“Dubai was pretty much Al Qusais, Deira, Bur Dubai, Karama, Satwa and Jumeirah and anything beyond that was referred to as ‘on the way to Abu Dhabi'." At less than half the size it is today, that was still a big deal."
Then in 1992, the Bur Juman center came along. “Everything beyond that - of which there was precious little - was considered Sharjah. Al Ghurair center was the only major mall in Dubai, with the only other thing that came close to a shopping center being the (now almost forgotten) Al Mulla Plaza, at the edge of Dubai. “Back in the days, life was certainly not as fast-paced as it is today,” the 45-year-old said. A woman dances during a parade celebrating the 41st National Day of the United Arab Emirates, in downtown Dubai December 2, 2012.
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