At the Dubai expo, no one is eager to talk about reality
There are no politics at the Middle East’s first world’s fair
THE SETTING is dramatic. Visitors passing from the harsh midday sun to the dim interior are met with slogans. “We believe that every human is part of the collective conscience,” reads a message on the walls of the Syrian pavilion at the Dubai expo. Why the Syrian government has spent years dropping bombs on many of those humans is not explained.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “The far-fetched pavilions”
Middle East & Africa October 16th 2021
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