Portfolio exercise #1

Introduction to Diversity

Think!

• Who lives in the UAE? Many nationalities 

• How many Emiratis are there? about 950,000 

• What other nationalities and culturally diverse groups are there?  202 different nationalities 

• Do you know any population statistics? (For the UAE, for the separate Emirates?)

AD : 2.121 Million "2011" DXB: 2.3 Million "2011" SHJ: 946,000 "2008" RAK : 416,600 "2012" FJ: 176,825 "2010" 

AJ :262,186 "2011"  UMQ: 49.159 "2005" 

Task 1

With a partner, research on the internet to find information about UAE demographics.

Nationality	Percentage/Number	Year	Source
Emirates	947,997	2010	Wikipedia
Bangladeshis	600,000	2010	Arab3.com
Egyptians	300,000	2012	Gulfnews.com
Srilanka	238,000	2011	obenjuerge.com
Indian	42%	2009	Gulfnews.com
Malaysian	6000	2010	thestar.com

Religions	Percentage	Year	Source
Muslim (Sona)	80%	2013	indexmundi.com
Muslim (Shiaa)	16%	2013	indexmundi.com
Christian  Hindus	4%	2013	indexmundi.com

Do the results surprise you?  No 

Comments? Conclusions?

As expected , Asian have most of the UAE population .

Task 2

Give examples of cultural diversity in Abu Dhabi (Places of worship, organizations, etc.)    Global village