I really appreciate all your posts. But I actually didnt mean things about family, relations, values etc.
For a future ruler of Dubai, I would be interested to have the following priorities and foresight:
1.To deal with ever-growing demands for democracy, especially in wake of continous uprisings in Arab world, against monarchs.
2.To deal with the global economic crisis and its effects on Dubai.
3.To prepare ground-work for the next 50-100 years when oil sources will diminish and wealth inflow will slow down in Arab world. Then alternative souces and a different economy should be planned right from now.
4.To deal with religious fundamentalists and at the same time bring modernisation. It is very tough nut to crack for any Arab ruler.
Hm... Do you think seriously that family, relations, values, education and soft skills are not important for your points or for a rulership? Thats amazing. Personally, I see these things more as the basis in order to solve the issues which you called. Sheikh Hamdan is not a ruler yet and his actions behind the scenes, his knowledge in economic things and so on are not visible to you. As for his ability to rule we can speculate only. But we are approaching the characteristics of a ruler in general. Merely you are viewing what is visible to you by media. Therefore this creates for you the impression that Sheikh Hamdan is busy with his leisure activities solely. You forget, that he is involved in tasks which are hidden and that he take responsibility for areas which are not available to the public.
Another strinking feature is that you transfer the developments in other Arab countries to Dubai and the Emirates. This is not so easily, because in Dubai you will find other conditions as in other Arab states.
To your points:
1. In Dubai we haven´t ever-growing demands for democracy. We are happy with the existing system which will are constantly evolving by the rulers of UAE for the benefit of the population.
2. Dubai was stronger after the crisis and now develop with advisedly.
3. It seems, that you don´t know, that the economy of Dubai already diversified and the revenues from the oil represent only 3% of the income of the Emirate of Dubai. The plans to transform the economy run for 20 years...
4. Religious fundamentalism isn´t a problem in UAE. The understanding of religion is indeed conservative, but in a moderate way.
Remember, real rulers are never instantaneously popular.
Someone will never be a ruler of Dubai who has not the love and support of his compatriots before starts to be a leader. Thats our basic Emirati understanding in matters of rulership.
Vkrish, the starting points you transfered to us are not identical with the actual situation in Dubai. This makes it difficult to provide answers to you which are more close to your interest in this topic - especially for those who living in Dubai and a little bit more closely to the CP and the public perception here in UAE.
and I also didn't find anything about the girl when I googled the name. Also the girl in picture is someone else. Whoever wrote the article contains all the rumors/speculations that we have seen all over internet. But I am shocked how come the writer has mentioned a girl's name and posted her education information and that she has had secured a royal scholarship. The strange thing is that the person knows details of her scholarship and degree name but has no picture of her. Plus where did Hamdan announce, I didn't come across any such post on his twitter, facebook pages. This is why I think its a fake publicity attempt by some girl.
Therefore its best to take it as a gossip only!
Generally traditions are not as static as they seem to like to be. Also within the ruling families of UAE a small challenge in the pursuit of traditions and protocol is recognizable. For instance: Apparantly Shaikh Majid married in January this year outside of protocol (the marriage procedure is meant and not the bride he chose) and without an approval of his family.
