Self Evolution- An identity crisis or adaptation to survival?

Self Evolution - An Identity Crisis or Adaptation to Survival?

The UAE was a barren desert around twenty years ago, having a very small population comprising mainly of local Arabs and a small portion of migrant workers. In less than two decades, the transformation of the country from an oil-dependent economy to one of the fastest developing countries in the world has been swift and impressive. However, rapid development and change have also introduced the country to a fair share of challenges such as uncontrolled cultural changes. UAE consist of seven states and the population demographic of these states are

According to recent census, the population of all the seven states is approximately 5,500,000. Since it is not only an Arab country, the whole world considers all the states of UAE an international platform mainly because of the lifestyle and the location of the country. The country focused itself on foreign investments that are why they have such eased out policies for trade. Due to this reason, people from many nationalities live in this country.

The culture of UAE is more or less like New York because of the diversification. All the nationalities living in one place has changed the dynamics of the culture of this country. Culture is a set of social norms and rules adopted by a group belonging to a specific geographical setting. With barriers on human interaction uplifted and the common sharing of unique lifestyles, people have learned to accept foreign norms. As times change and the world becomes smaller, perhaps the adoption of certain concepts of foreign cultures is a necessity for survival. However, mainstream cultures often tend to dominate over other cultures and this leads to an identity crisis among nationals.

The concept of identity crisis was first explored by renowned ...