Introduction Quiz #1 Week#2 - CIL

Introduction to Diversity

Think!

·      Who lives in the UAE? Different types of people.

·      How many Emiratis are there? 980,000

·      What other nationalities and culturally diverse groups are there? More than 200 nationalities.

·      Do you know any population statistics? (For the UAE, for the separate Emirates?) The population statistics for the UAE in 2011 is 8,264,070³

The source: National Bureau of Statistics UAE.

Abu Dhabi: 1,559,000

Dubai: 1,596,000

Sharjah: 946,000

Ajman: 237,000

Umm al-Quwain: 53,000

Ras al-Khaimah: 231,000

Fujairah: 143,000

* That’s number taken in 2008

The source: http://www.citypopulation.de

Task 1

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

Nationality	Percentage/Number	Year	Source
India	2.2 million	2013	http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/uae-has-2-2m-indians-40-from-kerala-2013-05-13-1.506273
Filipino	279,602	2007	http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/filipino-population-in-uae-dwindling-amid-high-costs-1.148835
Bangladesh	2,52,734	2011	http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/theuae/2012/March/theuae_March752.xml&section=theuae
British	240,000	2012,	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriates_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates
Canadians	12,000	2007	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriates_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates
Brazilians	2,000	2010	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriates_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates

Religions	Percentage	Year	Source
Muslim	57.0%	2013	http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Hindu	15.0%	2013	http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Christians	9.0%	2013	http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Buddhist	5.0%	2013	http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm
Roman Catholics	6.0%	2103	http://looklex.com/e.o/uae.religions.htm

Do the results surprise you? Yes

Comments? Conclusions? I was surprised the number of expatriates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), specifically the number of Indians

Task 2

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

Museums

Food

Dress