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48th UAE National Day: UAE community celebrates as one
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48th UAE National Day: UAE community celebrates as one
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00:00Happy 48th National Day. I wish UAE will always have more and more success and always breaking
00:11the world's records in almost everything.
00:14Happy UAE National Day.
00:18Happy National Day to all the residents of the United Arab Emirates.
00:23I wish all the Emiratis and the expats happy UAE National Day.
00:28On this day, let us together pray, may our nation shine always. Happy National Day.
00:37Amazing.
00:38Progressive.
00:40Remarkable.
00:41Safest.
00:42Home.
00:43Genius.
00:45Dream.
00:46Progress.
00:47It's entrepreneurial.
00:49World-class.
00:50Vibrant.
00:52Dynamic.
00:53Futuristic.
00:58Having lived here for 10 years, it's become a home away from home.
01:02Especially as a teacher, I've had an amazing time in the UAE so far.
01:08The country itself is just, it's an incredible role model of how progressive a country can be
01:14with the correct leadership and vision.
01:16What they've done in 48 years is very, very admirable and I'm lucky to have, you know,
01:21played a small part in it and teaching in some of the schools over here.
01:24Right now, UAE has been one of the fast-growing countries in the world in terms of technology
01:31and economic development and also the amount of tourists that has been coming in UAE has
01:38been increasing year to year.
01:41I moved to UAE because I think it is the only country in the world that you feel like as
01:46if you are home.
01:48You have all your lights that are all beside you and even it has all the facilities.
01:54And in addition, the smart system that they have and even the love of the leaders to the
02:00people, to the old people, to the local and the love of the leaders to the expat.
02:04So I have seen the rapid and tremendous development from the time I got here and now.
02:10That's 75 years later.
02:12And so in Dubai, that's from three malls to more than 60 now.
02:17And from an empty Sheikh Zayed Road to this busy and bustling home of the most number
02:25of skyscrapers in Dubai.
02:27Well, I was born here.
02:29I lived all of my life in UAE.
02:31And it's amazing to live here.
02:33It's amazing to see the country grow very, very fast and in a very impressive way.
02:39The skyscrapers, the malls, the hotels and all these tallest, biggest, all of these world
02:45record buildings and infrastructure.
02:49UAE means to me my home and it's everybody's dream to live in this country.
02:55I am an Emirati woman who is totally proud of being part of this country.
03:02And I can assure my rulers, because they have invested in me so much, that I will be
03:09an integral part of UAE's success.
03:12So I was born in the city of Al Ain 24 years ago.
03:16My parents have been here for even longer.
03:19My father particularly continues to serve in the UAE Armed Forces for over 40 years.
03:25And my mother has been a teacher in the UAE for over 25.
03:31So the UAE really is home to me and to the family as a whole.
03:35UAE is home to me because it's where your heart is, where you feel safe, secure and loved.
03:41It has changed a lot, because where things used to be really simple before, now you have
03:46a variety of options, which really has helped my career.
03:50Before, it was really about what other people wanted, but now it's simply about what inspires you,
03:57what drives you, and that translates into what the UAE is about.
04:01It's about making you feel comfortable, making you feel at home,
04:04and making sure that your needs are catered to.
04:07I love to live here, because Dubai is a safe country.
04:12And UAE people are very good and very humble.
04:18And they are very helpful.
04:21As we grow up here in the United Arab Emirates, this country gives us a lot,
04:26and a lot as experience, as we, you know, the couple of schools and hospitals.
04:34If we talk generally about the United Arab Emirates, it's an open world.
04:39Like you can see, it's for the multi-nationality, you can grow up here.
04:43Anyone can come from out of the country, it's most welcome in this country,
04:47as you can find more nationalities who are staying in the United Arab Emirates.
04:56It is the safest, and the UAE rulers are amazing.
04:59Their vision, their leadership has given everything to us.
05:03And the cosmopolitan culture here, people are very friendly.
05:07We live together, all nationalities live together, it looks like more than my home.
05:11It's a very alive city, whatever time of the day or night you come,
05:15it's always buzzing, it's electric, there are a lot of lights.
05:20So, you know, it's always a very happy, upbeat atmosphere.
05:24And I would also say that it's a city, or it's a country, that keeps evolving with time.
05:31It's a melting pot of the old tradition, along with modernization.
05:38It's a multicultural city, so it's very dynamic.
05:43No two days, I would say, would be the same in a country like the UAE.
05:49UAE knows what to exactly invest in, and that's why I call UAE a genius.
05:54They know where to use, so they have oil, but you will run out of oil one day.
06:00But when you know what to use that in, invest in this beautiful architecture,
06:05and all the greeneries and everything, transforming the desert into the paradise we have right now,
06:10that is genius.
06:12I think just the UAE is remarkable, because if you look back at the country,
06:16even since the early noughties to now, what they've done in the last 20 years
06:20has probably unrivaled on a global scale.
06:24So it's a fast-paced, vibrant country and economy,
06:28and it's a pleasure to live here and be involved in it.
06:31UAE, as it is now, owes it to the visionary and strong world leadership.
06:35UAE's pioneering developments caught world attention.
06:39It has also become a globally prominent financial and economic center.
06:44Well, you just have to look at its history.
06:47In just under 48 years, it's gone from a desert into what it is now,
06:53where it's known globally.
06:56So what I see in the UAE, in terms of progress,
07:00is there's great health care, great education.
07:03A lot more people have come to the UAE since it first became united.
07:09It continues to attract talent.
07:12It offers so much for people who are on the cutting edge of technology in the world.
07:18So really, in many ways, UAE signifies progress for me.
07:23World-class, because it is five-star hotels,
07:26and it's a beautiful place to live, a beautiful place to visit.
07:31I like working here and living in UAE,
07:35because it has opened more doors for me.
07:40More opportunities are open here,
07:43and the people that you meet,
07:46although we are diverse and different in terms of culture and beliefs,
07:53everyone is very respectful to one another.
07:58UAE has provided women with lots of opportunities nowadays.
08:03Women are empowered.
08:05Women are able to participate in all activities nowadays.
08:13You can see women working in all sectors.
08:16I believe UAE is a safe country.
08:19It's sunny.
08:21It has lots of facilities which everybody in the country would like to see and experience.
08:29Maybe our culture as well.
08:31It's unique, I would say.
08:32UAE, we keep on building and building, and we are non-stop.
08:37And we keep the country for the new generation
08:41who come to teach our children how to live in this country.
08:48The education level in this country is at par with the American and European market.
08:53So if my children study here, they will get the same opportunity in the world
08:58as if they study in America or England or anywhere.
09:01So the Museum of the Future itself is a great example of how
09:04the UAE has taken into account and taken inspiration
09:07from modern societies and progress societies,
09:10but still managed to keep its culture, its religion, and its traditions in place.
09:14You can see the Arabic calligraphy beautifully placed all over it.
09:18And within it, you can see that there's a shared sense of philosophy,
09:22art, tradition, that people from all over the world are welcome to come,
09:26feel, experience, and see.
09:29And that really ties together the UAE.
09:32UAE is definitely going to keep growing and growing.
09:35People usually think of UAE as a country that depends on oil.
09:39They have a lot of oil.
09:40But you can see UAE transforming into a tourism hub.
09:43So people come to UAE from all around the world
09:46just to see all this beautiful architecture that we have here, infrastructure.
09:54It's amazing to be part of UAE, to live here.
09:59I love to live in the UAE because this is my second home now.
10:03I've been here 25 years.
10:05I have developed friends.
10:07My family is here, owing to the excellent leadership.
10:11The vision on where the future is going to hold.
10:15First, also cleanliness, safe, economic, social stability, and also security.
10:22I admire the leadership of the country, especially the vision.
10:26They look far ahead.
10:28They're very forward.
10:29They have brought a dot and an icon in the global world.
10:37So yes, I think this country and the leadership has taught us of dreaming big.
10:43In terms of the people, I think they're very, very warm-hearted people.
10:48In spite of Dubai transitioning from the traditional old cultural place to a very modernistic place,
10:57it has not changed the people.
10:59The people are still warm, very accommodating, and that's what I like about them.
11:03The good thing in UAE is that the leaders and the people here, they follow the latest technology and the latest system.
11:13This fast progress and the growing of this country, expanding, connecting between metros,
11:20and now they're doing the metro that connects all UAE together.
11:23This is something really unique.
11:25So it will simplify our life, and it will make it more easier for us to live a better and happy life.