now that i have fled from the UAE i feel like i am allowed to use my freedom of speech. everything is censored by the same people who own/rule the emirate and a lot of your favorite web sites will not work from inside the country. there are a few major projects finished, for example SKI DUBAI located at the MALL OF THE EMIRATES, but everything else won't be completed until after 2009! so basically from what i could see DUBAI is just a mirage. the city is not even half built and it seemed the majority of the residents in DUBAI are actually migrant workers living in barracks. the future of DUBAI depends on the tourists...