What can the UAE do to protect its national identity?

The nation's identity is being crushed by increasing tendencies towards globalism and local interests of individual emirates at the expense of the federation, according to a leading UAE political scientist. His comments came during a meeting of the country's top intellectuals and political and social scientists in response to the decision of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed's, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, that 2008 should be the year of national identity. What can the UAE do to protect its national identity? Have your say by clicking on the button below.