Portfolio assignment #1 Introduction to Diversity
Introduction to Diversity
Think!
· Who lives in the UAE?
People from different places with different cultures
· How many Emiratis are
there?
947,997
· What other nationalities
and culturally diverse groups are there?
Indians, Westerns, Americans, Africans, etc.
· Do you know any
population statistics? (For the UAE, for the separate Emirates?)
yes (Below)
Task 1
With a partner, research on the internet to find information about UAE
demographics.
|
Nationality
|
Percentage/Number
|
Year
|
Source
|
|
Emiratis
|
947,997
|
2010
|
|
|
Indians
|
42%
|
2009
|
Culture and economy in the Indian
diaspora
|
|
Bangladeshis
|
600,000
|
2010
|
Bangladesh Observe martyrs day
|
|
Jordanians
|
250,000
|
2009
|
Jordan times
|
|
Malaysians
|
6,000
|
2010
|
Thestar.com.my
|
|
Egyptians
|
300,000
|
2012
|
Gulf news
|
|
Religions
|
Percentage
|
Year
|
Source
|
|
Muslim
|
76%
|
2010
|
|
|
Christians
|
9%
|
2010
|
|
|
Hindu
|
5%
|
2010
|
|
|
Buddhist
|
5%
|
2010
|
|
|
Other
|
5%
|
2010
|
Do the results surprise you?
no, I just expected that the Indians population would be more than 42%
Comments? Conclusions?
Asians cover most of the UAE’s Population
Task 2
Give examples of cultural diversity in Abu Dhabi (Places of worship,
organizations, etc.)
Malls, Schools Universities, Sport places and Gym, Hotels.
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