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World's First Long-Term Cultural Visa

" His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum , the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, formally launched the cultural visa category while chairing a meeting for the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, and also approved a new strategic plan to turn the vision of Dubai as a cultural hub into a reality , " thus reported by the Gulf News  two (2) days ago. The City of Gold through its visionary leader desires to "attract artists, authors and innovators to firmly establish Dubai as an incubator or the arts". According to Wikipedia,    'culture'  is an "umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities and habits of the individuals in these groups." Lexico.com defines 'culture' as "the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively." His Highne...