UAE: Mission Kosovo

[United]

Dr Aysha Al Dhaheri (left) of the UAE Armed Forces is reunited with Fatima Elezi. Dr Al Dhaheri helped deliver Fatima when she was born in a refugee camp Albania in May of 1999.

The first baby born in an Albanian refugee camp was delivered by an Emirati woman.

The year was 1999, at the height of the war in Kosovo.

Ethnic Albanians were being slaughtered and families were forced to flee their homes. One, the Elezis, fled to an unusual camp in Kukes, Albania.

It was known as the Five-Star Camp because refugees were guaranteed three meals a day, shelter with cots, blankets and guarded security. It even had its own runway.

It was built and run by the UAE Armed Forces during the country’s first deployment to Europe.

The Elezises called their daughter Fatima – an uncommon name for that region – as a tribute to Sheikha Fatima, wife of the late Sheikh Zayed who launched the UAE Armed Forces’ first humanitarian mission to Europe.

Ali Bin Subaih Al Kaabi, military advisor to the deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said: “The mission of our forces was clear from the beginning. We were to keep the peace even if it meant using force. In addition to that we were able to offer help and aid, as well as rebuild the area we were designated to work in. We wanted to prove to everyone that we were coming to Kosovo as a force to carry out a humanitarian mission, and not to take sides. We don’t differentiate between colour, religion or race.”

H H Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan may Allah bless and provide the best place in jaanah for all his Humanitarian works world wide.

 

[Militant Atheist]

Primitive middle-easterner slave mentality. Don't make god out of ordinary people.

 

[United]

Primitive middle-easterner slave mentality. Don't make god out of ordinary people.

Praising a mans good deeds have nothing to do with godliness........

Helping gods creation when they need the most is nothing more then a miracle (for the most needy)

Its godliness that he tolerates atheist like you among his creation's.

Making gods out of men/dead men is what ppl of ur origin are famous for.

If only you understood god and the pleasure in serving his creation's.........guess that's why u r called "Atheist" .

 

[Militant Atheist]

Ok

Praising a mans good deeds have nothing to do with godliness........

Helping gods creation when they need the most is nothing more then a miracle (for the most needy)

Its godliness that he tolerates atheist like you among his creation's.

Making gods out of men/dead men is what ppl of ur origin are famous for.

If only you understood god and the pleasure in serving his creation's.........guess that's why u r called "Atheist" .

Ok, do whatever you want.

 

[Al Bhatti]

Related earlier threads:

Mohamed bin Zayed receives Kosovo's highest order

UAE to build mosques in Kosovo

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A good proof of UAE’s impeccable economic record is the London-based Gulf States Newsletter which said that the UAE has an exceptional regional record as a main contributor to peacekeeping missions. It highlighted the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s decision to defend Muslims in Albania and Kosovo in 1999 when a 1000-man infantry force, a 250-man division, special forces and Apache AH-64A helicopters were deployed.

Source: H. H General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed’s Recent Asian Tour
https://defence.pk/threads/h-h-gene...yed’s-recent-asian-tour.192066/#ixzz3AuKsQT5V
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[al-Hasani]

@United

Great thread. Thank you for sharing this.

It reminded me of those two videos of Emirati soldiers in Afghanistan and the great work they do and the great respect they receive from the local Afghans due to their heritage and knowledge of Islam and well-behaved behavior:

I don't care about the ignorants here hating on UAE but they put most Muslim if not all Muslim countries to shame on many fronts and they have a lot to be proud of considering their size which is actually not that small overall (compared to most countries of the world) but small compared to most Arab countries at least.

 

[Metanoia]

I only have a couple of serious issues with the Emirates of Dubai...they are all labour related.

But apart from that I wish Pakistan was like UAE*.....it is really a shining example. The rest of its immediate competitors are far far behind....



*When I say Pakistan should be like UAE.....I mean the sense of justice...security...opportunity....education and progress while preserving our own culture(the good parts). The live and let live policy.....the minding your own business policy.

The difference between traffic laws in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Mohammed Al-Biladi
Al-Madinah

22/08/2014

It is extremely rare to see police cars roaming the streets of Dubai. However, when you need them, you will find them at your side in only a few minutes time. Everything in Dubai is run according to well-established systems and rules, and this is not adversely affected by the different cultures of the thousands of people who arrive at the airports of the United Arab Emirates every day.

I was returning from Eid prayers at a mosque in Dubai when I had a minor traffic accident at a traffic light. As the damage was minimal and the losses were not worth mentioning, I told the driver who hit my car from behind that we should settle the matter cordially between ourselves.

This is our system in Saudi Arabia. Everyone fixes his own car and that is that. However, for insurance purposes, the other driver insisted that the traffic police should come and handle the case though the accident was clearly his fault.

According to the traffic rules in Dubai, you have to sit in your car while the traffic police evaluate and process the accident report. The traffic policeman arrived in no time at all. He greeted the two of us politely and congratulated us on the Eid before he listened to each of us separately.

He took photos of the two cars with the iPad he was carrying and sent the data and the photos of the minor accident to the city’s operations room. A few minutes later, the two of us received two copies of the traffic report. Mine was titled the “victim” while the other driver’s was titled the “aggressor”.

The policeman excused himself and bade us farewell, nicely wishing us a happy Eid as if we were his close friends. He apologized for any delay he might have caused us although the entire matter amounted to just 25 minutes from the time of the accident until we received the official accident reports.

In Dubai, only 25 minutes were required to end the matter peacefully and to provide each driver with a document which he could use to repair his car, while in Saudi Arabia, such an accident might end with the exchange of bad words and even with fist fighting.

Twenty-five minutes in Dubai were enough to finish a procedure that might take days in Saudi Arabia, because when you have a traffic accident in the Kingdom, you may need to go to different police departments and car workshops to assess the damages.

However, the most noticeable phenomenon in Dubai was that procedures on the traffic accident were completed and documents provided without the need for any wasta (nepotism).

Dubai attracts more than 11 million tourists to visit its shopping and entertainment facilities. It has succeeded in doing this because it has established a fair legal system that respects the humanity of man and saves people time.

The system in Dubai observes the supremacy of law regardless of the identity or the social position of the individual. All are equal before the law in Dubai. The legal system is both fair and transparent. It does not differentiate between citizens and foreigners.

There is a great difference between a country which respects all people without any distinctions being made and a country which gives preference to some people over others. The law in Dubai respects people and as a result people respect the law.

The difference between traffic laws in Saudi Arabia and the UAE | Kingdom | Saudi Gazette

 

[Al Bhatti]

I only have a couple of serious issues with the Emirates of Dubai...they are all labour related.

But apart from that I wish Pakistan was like UAE*.....it is really a shining example. The rest of its immediate competitors are far far behind....

*When I say Pakistan should be like UAE.....I mean the sense of justice...security...opportunity....education and progress while preserving our own culture(the good parts). The live and let live policy.....the minding your own business policy.

This is the irony.

Nations develop themselves by learning how other nations work and collect all the good points and analyze them to see what can be implemented in their respective country and what would be the side effects for it and as such apply the best possible model to develop their nation and raise the standard of living of the citizen.

Our politicians have been living in UK, USA, Gulf countries, Europe etc. for decades, if only they had the intention and will to improve the living standard and condition of the citizen and develop the nation they would have tried to analyze how the governments run in those country where they have business and residences and extended families and how those countries deliver the rights to the citizens as per their constitution.

They could have then hired local analysts and tried to study the good points of each country and analyze what best way to implement them (of course after adjusting and fine tuning to the local requirements and budget) with the least side effect.

Learning from others mistakes and get all the good points of other nations. Our politicians have had enough time as civilian government or being part of the civilian government as allies or opposition to try to implement these strategies. But their goals and intentions have always been their persona interests.

We overseas Pakistanis living outside see how the governments of countries hosting us deliver to their citizens their rights. Whereas the average common citizen in Pakistan who has not been to outside Pakistan thinks that he is in the perfect world in Pakistan.

 

[Metanoia]

This is the irony.

Nations develop themselves by learning how other nations work and collect all the good points and analyze them to see what can be implemented in their respective country and what would be the side effects for it and as such apply the best possible model to develop their nation and raise the standard of living of the citizen.

Our politicians have been living in UK, USA, Gulf countries, Europe etc. for decades, if only they had the intention and will to improve the living standard and condition of the citizen and develop the nation they would have tried to analyze how the governments run in those country where they have business and residences and extended families and how those countries deliver the rights to the citizens as per their constitution.

They could have then hired local analysts and tried to study the good points of each country and analyze what best way to implement them (of course after adjusting and fine tuning to the local requirements and budget) with the least side effect.

Learning from others mistakes and get all the good points of other nations. Our politicians have had enough time as civilian government or being part of the civilian government as allies or opposition to try to implement these strategies. But their goals and intentions have always been their persona interests.

We overseas Pakistanis living outside see how the governments of countries hosting us deliver to their citizens their rights. Whereas the average common citizen in Pakistan who has not been to outside Pakistan thinks that he is in the perfect world in Pakistan.

I absolutely agree with you...and come to think of it I quite genuinely believe that Pakistani culture and traditions have more bad than good. It has been 67 years and to date our country is grouped with Afghanistan, Somalia, Nigeria, etc. Still our benchmark for progress is India...and if we fail against them in any aspect then our benchmark also changes to either Angola or Chad.

Besides UAE there are various other examples too...Singapore for instance. But to be honest the most least evolved and willfully ignorant people I have come across are Pakistanis regardless of their income or education.

The only way forward for the Pakistani society is to evolve.

 

[Al Bhatti]

I absolutely agree with you...and come to think of it I quite genuinely believe that Pakistani culture and traditions have more bad than good. It has been 67 years and to date our country is grouped with Afghanistan, Somalia, Nigeria, etc. Still our benchmark for progress is India...and if we fail against them in any aspect then our benchmark also changes to either Angola or Chad.

Besides UAE there are various other examples too...Singapore for instance. But to be honest the most least evolved and willfully ignorant people I have come across are Pakistanis regardless of their income or education.

The only way forward for the Pakistani society is to evolve.

For that evolution the government has to make sure that each and every child is in school and completes his education at the expense of the government till they graduate from university.

But our politicians will never implement this. If the society becomes educated they will have work and there will be security and will they then get the votes?

Of coarse there are many examples besides UAE. No country is perfect. Common man outside Pakistan compares his host country to Pakistan and wishes he could see same level of service and security and government in Pakistan. I live in UAE and hence will compare Pakistan to UAE you live in KSA and hence will compare Pakistan with KSA, someone living in USA will compare Pakistan with USA and so on.

 

[Metanoia]

For that evolution the government has to make sure that each and every child is in school and completes his education at the expense of the government till they graduate from university.

But our politicians will never implement this. If the society becomes educated they will have work and there will be security and will they then get the votes?

Of coarse there are many examples besides UAE. No country is perfect. Common man outside Pakistan compares his host country to Pakistan and wishes he could see same level of service and security and government in Pakistan. I live in UAE and hence will compare Pakistan to UAE you live in KSA and hence will compare Pakistan with KSA, someone living in USA will compare Pakistan with USA and so on.

Of course....I agree with you.

Btw I honestly believe Pakistan has to first start by changing the type of education it provides.

Until or unless slavery and class-system in this country isn't eradicated there is no chance of progressing.

Until or unless individual rights and the right to privacy is not established we will continue to see the miserable state Pakistan is existing in currently.

UAE is at it's current position because they set a high standard for themselves. Pakistani society has to set a high standard for themselves if they want to be something....in the entire history every nation that has progressed has set a high standard for themselves. Unfortunately Pakistanis don't even know the concept of "standard".