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A graveyard in Shaam village. Christopher Pike / The National
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Martyrs are honoured on road-side boards in Ghailan, northern Ras Al Khamiah. Christopher Pike / The Nationa
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Shaam village, in northern Ras Al Khamiah. Christopher Pike / The National
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UAE martyrs remembered in the Northern Emirates. Christopher Pike / The National
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A coastal road and a kindergarden in Shaam were later named in honour of Tariq Al Shehhi Christopher Pike / The National
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Throughout the Emirates, streets, squares and buildings commemorate fallen servicemen. Christopher Pike / The National
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Al Shaheed Al Sheikh Kinderdgarten in Shaam village. Christopher Pike / The National
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Sadness about martyrs’ deaths is absent from public discussion. Instead, people note that the Rulers travelled to different emirates to attend funerals and discuss the importance of assistance to neighbouring countries. Christopher Pike / The National
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Al Jeer, in northern Ras Al Khamiah. Christopher Pike / The National
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A graveyard in Shaam village. Christopher Pike / The National
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Martyrs are honoured on road-side boards in Ghailan, northern Ras Al Khamiah. Christopher Pike / The Nationa
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Shaam village, in northern Ras Al Khamiah. Christopher Pike / The National
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UAE martyrs remembered in the Northern Emirates. Christopher Pike / The National
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A coastal road and a kindergarden in Shaam were later named in honour of Tariq Al Shehhi Christopher Pike / The National
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Throughout the Emirates, streets, squares and buildings commemorate fallen servicemen. Christopher Pike / The National
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Al Shaheed Al Sheikh Kinderdgarten in Shaam village. Christopher Pike / The National
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Sadness about martyrs’ deaths is absent from public discussion. Instead, people note that the Rulers travelled to different emirates to attend funerals and discuss the importance of assistance to neighbouring countries. Christopher Pike / The National
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Al Jeer, in northern Ras Al Khamiah. Christopher Pike / The National
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A graveyard in Shaam village. Christopher Pike / The National
'We will always remember': UAE martyrs woven in the fabric across the country
In the Northern Emirates, commemorations of their sacrifice are common on roads, bridges, mosques and in communities, writes Anna Zacharias
Anna Zacharias
30 November, 2017
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