Articles from the ‘The Gulf’ section

travel 05.15.09 The Gulf: Windows on the World

In the final edition of The Gulf, Darryl Campbell asks, “Where do we go from here?”

travel 04.20.09 The Gulf: Critics and Construction Workers

Dubai may be the embodiment of modernization, but not without a human cost. Darryl Campbell argues the labors of its labor have been largely ignored by the Western media.

travel 03.30.09 The Gulf: The Empty Quarter

Darryl Campbell gets lost (metaphorically speaking) in the Arabian desert.

travel 03.06.09 The Gulf: As Pretty as an Airport

The sterile nature of airports only exacerbate the misery of flying. Darryl Campbell reports from Dubai International, where decor apparently means “giant plastic UFOs.”

travel 02.16.09 The Gulf: Dubai, An Introduction

In a city touted for its superlatives, Darryl Campbell finds the United Arab Emirates developing metropolis tremendously underwhelming.

travel 01.28.09 The Gulf: Bread and Blowback

With tension between the U.S. and the Middle East taut and strained, Darryl Campbell confronts America’s battered reputation in Kuwait.

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