Dubai Or Not Dubai

I am an unemployed PART II graduate who is considering a move to Dubai or Abu Dabhi. I recently completed my architectural studies in the UK, I am also a qualified Architectural Technologist with four years post graduate experience. While a move to the UAE has not appealed to me in the past, the reality of the current economic situation is such that there are very few locations throughout the world where architects can gain employment at present.
I accept the arguments about exploitation of workers, destruction of the environment, uncontextual buildings and general lack of character, but to be honest these are issues which arise in many location throughout the globe during a building boom, not least Ireland.
At present I am out of work after eight tough years in university and I have some pretty hefty college loans, into which I need to start making inroads. From what I have seen recently there is no work in Ireland and the handful of jobs that are available in the UK are either of very low quality or are paying rediculously low wages, on which it would be a physical impossibility for an independant person to survive, let alone pay off debts.
I have good experience in the industry and I feel that if the right project came up in the Middle East, it would be a better option that squeezing shoebox apartments into a green field next to the M25 (or M50 for that matter)

Basically, the reason why I posted this is to find out what others think of the UAE option, will I be forever blacklisted from the architectural community for having spent a year or two working in Dubai. does anyone know if there are projects out there which are worth working on. Do others have experience of the place etc