Today marks one month since George Floyd, an unarmed black man in the US state of Minnesota, was choked to death by a police officer in broad daylight, in the sight of three other officers. The video footage of his last moments, in which he is seen gasping for air and pleading for his life, has sent shockwaves across America and the world.
Floyd’s senseless death at the hands of public servants has become a symbol of the plight of African Americans, who have long suffered from discrimination in many corners of US society. For thirty days now, anti-racism protesters and supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement have taken to the streets to demand justice for Floyd and the equality afforded to them under American laws.
Their cry has resonated across the world, and shed light on the discrimination and hardships faced by black people and other minorities in many parts of the world. Throughout Europe, thousands of people have gathered to denounce racism against ethnic minorities.
More about the US protests
Floyd’s tragic death has also sparked a conversation about racism in the Middle East creating space for black Arabs to give voice to their own experiences. These pages have covered the black Iraqis’ struggle for equal rights and given a platform to black Arab women to discuss challenges they regularly face.
Arab artists, authors and activists, of course, have not waited for the recent events in the US to address racism and shed light on similar issues in the region. Last year, Omani writer Jokha Alharthi won the 2018 Man Booker International Prize for her novel Celestial Bodies, in which she discusses the legacy of slavery in the region. Discussions like these must be had, and the voices of black Arabs, who have long been underrepresented in the region's public discourse, should be amplified.
It is imperative for the US to uphold at home the ideals that it has long promoted elsewhere. The influence of American culture and values around the world cannot be overstated. The US has been an ally to Arab nations and others in the Middle East for decades, promoting a message of freedom, tolerance and equality in the Arab world and beyond. Those principles have inspired many of the region's greatest peacemakers, artists and intellectuals.
It is imperative for the US to uphold at home the ideals that it has long promoted elsewhere
They have also drawn many immigrants and students from our region to American shores, granted them economic opportunity and fostered their talents. Like other minorities in the US, Arab Americans have not had an easy journey – particularly in the last two decades. But they have thrived nonetheless, and their success has solidified the bonds between the US and the Middle East.
It is no exaggeration to say that George Floyd has changed the face of his country. Thirty days after his killing, the police officer who choked him to death awaits trial. Statues glorifying racist historical figures have been brought down and Americans are having conversations about the path forward. The outcome of these debates is for Americans to decide, but resolving them will only strengthen America – and with it, the rest of the world.
Spare
Profile
Company name: Spare
Started: March 2018
Co-founders: Dalal Alrayes and Saurabh Shah
Based: UAE
Sector: FinTech
Investment: Own savings. Going for first round of fund-raising in March 2019
RESULT
Manchester United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1
Man United: Sanchez (24' ), Herrera (62')
Spurs: Alli (11')
PULITZER PRIZE 2020 WINNERS
JOURNALISM
Public Service
Anchorage Daily News in collaboration with ProPublica
Breaking News Reporting
Staff of The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.
Investigative Reporting
Brian M. Rosenthal of The New York Times
Explanatory Reporting
Staff of The Washington Post
Local Reporting
Staff of The Baltimore Sun
National Reporting
T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose and Robert Faturechi of ProPublica
and
Dominic Gates, Steve Miletich, Mike Baker and Lewis Kamb of The Seattle Times
International Reporting
Staff of The New York Times
Feature Writing
Ben Taub of The New Yorker
Commentary
Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times
Criticism
Christopher Knight of the Los Angeles Times
Editorial Writing
Jeffery Gerritt of the Palestine (Tx.) Herald-Press
Editorial Cartooning
Barry Blitt, contributor, The New Yorker
Breaking News Photography
Photography Staff of Reuters
Feature Photography
Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yasin of the Associated Press
Audio Reporting
Staff of This American Life with Molly O’Toole of the Los Angeles Times and Emily Green, freelancer, Vice News for “The Out Crowd”
LETTERS AND DRAMA
Fiction
"The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)
Drama
"A Strange Loop" by Michael R. Jackson
History
"Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America" by W. Caleb McDaniel (Oxford University Press)
Biography
"Sontag: Her Life and Work" by Benjamin Moser (Ecco/HarperCollins)
Poetry
"The Tradition" by Jericho Brown (Copper Canyon Press)
General Nonfiction
"The Undying: Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care" by Anne Boyer (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
and
"The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America" by Greg Grandin (Metropolitan Books)
Music
"The Central Park Five" by Anthony Davis, premiered by Long Beach Opera on June 15, 2019
Special Citation
Ida B. Wells
MATCH INFO
Final: England v South Africa, Saturday, 1pm
MATCH INFO
Uefa Champions League final:
Who: Real Madrid v Liverpool
Where: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine
When: Saturday, May 26, 10.45pm (UAE)
TV: Match on BeIN Sports
Benefits of first-time home buyers' scheme
- Priority access to new homes from participating developers
- Discounts on sales price of off-plan units
- Flexible payment plans from developers
- Mortgages with better interest rates, faster approval times and reduced fees
- DLD registration fee can be paid through banks or credit cards at zero interest rates
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
Labour dispute
The insured employee may still file an ILOE claim even if a labour dispute is ongoing post termination, but the insurer may suspend or reject payment, until the courts resolve the dispute, especially if the reason for termination is contested. The outcome of the labour court proceedings can directly affect eligibility.
- Abdullah Ishnaneh, Partner, BSA Law
In numbers: China in Dubai
The number of Chinese people living in Dubai: An estimated 200,000
Number of Chinese people in International City: Almost 50,000
Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2018/19: 120,000
Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2010: 20,000
Percentage increase in visitors in eight years: 500 per cent
Our family matters legal consultant
Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais
Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.
Global state-owned investor ranking by size
|
1.
|
United States
|
|
2.
|
China
|
|
3.
|
UAE
|
|
4.
|
Japan
|
|
5
|
Norway
|
|
6.
|
Canada
|
|
7.
|
Singapore
|
|
8.
|
Australia
|
|
9.
|
Saudi Arabia
|
|
10.
|
South Korea
|
More from Rashmee Roshan Lall
Mohammed bin Zayed Majlis
Specs
Engine: Duel electric motors
Power: 659hp
Torque: 1075Nm
On sale: Available for pre-order now
Price: On request
