GLOBAL CITIZEN editorial DIRECTOR Ritu Upadhyay - rupadhyay@reachmedia.ae Senior editor Natasha Tourish - ntourish@reachmedia.ae Lifestyle Editor Aysha Majid - amajid@reachmedia.ae ART DIRECTOR Omid Khadem - okhadem@reachmedia.ae CONTRIBUTORS Sandra Tinari, Pia Aung, Matt Hamilton, Heba Hashem, Suhair Khan, Nausheen Noor, Shane Philips Printed by Masar Printing and Publishing
Innovative Entrepreneurs nnovation drives entrepreneurship and no one epitomizes that more than Christian Louboutin. The famed footwear designer revolutionized consumer attitudes towards shoes by taking an otherwise overlooked part of a shoe—the sole—and making it red, setting off a new movement in luxury footwear. We had the opportunity to find out how and what inspires him in business, design and life. Join us as we explore Dubai and travel to India with the fashion icon. Also in this issue GC correspondent Suhair Khan was in Pakistan reporting on the country’s tech scene. On page 40, she introduces us to the Pakistani tech entrepreneurs driving an industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Here at home, we meet the Zaals, the Emirati family behind one of Dubai’s most talked about real estate developments, Al Barari. For them, entrepreneurship is a family affair, with both the parents and their four children involved in shaping one of the region’s premier new plush and ‘lush’ addresses. In the lifestyle section, don’t miss Lifestyle Editor Aysha Majid’s review of some of the world’s top wildlife escapes around the world. Enjoy this issue and as always, we look forward to your feedback.
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RITU UPADHYAY Editorial Director
8 GC May / June 2013
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