Like the legacy of France’s first World Expo in 1889 was the Eiffel Tower, Dubai’s Expo 2020 was leaving the car obsessed commercial hub with its first 15-minute city, connected to the gird-locked city via Metro Link. Amid world’s perceptions of Dubai and challenges faced by a fully pregnant, UAE’s longest-serving female minister Reem Al-Hashimy and her team’s efforts for making a pitch for the UAE in Paris, and her turning the desert into a vibrant city-space teeming with people, national and thematic pavilions, restaurants and cafes, parks and playgrounds, and how the Expo brought the world to the desert. … Continue reading How the Expo brought the world to the desert