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by bonsai_spool 107 days ago
> I would also describe Jordan, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia as cohesive societies.

I don’t know much about the region; is it incorrect to say that the nations you listed (excepting Jordan) are collections of fiefdoms with a relatively weak central power? To OP’s point, that is not how I view Iran
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Gud 106 days ago
That would only be nominally correct regarding UAE, which consists of seven emirates.
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throwaway2037 102 days ago
Emiratis would describe themselves as a cohesive nation of Emiratis living under seven different Emirs. (There are many YouTube videos about it.) Emiratis from different Emirs do not view themselves as from different ethnicities/tribes/nations.

BTW -- My original post forgot to mention Kuwait as a cohesive nation.

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Gud 100 days ago
Yes, I agree with you on this part, but the Emirs are very different places. I lived for two years in Dubai, not really by choice, I was sent on a three month assignment by my company that just got extended.

I came to appreciate the place.

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