Emirates And Their Place In The Modern World

26 01 2012

When people hear of emirates, they may be confused by one or more issues. Many people are unfamiliar with the term and simply guess that it is Arabic or has something to do with Islam. Others believe that it refers to a kind of medieval, Islamic government which no longer exists. The term is Arabic but it is actually in current use in the name of one modern government in the Saudi Arabian Peninsula. The EmirThe word is roughly analogous to prince or chief in English. The best translation of the term into English renders… Read more »