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16 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
ON THE ISLAMIC CREATIVE ECONOMY
THE TOP 5 PRIORITIES SELECTED BY DUBAI RESIDENTS
ALL RELATE TO CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Islamic Architecture 44%
Islamic Museums 35%
Islamic Art Galleries 31%
Islamic Gardens 24%
Islamic Libraries and Literature 23%
Islamic Cultural Events (e.g. parades, shows) 22%
Islamic Cinema/Film 14%
Islamic Performing Arts (e.g. theatre and music) 12%
Islamic Magazines and Newspapers 8%
Islamic Online Content 8%
Islamic Video games 2%
44%
of respondents want
to see more Islamic
architecture in Dubai,
rising to
56%
amongst Arab expats.
4
in 10 Westerners would
like to see more Islamic
gardens.
Other 1%
Don’t Know 10%
Base 1003 0
15
30
45
WHAT DUBAI RESIDENTS SAY
An overwhelming majority of residents (71%) feel that in order
for Dubai to establish itself on the world scene as a hub for Islamic
lifestyle, it must build more cultural centres, museums and galleries.
They want more museums, gardens and libraries to facilitate greater
learning and appreciation of the Islamic arts. More than half (55%)
rank Islamic architecture – which includes gardens, landscaping and
cities – at the top, with Islamic literature and calligraphy (47%), and
Islamic design (42%) in second and third.
In addition to design and architecture, libraries are another area of
concern for younger respondents. People aged 18-24 indicated they
would like to see more spaces for studying and carrying out academic
research, while a slightly older crowd values building a museum.
There are two significant jumps in Islamic Art galleries and in Islamic
museums between the 18-24 year olds and the 25-34 year olds.
THE TOP 5 PRIORITIES SELECTED BY DUBAI RESIDENTS
ALL RELATE TO CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
21%
22%
24%
10%
10%
15%
5%
11%
21%
17%
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9%
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9%
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24%
23%
22%
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6%
2%
1%
11%
14%
12%
20%
26%
23%
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1%
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16%
11%
5%
6%
16%
22%
27%
28%
10%
3%
2%
16%
16%
6%
34%
23%
38%
32%
32%
31%
42%
39%
33%
42%
39%
42%
40%
59%
59% 52%
56%
Base 18-24
25-34
35-44 45-54 55 and above
Islamic Architecture
Islamic Museums
Islamic Art Galleries
Islamic Gardens
Islamic Libraries and Literature
Islamic Cultural Events (e.g.
parades, shows)
Islamic Cinema/Film
Islamic Performing Arts (e.g.
theatre and music)
Islamic Magazines and
Newspapers
Islamic Online Content
Islamic Videogames
Other