A remarkable city
The Gulf News story about Sharjah being ranked among the world’s top 10 small and medium cities was meaningful and good to read (‘Sharjah ranked among world’s top 10 small and medium cities’, Gulf News, March 17). Having spent 16 years in Sharjah between 1993 and 2009, I have seen the remarkable growth both in trade and cultural activities. The city is beautiful with the Corniche, the outskirts and the world famous universities. Sharjah is known as the cultural emirate of the UAE. Kudos to Sharjah!
From Mr K. Ragavan
Bengaluru, India
Reducing traffic
I am proud to be a resident of Sharjah. The only problem facing the city is the traffic, in particular, reaching Dubai in the morning hours and to get back home in the evening. My suggestion to the authorities is to extend the Metro facilities to Ajman. This will help to reduce traffic flow, and it will reduce pollution.
From Mr Abdul Khadar
Sharjah
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My second home
I am also a resident of Sharjah, and I think that Sharjah is one of the best places to reside. The cost of living is reasonable, and I find the people are kind and loving. I have been staying in Sharjah for the past three years, and I consider Sharjah my second home.
From Mr Sethu Raman
Sharjah
Good for families
This article is so true! Being a resident of Sharjah, I really appreciate the authorities for providing its residents with a peaceful environment for living. It is really great to find such a high level of respect in the UAE, especially in Sharjah, when it comes to women. It’s a religious city with strict laws and they allow its residents to practice their religion openly.
Sharjah is a beautiful city with greenery and cleanliness. On a daily basis, I see municipality cars cleaning the streets. It is always great to see friendly people around you than to have selfish people around. Life is too short to live without peace and love. The environment always plays an important role when it comes to family life and that’s the reason why families mostly prefer to stay in Sharjah.
From Mr Almas Farid
Dubai
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Not seeking public interests
There it was, Time magazine with Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell’s face on the cover with the bold letters: Change (‘Republicans don’t mind dysfunction in Congress’, Gulf News, March 17). How many Americans believed McConnell’s pledge of change and compromise after they had watched six years of “do-nothing” Republican obstruction? Well, none of the Republican’s promises were true and if you can believe it, the Republicans have become decidedly worse.
First, the House Speaker John Boehner from Ohio went behind the President Barack Obama’s back and invited Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress in an obvious act of political contempt. Next, 47 Republican senators, including McConnell, tried to undermine the US effort to limit the Iranian nuclear threat. The Republicans no longer have the best interests of America as a top priority and have become a conspiracy of fools.
From Mr Ron Lowe
Nevada City, US
No lesson learnt
The Indian ongress members of parliament’s (MP) vehement protest in parliament over the profiling of Rahul Gandhi is absurd and ludicrous (‘India government faces heat over ‘spying’ on Rahul Gandhi’, Gulf News, March 17). They are making a mountain out of a molehill. Congress leaders accused the act of the policeman, who was only doing his job, as espionage and snooping. Don’t they know the difference between espionage and discharge of duty? The answer is that they do know it well. The main purpose of their disruptive tactics is to obstruct the functioning of parliament, particularly where they still have the numbers. Despite the clarification by the government that it is a routine exercise carried out by the police for the security of VIPs and many leaders have been through this in the past, Congress leaders are hell bent on sensationalising an issue that is a non-issue and thus preventing the smooth functioning of Parliament. The allegiance of Congress MPs to the leadership is so blind that they cannot see any reason or logic in anything concerning their leaders. This, despite the devastating drubbing in a series of elections, only shows the lessons have not been learnt by the principal Opposition party!
From Mr Ganeshan Srinivasan
Dubai
Meat matters
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to be communalising even the eating habits of Indians, which appears to make no sense at all. He plans to ban beef sale all over the country. He has done it in Maharashtra state. But, one cannot see any modern planning or any other actions behind this ‘meat ban’. In Kerala, the government has already protested to the central government regarding the same. The meat storm will throw many thousands of workers out of jobs, which could lead to other social problems.
From Mr Thomas Matthew Parackel
Kerala, India
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