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Posted in Arab World, islam, Stone Age on Mar 17th, 2009
Just days after Dubai announced its plans to crack down on couples holding hands, they’ve now jailed a British woman for three months for apparently committing adultery, an ‘honour crime’ according to Dubai law. DUBAI (AlArabiya.net) A British woman faced losing her children after Dubai’s top court rejected her second appeal and sentenced her to [...]
Posted in Arab World, islam, Stone Age on Mar 14th, 2009
Dancing or holding hands in public could now score you a prison sentence in the Arab world’s apparently most progressive and Western-friendly state. From my favourite, Arab News: DUBAI: Playing loud music, dancing, nudity, kissing and even holding hands in public is considered inappropriate behavior under new guidelines laid down by the authorities of Dubai, [...]
Posted in Arab World, Iran on Mar 4th, 2009
As if Abbas’ calls for Iran to stop meddling in Palestinian affairs wasn’t enough, today the UAE announced that it is building a port for exporting crude oil in order to counter Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz. Is Iran really trying to start a world war? The United Arab Emirates has begun [...]