Sheikh it Off

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, who showed there is an alternative approach to living in the Middle East other than killing Americans and Israelis as president and founding father of the United Arab Emirates, one of the richest countries in the world, has died in his late eighties. Prior to deposing his brother to take over the emirate, he had served as a local governor and led drilling crews that found untapped oil reserves. Sheikh Zayed used this money to build schools, roads and hospitals, and the UAE is unique in the Arab world for allowing more equality between the sexes, with women serving in the military and law enforcement, and 99% of the girls in the country attend school.