Questions about national identity

I agree with Khalid Al Ameri on a lot of things he has said in his article Life lessons: ‘My mother is British ... but I am 100 per cent Emirati’ (January 27), but one things seems to be amiss – he doesn’t seem to give equal weight to the nationalities of both of his parents.

I think you should equally respect both nationalities. If someone asked me about him before this, I would say he is 50 per cent British and 50 per cent Emirati as his bloodline would respect. His mother needs to be taken into account as well. Beth Angharad, Abu Dhabi

I fully understand the writer. I have also a 100 per cent Emirati child and I find it weird when I hear people correct me that I should say “half”. It was my decision to raise my child as an Emirati and I can’t be more content than that.

Usually mixed children turn into ardent patriots, these children can never quite realise how their mothers also cling to the countries of their birth.

To their minds, their mother belongs to them and to the country her children were born in and they cannot imagine any other love in their parent’s heart. Mariyah Fatimah, Dubai

Having two nationalities my- self, I will always feel that I am half of both.

Asking me which nationality I prefer is the same as asking me which hand of mine will hurt less if someone cut it. I believe multiracial children should love and accept their nationalities equally. Eva-Nikoleta GR, Dubai