About Faces of UAE

What makes a country special? Its achievements, or the way it makes people feel?

For me, the answer has always been in the people.

The UAE is home to people from across the world. They arrive with different backgrounds, ambitions and dreams. Yet so many share something remarkable: a deep sense of pride, belonging and affection for a country they have chosen to call home.

I have always been fascinated by that connection.

Why do people feel so strongly about the UAE? What gives them confidence in its future? And how has this country helped them find their own success?

These are the questions behind Faces of UAE, my ongoing documentary project exploring the country through the personal stories, portraits and perspectives of the people who call it home.

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Yasir Saeed