French and Dutch versions below Part 1: A Vision of Unity in the Desert Once upon a time, across a vast, golden desert where the sands kissed the shimmering waters of the Gulf, there were seven proud and fiercely independent lands. Each was a sheikhdom, ruled by its own wise leader, bound together by shared culture but separated by the silent spaces of the desert. Life was tough under the blazing sun; families carved out their living from the sea and the scarce treasures of the earth—fishing, pearling, and trading along distant shores. They lived by nature’s rhythm, telling tales beneath the stars and dreaming of a brighter future. Yet,…