By the 16th century these forms were of little importance compared with dower at common law, or subject to local customs under which dower might extend to a quarter, a half, or even the whole of the land.
Masdar City (Arabic: ÙØ¯ÙÙØ© ÙØµØ¯Ø± â, MadÄ«nat Maá¹£dar) is a planned city project in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. Its core is being built by Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, with the majority of seed capital provided by the Government of Abu Dhabi.
Not only will this city be the headquarters for the International Renewable Energy Agency, its designers are planning for Masdar to be a zero-carbon and zero-waste bastion for clean technology companies. Pretty bold for a fledgling city in a country that harbors 8 percent of the worldâs crude oil.