Dubai truly is a Jewel in the Middle East. It still preserves it's Arabic culture and religion but in a way which is friendly to visitors and Non-Muslims. Also, it is taking the money earned from a non-replenishable resource like oil and investing it into the cities infrastructure to create opportunities for business and tourism. When the oil runs out in places like Saudi Arabia and Iraq I don't know what will happen to the countries economy and political state, but I think UAE will be able to survive on it's own once it is completed.