New Book Dare to Dream about His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched at the 2022 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature

A new book titled "Dare to Dream: How Mohammed bin Rashid Made His Dream Come True", written by veteran journalist Raed Barqawi, Executive Editor-in-Chief of Al Khaleej newspaper, has been launched at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. The book, about His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ,Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was unveiled in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group.

Published by Motivate Media Group, the book highlights how the vision and leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid turned Dubai into a success story, a place where they can find resources and opportunities to fulfil their dreams, and a leading global hub for talent.

Mr. Barqawi is a famous journalist for over three decades and has enjoyed a front-row seat witnissing Sheikh Mohammeds dream turn into reality. He said: I have tried to address two key questions in my book: one, just how did Mohammed bin Rashid do the impossible and turn Dubai into a unique global role model? And two, how did His Highness manage to empower a culture of dreaming in the Arab world, a world that had stopped dreaming decades ago?He added: It is fascinating to be around a personality like His Highness, who has been racing against time to improve the present and future of not just Emiratis but all Arabs. His persistence and ambition pushed me to dig deeper into the history of the UAE over the past 50 years and shed light on how dreams can be achieved in the race to be counted among the top 10 nations in the world. With assertiveness and will, His Highness decided to dream for his country and his people, and today we are reaping the rewards of these dreams.

In this book, Mr. Barqawi dives into the history of the UAE and takes the reader on a journey to the past, to His Highnesss childhood and youth to analyse the factors that helped shape his personality. The master storyteller then transports the reader to the present to demonstrate the impact of those very factors in Dubais success, which have made it the cynosure of the world. Based on his privileged position as a journalist closely tracking the rise of Dubai, Mr. Barqawi also offers his take on the future of the Emirate and its unpredictable and unprecedented pace of growth. I dont know when I wake up what this nation would have achieved, he says.