Paris Hilton brings her reality show to Dubai

Paris Hilton at a News Conference in Dubai
U.S. socialite Paris Hilton (L) stands with Nayla al-Khaja, chief executive officer of UAE-based D-Seven Motion Pictures production company, during a news conference in Dubai June 17, 2009. Hilton is taking her reality TV show and a hunt for a new best friend to Dubai,
Paris Hilton said she studied the culture of Dubai and promised the Middle East version of her reality show will steer clear of the drinking and the swearing it had in Los Angeles and London.The remarks came as Hilton, 28, launched the Mideast edition of her "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" series in Dubai, a glitzy sheikdom in the United Arab Emirates. BFF stands for best friends forever.
"I wanted to know everything about this place first because I wanted to make sure everything was OK," the hotel heiress was quoted as saying by The National newspaper Thursday. "I just want to respect everyone here."









The fame-loving Hilton promised to dress conservatively and said her Dubai-based MTV series will be open to women only. There will be no finger pointing and laughing at anybody, the show's producers said.
"I expect to learn a lot here. It's a completely different world," Hilton also said.
Twenty-two contestants will try their best to become Hilton's new BFF in the 20 days she will spend in the Emirates. No air date has yet been set for the Mideast show.
When not filming her reality show, intended for broadcast throughout the Arab region, Hilton will explore the desert, go camel riding, get a henna tattoo and go skiing on Dubai's famed artificial ski slope inside a shopping mall.
The show's producer Michael Hirschorn said that the filming will last some three weeks, while the finale will be filmed in Los Angeles. The plan is to build "My New BFF" into a global franchise, with Hilton searching for BFFs around the world.
Hilton previously filmed two seasons in Los Angeles for MTV and one in London for British television.
Contestants were competing fiercely for the title in the U.K. and the U.S. versions of the show. They drank alcohol and used foul language and tactics to earn it — something producers said will not be allowed in Dubai.

We’ve nowhere to go

Wednesday 24 Sep, 2008

Ten families living in a villa at Hamriya Park in Deira have been forced to live in baking-hot conditions for the past week after their electricity was cut off following threats of eviction.

Faisal Ahmed, who lives in the villa with his wife and three children, claimed the water and power were disconnected without any notice.

“My home was in the dark when I returned home from the office one day. I contacted the Municipality who said that it would never be restored as the villa is being shared by multiple families,” said Ahmed, who works as an accountant and pays dhs4,000 for a room in the dilapidated villa.

“Since then it has been a struggle to lead a normal life. My landlord tried to provide a generator, but it was removed after neighbours complained of the noise.

“We are using a small pipe to siphon water from a nearby tank as the taps don’t work.

“The children have stopped going to school because of the problem, I would have appreciated it if the Municipality had taken up this issue after Ramadan,” he added.

Ahmed said he had hunted for alternative accommodation but could not find anything that he could afford.

“I really have no choice but to stay here,” he said.

“There is no where else for us to go.”

All ten families in the villa have been told to get out by the Municipality as part of its crackdown on villa sharing.

It announced earlier this week that anyone sharing a villa, who was not a family, had 30 days to vacate their home.

Shah Ul Hameed also shares the villa in Deira.

He has a ten-day-old daughter who has been suffering horribly since the loss of power.

“My daughter developed skin rashes as it is too hot to stay in the house. I often go to the rooftop carrying her in my arms but she never stops crying. We now sleep in the open under the sky,” he said.

A spokesperson at the Municipality said the deadline for villa evictions would not be extended.

“A notification has been published in the newspapers in this regard. People have to vacate within a month,” he said.

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