and statues plastered all over Iraq. Maybe he thought that would show the world that Iraqi people have an enormous love for Saddam. May be not. You never know till you know. :-)
ps. This is very different from the portraits of US president and Attorney General that are displayed in all INS offices and US embassies.
Not necessarily.
Government to government contracts do regulate the flow of labour, especially in the case where the country providing labour is in a position to negotiate terms for it.
Couldnt find the indian-omani contract online, have only word of mouth for that. heres an instance though, just to assure you that it does happen: