27/03/2026
The headlines don’t live here. We do.
18 years. Three crises. One city I have never once wanted to leave.
I adopted my son here as a single mother. I own my home here. I built my entire adult life here my late twenties, my thirties, my forties all in Dubai.
My peers back home can’t get on the property ladder, worry about their safety, and feel unsettled. I have roots.
231,000 people chose to move here in 2025 alone. They’re not wrong.
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