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Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of

Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, on Tuesday attended a talk on

the vital role Middle Eastern cities have played throughout history in advancing

human progress.

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The event held at the Za’abeel Majlis was also attended by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al

Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports,

and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group.

The talk was delivered by Dr Roy Casagranda, Professor of Government at Austin

Community College (ACC) in the USA, known for being an expert on the Middle East.

Also attended by ministers and other dignitaries, the talk was focused on the role that

Middle Eastern cities have played throughout history in the evolution of civilisation,

advancement of innovation and the growth of commerce, especially as vital nodes in
global trading routes.

Dr Casagranda noted that while the influence of cities in the region in shaping the

world’s evolution has waned over the last three centuries, Dubai has recently emerged

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