Portfolio Exercise #1

2. Introduction to Diversity / Portfolio Exercise #1

Think!

·         Who lives in the UAE? UAE citizens, other Arabs and Iranians, south Asia, east Asia, westerners.

·         How many Emiratis are there?  980 thousand.

·         What other nationalities and culturally diverse groups are there?

                      other Arabs and Iranians, south Asia, east Asia, westerners.

·         Do you know any population statistics? (For the UAE, for the separate Emirates?)  8,264,070.

Task 1

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

Source:  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html

Nationality	Percentage/Number	Year	Source
emiratis	16.6%	2010	Uaepedia.ae
South Asia	42.3%	2010	Uaepedia.ae
westerners	6%	2010	Uaepedia.ae
East Asia	12.1%	2010	Uaepedia.ae
Ex: Other Arab / Iranian	23%	2013	CIA Factbook

Religions	Percentage	Year	Source
muslims	76%	2005	Uaepedia.ae
hindus	5%	2005	Uaepedia.ae
buddhists	5%	2005	Uaepedia.ae
christians	9%	2005	Uaepedia.ae
Other religions	5%	2005	Uaepedia.ae

Do the results surprise you?            NO

Comments? Conclusions?    The reason for the low number of emirates citizens is the death rate for young emirates. I hope that these statistics will change to the better in the future.

Task 2

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

There is a road in Abu Dhabi that contains a church and a mosque and a British school.