• Mina Mirasevic’s father said his daughter leaving for the UAE was an earthquake for my psyche.
    Mina Mirasevic’s father said his daughter leaving for the UAE was an earthquake for my psyche.
  • Kalam Noor, right, has lived in the UAE for more than 20 years and now runs a successful tailoring business. Noor, from the island of Tarabunia, Bangladesh, visits his hometown every four or five months to see family and to help his local community.
    Kalam Noor, right, has lived in the UAE for more than 20 years and now runs a successful tailoring business. Noor, from the island of Tarabunia, Bangladesh, visits his hometown every four or five months to see family and to help his local community.
  • Kalam Noor, from Tarabunia, Bangladesh, helps people in need in his home village.
    Kalam Noor, from Tarabunia, Bangladesh, helps people in need in his home village.
  • Evelyn Mayormita works as a teaching assistant at a school in Jumeirah, Dubai.
    Evelyn Mayormita works as a teaching assistant at a school in Jumeirah, Dubai.
  • Evelyn Mayormita’s mother and daughter remain in the Philippines.
    Evelyn Mayormita’s mother and daughter remain in the Philippines.
  • When filming began, Bethi Malesh had never met his two-year-old son in India.
    When filming began, Bethi Malesh had never met his two-year-old son in India.
  • Bethi Malesh’s wife and son remain in India while he works as a rigger in Dubai.
    Bethi Malesh’s wife and son remain in India while he works as a rigger in Dubai.
  • Bikram Singh, left, works as a crane operator at Arabtec. Singh’s wife and two children remain in the Punjab region of India. Singh’s daughter Harpreet, far left, is studying to become a judge.
    Bikram Singh, left, works as a crane operator at Arabtec. Singh’s wife and two children remain in the Punjab region of India. Singh’s daughter Harpreet, far left, is studying to become a judge.
  • Bikram Singh's daughter Harpreet is studying to become a judge. Courtesy ADM
    Bikram Singh's daughter Harpreet is studying to become a judge. Courtesy ADM

Expats in the UAE and families they leave behind — in pictures

Stephen Nelmes

January 14, 2015

  • English
  • Arabic

Five stories of expatriate workers in the UAE will be told in the documentary A Place Called Home. The hour-long film, commissioned by Abu Dhabi Media, which also owns The National, was shot earlier this year across five countries.

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