Dubai chocolate, expensive tomatoes, and Pakistan Idol: A taste of late-stage capitalism
In a country of contrasts, everything reflects a strange mix of consumerism, scarcity, and spectacle.
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The author is a standup comic and writer based in Melbourne, Australia. Her work has been published in ABC, South Asian Today and the Globe and Mail, among other places. Her day jobs include research & policy analysis and translation/interpretation.
