The New Arab Urban: Gulf Cities of Wealth, Ambition, and DistressCities of the Arabian Peninsula reveal contradictions of contemporary urbanization The fast growing cities of the Persian Gulf are, whatever else they may be, indisputably sensational. The worlds tallest building is in Dubai; the 2022 World Cup in soccer will be played in fantastic Qatar facilities; Saudi Arabia is building five new cities from scratch; the Louvre, the Guggenheim and the Sorbonne, as well as many American and European universities,