DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -The camels know the drill by heart.Just after dawn, they file on their own - always in groups of 12 - into metal stalls for milking. Workers attach automated pumps.

Abdullah, aged three, is a stubborn boy who never does what his mother tells him. He is forever saying ‘No’ to her.

But do you think that teaching your son never to say ‘No’ will help him to grow up strong and independent?

She’s in her wedding gown and he’s wearing a black suit. Their car, decorated with flowers and ribbons, moves off with the cars of both their families in a noisy zaffa (wedding procession). As they drive to the wedding party, most often held in a hotel, the din from the car horns is deafening.