No, it does not represent the
direction of Islam. It represents only one thing that Muslims will do once they have the money of infidels through trade; the other things manifest themselves in the terror groups
ad nauseam. Building big cities is not
haram in Islam after all, even with the outlook that life on Earth is but “a sport and a pastime” as many verses in the Koran say. If all the terror groups hate Dubai as much as you seem to be claiming, then it would certainly not look as it does; rather, Dubai is one of the greatest places to
bankroll terrorism.