VIDEO: Arab Visa Card & Images of Makkah
Economic development in Dubai is fostering a consumer based society. We saw an ad for a “Makkah Visa” credit card, complete with images of Makkah, and decided to debate the issue. The Makkah Visa card rewards cardholders with the opportunity to earn ‘steps’ to travel to the Holy City of Makkah. For every AED 1.00 spent on the card, customers earn one ‘step.’ As well as marketing Makkah, ads featuring scantily clad women posing alongside mobile phones, jewelry and chocolates are everywhere in Dubai. How does all this square with the values of the region?
posted by UAE Students at 12:38 AM
5 Comments:
This blog really is great. It gives me a lot of hope for the future of media in the UAE, if you are the young people who will be going into it.
The quality of your thoughts, writing and just general journalism puts that of many older, more experienced people to shame.
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Makkah doesn't welcome non-Muslims...you think the Visa / Makkah credit card will accept this infidel's application for the new card?
"this infidel"? haha
I work in first gulf banks credit card division and i i am impressed to see this debate .
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