So this might be the weirdest thing I've heard of yet in Dubai.
The weekend here has always been Thursday-Friday, to fit with the Muslim holy day of Friday (Jumu'ah).
Until now.
This weekend is the last Thursday-Friday weekend. In May the government decided that all government jobs would shift their weekend to Friday-Saturday weekends on September 1st. This will help Dubai line up with the weekends for the rest of the world, and also the private sector in Dubai.
See, I guess most private companies have already had the Friday-Saturday weekend.
So it's actually good that I came this year and not last year, for when I get a job here now I'll have the same weekend as Liz. Which is Sunday-Thursay. Huh.
