When you think of the United Arab Emirates today, you may imagine the world’s highest skyscrapers, metropolitan cities bustling with 203 nationalities, and fast-moving business. But in 1959 in Al Ain, a district of Abu Dhabi the capital of the UAE (at the time the United Arab Emirates had not united yet), the population was in crisis. One in every two children, and one in every three mothers were dying in childbirth. This program takes you back in time.
Birthplace of the UAE
