Of the 10, 7 are important dates on the Islamic calendar.

The other three holidays are the Western adopted holidays – Christmas, National (Independence Day) and New Year’s day.

I believe we have 7 holidays in the US on average, although this varies by company. I know Sunil had 17 holidays at one point.

But part of that was an annual shut down period.

Anyway, of the 7 dates on the Islamic calendar, there are 5 main dates which are tied to the religion of Islam.

The Prophet’s ascension (Al Isr’a Wal Mairaj) and the Prophet’s birthday (Maulid Al-Nabi) are two important holidays celebrated in Dubai.

The others are the beginning of the Ramadan period and the two festival holidays, Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha.

Both last multiple days and one can say that Dubai really has more than 10 holi-DAYS. National Day also typically lasts 2-3 days.