Although more people may participate in frenzied shopping than quietly contemplating the religion behind the festival, Dubai is bucking this trend by embracing the Christmas spirit.
“[Dubai] has showed the world that in diversity, there could be some form of unity wherein peaceful living could be achieved,” the newspaper attests.
Hotels, shopping centres and other business mostly put up Christmas decorations and play carols, despite their owners’ Muslim backgrounds.
In a list compiled by the Telegraph recently, the opening of the Atlantis resort in Dubai was named as one of the world’s most significant tourist events for 2008.