dubai dreams
every time I see the 2 big white balloons advertising the very presence of Naif souq in deira,i try to put in a word with my favourite God to please let the shoppers In DubaI take the cue and make them visit the souq. The fire in the old naif souq had wiped out not only a landmark but also the livelihood of multitudes who had left behind everything to toil it out in an unknown land.The months of agonising wait had finally found results in the new Naif Souq hitherto erected on temperory grounds.But the crowds which used to throng the old souq is missing here.The shops are filled with all the usual goodies .clothes and accessories in fact are beng sold at a much cheaper price.One of the shopkeepers lamented that their condition is slowly worsening as they had to again put in money to get the merchandise to replace the lost one.Ramadan is over and still no signs of business catching up. So wake up Dubai..come and see the new Naif Souq,now cleaner ,bigger , cheaper and easily access