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NATIONAL DAY 2014
What does National Day mean to you?
Huda Thani Ali,
Alya Burhaima,
Mohammed Obaid Hilal,
I am happy to be from the
Emirates. Our rulers are helping
us to become a successful people.
National Day is very important to us. It
helps us to work together, so we can be
among the top countries of the world.
I would like to thank His Highness for
giving us that opportunity.
National Day means a lot to me.
There is always a festival or some
kind of celebratory event happening.
In the evening, our family heads to
the Corniche here in Sharjah where
everyone is celebrating with their flags.
It reminds us that this is our country and
we need to work really hard to build it.
National Day inspires us to be loyal and
to give more to our country. It is special
too because everyone living in the
country celebrates, not just the locals.
I am very proud of my country.
National Day means a lot to me
because in 1971, we established the 7
emirates (UAE). Since then our country
has been developing at a rapid pace
and our people are very happy. Our
country is safe and each year the new
developments attract many people
who come here to live and work.
Sharjah
Sharjah
Dubai
Hamdan Al Aryani,
Muna Abdul Rahim,
For me, it is simply the best day of
the year. It is a great and joyful
day which is celebrated in unison,
from the noblest of sheikhs to the least
of the emirates. It is a day when we
reflect on and celebrate the wisdom
of our forefathers, who sought unity
and prosperity for their children and
generations to come.
UAE National Day can be compared
to a mother who embraces her
children with love to foster peace and
unity in her home. Once love, peace and
unity prevail in the home, the mother sets
a day of commemoration, as a reminder
to her children to guard and celebrate,
with pride, what has been achieved… We
celebrate and express our joy on this day by
feasting and decorating almost everything
in the national colours of the UAE.
Al Ain
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Nov - Dec 2014
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