A twitter explosion (#StopTimeOutDubai) occurred today because of a recent article published by Time Out Dubai on the top 5 bars to try during Ramadan. It seems that Time Out Dubai already retracted the article from its online website and issued an apology on its twitter account and classified it as an error of judgement from their part; but many UAE tweeps seem to be still upset about the fact that it got published in the first place. Respect to the holy month and the UAE's culture during this time of the year seem to be among the top reasons as to why many of today's tweeps are very upset.
Yet another relatively quieter hashtag, #JusticeForNatalie, is struggling to find its way through to one of the most trending topics in the UAE. The story behind it is about Natalie Creane, an expat living in Dubai, who spent one weekend at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi four years ago and unfortunately had an accident that led her to 4 comas and 20 visits to the ICU. The accident resulted from a loose wooden panel inside the wardrobe of the room she was staying at falling on the front of her head. Natalie's family has been pleading for public support in an effort to encourage Emirates Palace to step up and start taking care of treatment costs as the hotel is refusing liability.
Natalie is at Rashid Hospital in Dubai right now and I think the least we can do is to try to raise the awareness she needs to help her treatment costs. Not necessarily by pressuring the hotel but perhaps through some individual's(s') or group's philanthropic act. Her family also setup a facebook page; which you can use to directly communicate with them.
Yet another relatively quieter hashtag, #JusticeForNatalie, is struggling to find its way through to one of the most trending topics in the UAE. The story behind it is about Natalie Creane, an expat living in Dubai, who spent one weekend at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi four years ago and unfortunately had an accident that led her to 4 comas and 20 visits to the ICU. The accident resulted from a loose wooden panel inside the wardrobe of the room she was staying at falling on the front of her head. Natalie's family has been pleading for public support in an effort to encourage Emirates Palace to step up and start taking care of treatment costs as the hotel is refusing liability.
Natalie is at Rashid Hospital in Dubai right now and I think the least we can do is to try to raise the awareness she needs to help her treatment costs. Not necessarily by pressuring the hotel but perhaps through some individual's(s') or group's philanthropic act. Her family also setup a facebook page; which you can use to directly communicate with them.
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