“To better understand the reason for the continuous crossing of the Arab Spring from the Emirates, pay attention to the words of Nasser Al-Hamadi, a 30-year-old electronics engineer: “What else do we want? Everything is taken care of here; education, health insurance, and free housing.”

On Monday, 150 people stood in front of the Supreme Court of the Emirates in a rare protest in this country, repeating this viewpoint. Supporters of the government chanted slogans in support of the ruler of the Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in the park across from the court in 45-degree heat.

Among the people, national flags and scarves with the image of Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan were being distributed. Inside the court, five Emirati intellectuals, who have been in prison since April, are spending their second day of trial. They are charged with threatening national security, disrupting public order, opposing the government system, and insulting the rulers of the United Arab Emirates. Khalid Al-Husseini, another protester, says, “We Emiratis rarely speak to the media, but today we have come here to be heard. They can’t speak for us.”

The wealth of the United Arab Emirates protects this country from the economic pressures that led to unrest in Egypt and Tunisia, and the wealthy elite make every effort to meet the needs of citizens, such as free housing, public insurance, education, and subsidized energy. At the same time, the relatively small population of citizens, who are mostly related to the ruling families, have also been effective in preventing