Jola Chudy

Communications & PR. Ex-Editor-in-Chief. Recreational Endurance Athlete. Mostly on Insta. Dubai.

[Jola Chudy @jchudy]

Quiet T3 yesterday and my friends heading home after getting stuck here for a week. They enjoyed the extra time in Dubai despite the admin of rebooking accommodation and flights.

[Amjad Taha أمجد طه @amjadt25]

9PM in London: No-walking zones.
No-go zones. Robbery zones. Stabbing zones. 9PM in the UAE:
Shall we go to the open beach? Let’s stop by the mall. Leave the bag at the café, it’s fine. Even with Iranian drones and missiles targeting the UAE, Dubai still feels safer than Britain after 9PM.

[Jola Chudy @jchudy]

@April_1970s I don’t know any Brits who want to leave or evacuate. The tourists are getting their hotel stays comped by the UAE government. I would be gutted to return to the UK after 21 years here and honestly paying tax is probably bottom of the reasons why.

[Jola Chudy @jchudy]

Hmm, none of my UK Dubai Influencer friends are looking to get ‘rescued’ back to the UK. The only Brit I know keen to go home is a friend who came here on holiday but she’s safe in a five-star hotel, paid for by the UAE.

[LBC @LBC]

'We have a duty to them, and they have duty to the rest of the country to pay their taxes.'

@EdwardJDavey gives @AndrewMarr9 his views on protecting Brits living in Dubai.

[Solana Sensei @SolanaSensei]

I have never in my life seen a major city where over 90% of the population are expats and openly agree their government genuinely wants the best for them.

That city is Dubai.

After living in 7 countries and being able to live anywhere in the world, I chose to live in Dubai. That wasn’t a coincidence.

Most people in Dubai were NOT born and raised here. They CHOOSE to be here and they still support the UAE as if it were their own country.

No one is forced to say good things about the government. That narrative is all social media bullshit that many people consume.

I’m Argentinian. I never praised my own government. I lived in Spain and I never praised their government. Loving a country and defending its leadership are two different things.

When I’m at a random house with friends in Dubai, no cameras, no agenda, everyone says the same thing. People are truly grateful. They all speak positively.

Residents thanked the government after 96% of missiles and drones were intercepted. Trust increased, not decreased.

Over 20,000 stranded tourists received free hotels and meals financed by Abu Dhabi. That’s not social media bs. That’s real action and empathy for people. EU countries or the US would never do that for their own people, do you think they’d do it for tourists?

I’ve lived in enough places to know what a comfortable life looks like. I never told anyone to move to the other countries I lived in.

Despite every negative experience I’ve had abroad, I have never hated an entire country. The hate the UAE or Dubai receives is baseless and envy-driven.

I don’t trust people who blindly hate a country they’ve never lived in.

You don’t have to agree with me, but at least experience a place before assuming you understand it because you went there once on holiday.

I have love for ALL nations. I would rather die than hate a whole country or city.

[Jola Chudy @jchudy]

Solitude on Kite Beach - my way of keeping grounded in Dubai this week.

[Jola Chudy @jchudy]

@PolitlcsUK But it’s not the UK that’s been protecting my Dubai influencer lifestyle…. it’s the UAE. 🤷‍♀️

[Jola Chudy @jchudy]

Quiet in #Dubai this morning March 1.

[DubaiWeek @thedubaiweek]

ACCA survey on global trade reveals ongoing business confidence in prospects for international commerce. Read more! https://t.co/hoVfEUxxLl

[Afrik Foundation @AfrikFoundation]

Today. We Rise.
Afrik is officially in public test phase. Community-led funding for African ideas.
🗳️ Vote for real projects
💡 Share feedback
🌍 Be part of the shift
Let’s mark Africa Day not just with reflection, but with action.
https://t.co/FIDGVDxOi2

[Afrik Foundation @AfrikFoundation]

A theme at #GAISAfrica2025 was equity; most of #African sovereign debt is in foreign currencies, yet the continent holds huge resources for the world's economic future. Value needs to be invested, not extracted.
🌍The #Afrik is our response to that imbalance. It’s a platform that enables African projects to access #capital through a globally tradable digital asset. What do you think? Which sector needs the most funding: #AgriTech, #AI, or #RenewableEnergy.
👉Vote & comment below.

[Afrik Foundation @AfrikFoundation]

Africa’s financial revolution is here!
DeFi is transforming the continent - boosting financial inclusion, lowering remittance costs & hedging against inflation. With 51% of adults unbanked, blockchain tech is bridging the gap.

#BlockchainForGood #DecentralizedFinance #InvestInAfrica

[Emirates News @Emirates_News]

The UAE's global sporting events are driving a significant boost in tourism, with ES Sports emerging as a key industry leader, creating unparalleled experiences around major events like the FIFA World Cup and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

#EmiratesNews #DubaiOneTv #UAE #Dubai #news @GrahamClews

[Jola Chudy @jchudy]

@rta_dubai The taxi that picked me up from the airport tonight was driven dangerously. The machine didn't work, she locked me in and started driving around my area and would not let me out. I'd left my son at home for what was supposed to be two minutes, turned into about 20. I'm shaking.

[Red Source @RedSource_UK]

https://t.co/lQrBdvFhiS We are Red Source, a humanitarian company that is meeting the desperate need to source and delivery aid to the people of Afghanistan.

#Afghanistan #AfghanistanCrisis #HumanitarianCompany #NGO

[Jola Chudy @jchudy]

https://t.co/H16HzV2FFc Working with #ASICS FrontRunner Ambassadors to increase media presence and profile. #thoughtleadership #mediarelations #pr #sportsmarketing

[UN Women Lebanon @unwomenlebanon]

At 20, Lebanese mountaineer Rawan Abdulkarim became the youngest Lebanese, Arab, and African to climb the summit of Mount Everest

Any sport is a woman's sport🏃‍♀‍🌋🧗‍♀‍
#womeninsports

Read more below
👇 https://t.co/BRgtEyQUbr

[UN Women Arabic @unwomenarabic]

How boxing is changing the way society looks at women in #Gaza 🇵🇸
Video by @cnnsport
#WomenInSport
cc: @donriddellCNN

[Jola Chudy @jchudy]

@davistusing

[Jola Chudy @jchudy]

The Ghanians stuck in DXB due to Covid-19 are being taken care of by a local charity 💚