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David Chaudoir is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at the University of Arkansas. His research is on contemporary Emirati social life, and Gulf Arab cultural traditions. He currently teaches at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi.
Westerners in the United Arab Emirates: A View from Abu Dhabi
It is not hyperbole to say that Emirati nationals (al-muwatinin) are vastly outnumbered by foreigners in their country at a ratio higher than almost anywhere else on earth. And, while a growing ethnographic literature documents late 20th century trends among South Asian migrant workers in the Gulf states, few have examined the less populous though highly visible and influential Westerners who work and live there. They deserve our attention.
