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Emirati Children

Emirati children are of course not that different from children the world over but it is obvious to the visitor they have internalised from an early age the Arab virtues of politeness and hospitality towards strangers. What is also really striking is how the boys manage to keep their traditional white "dishdasha" or "thobe", the long sleeved ankle-length garment they traditionally wear, so spotlessly clean.

Nowadays the schools in the Emirates are completely up to date and children in traditional Arab dress (their school uniform) can be seen at computers, symbolising how the traditional and the new can live side by side in contemporary Arabia.

	Boys of Mezaira'a	Preschool children	Boy of Ajman	Schoolkids, Abu Dhabi
	School boys	Small boy of Hatta	Boy using computer	Computers in preschool
	Al Bawadi Model School	Boys at work	Young boy in school	Painting clay pots

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