Dubai: "The City that Cares"
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The bottom line is: “If you are in a system that allows you to get away with crime you are less restrained in committing one”
If you want to cash in on the local machos you are playing with fire.
http://www.uaeprison.com
If you want to cash in on the local machos you are playing with fire.
http://www.uaeprison.com
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For those who get it blocked, here's just a "small" part of the article.
Read it and weep. No more child jockeys in the UAE. Yeah right. !! What a top part of the world.
Read it and weep. No more child jockeys in the UAE. Yeah right. !! What a top part of the world.
It’ s the most polite and religiously grounded analogy I can use, to describe those whose who have propagated the kidnapping, abuse, starvation and rape of little boys for mere sport, without being censored.
I am taking a rughksa (license ) this Ramadan to indulge in feelings that are not consistent with the spirit of this holy month, feelings of rage and anger, feelings which have obliged me to vent in frustration and to invent justifications for the foul language which has defiled my fasting breath. And because, for many of us, external actions seldom represent of our more noble internal motivations, I am taking the license to motivate you to do the same and follow my lead in the interest of awakening your souls to a calling higher then maintaining your pious and restrained fasting temperament. I am inviting you to get mad, to get really mad, because patience in the face of an egregious injustice, even during this blessed month, cannot be a virtue.
This Ramadan while my despair has descended into anger, my foul mouth has ascended into these words, words that have attached me to my lap top instead of my prayer rug. While I have not been motivated towards piety this month, I have at least been inspired to exercise a kind of honesty devoid of political correctness. And In my hunger and frustration I am now compelled to call a spade a spade and to label a royal sheikh a shaytan (devil). It’ s the most polite and religiously grounded analogy I can use, to describe those whose who have propagated the kidnapping , abuse, starvation and rape of little boys for mere sport, without being censored.
Although the enslavement of these boys is predominantly in the Arab world, you will NOT be relieved to know that I have not found any documented cases of the enslavement of a single Arab boy. It seems that only south Asians and Africans, who are evidently dispensable variations of human life, are being traffic kited into slavery. Political correctness is demanding I absolve the Arab peoples, myself included, by saying that the majority of us are NOT, ethnocentric, xenophobic members of the great tribe of the Saudi royal family, whose leaders and sheiks have for the last thirty some years been trafficking young boys as old as one and a half to work as camel jockeys in the camel racing business. A sport where the lighter the jockey, the faster the camel can race. Consequently the younger and more emaciated the child slave, the better he can serve his master. These masters are the Arab sheikhs of the Gulf states and have become emissaries of the shaytan to the state -- which is our ummah!Facing the Facts:
While I have a great many things to say, and I am never at a loss for words, If I speak to you on behalf of the 40,000 children who are being used as slave labor in the Middle East and Arab countries, I would have to restrict myself to saying only one thing, the only thing that the childish mind of a deprived four or five year old boy can manage to say with his parched lips in the heat of the dessert sun—HELP, HELP ME, HELP US. And all I can add to their plea is to say, help them and help yourself, because apathy to the sale of one more Pakistani boy into slavery is tantamount to a discounted sale on your own compassionate soul, and eventually will lead to the whole sale of our entire ummah.
Most of these children have been kidnapped from their villages in countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Sudan to become trained as child camel jockeys to serve as entertainment for the royal families. But much more then just entertainment, they are also needed to fuel the gambling addictions of the sheikhs and in true mafia style, their drive to compete with other royal families. And where they compete by exercising their camels, we must compete by exercising compassion for their victims.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in betting money changes hands during these races, all at the expense of these children. Prizes are awarded for the winners and the trainers, but nothing, not even a decent meal, is afforded the children who are awakened at three o’clock in the morning from their metal huts to train for 18 hours, subsisting on a diet of bread and water. They are deliberately made to go hungry to keep their weight down and while they are ordered; to feed the prized camels, they are beaten and shocked with electricity if they attempt to consume any of the animal’s food. The children are required to sleep in huts made from metal sheets in temperatures exceeding one hundred degrees. Due to the dangerous nature of this sport many boys fall and are then trampled to death. Some sustain serious injuries including permanent damage to their sexual organs from all the rigorous bouncing on the camels back. Sexual abuse is common and many boys are raped by their caretakers.
Most of the children are kidnapped by local agents who will either drug the children and flea with them or will lure improvised families with promises of employment, and education. Kidnappers have also posed as representatives of multinational companies and offered to recruit their children for training to work in reputable companies. Many mothers and fathers are duped into thinking that they are acting in the best interest of their child by securing their future, and they never suspect that they may never see them again. The highest risk areas for child trafficking are Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan and southern Punjab.
There are an estimated 30, 000 active racing camels and 17 racetracks throughout the UAE, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, with the five main stadiums located near the rulers palaces. And while Pakistani officials and human rights groups have taken honest measures to prevent trafficking, the sheiks and shaytans are not being held responsible by either the State Department or by the Muslim world.
But in the midst of all this criminal activity one man, one hero, one angel of mercy named Ansar Burney, a lawyer by profession, has dedicated his life to the rescue and return of hundreds and these children. He is Chairman of the Ansar Burney Welfare Trust international, Prisoners Aid Society and the Bureau of Missing and kidnapped children. He has already rescued hundreds of children and returned them back to Pakistan, Bangladesh and other parts of the world. Ansar Burney and his organization not only rescue these boys but they also go to great lengths to reunite them with their families. But tragically many of the boys were so young when they had been estranged from their homes, that they no longer recognize their parents or speak their mother tongue.
HBO’S real Sports show with Bryant Gumbel did a three month undercover investigation where many of these atrocities were documented on hidden camera. It was an investigation which was of particular interest to the residents of Louiville, Kentucky where one of the major players in thoroughbred racing in their state was accused of engaging in this practice. The richest crown prince Sheikh Mohammed and his brothers who make up Godolfin Racing, are the owners of countless thoroughbreds and two Kentucky horse farms. Just this September Sheikh Mohammad spent more than $29 million on 40 yearlings. The HBO special uncovered that his passion for horse racing in the Kentucky Derby also found its outlet in the camel racing of the United Arab Emirates.
I too watched that HBO special, but because of a weak heart had to walk away when one of the boys of only 5 or 6 years old, nonchalantly stated that he had been raped the night before and pulled down his pants to prove it. One scene showed a boy in a hospital recovering from a womb after a fall had slit his stomach completely open.
The United Nations have of course followed the usual protocols when human rights are violated and held a convention that resulted in the prohibition of child trafficking for use as camel jockeys, a convention that was ratified by the United Arab Emirates but apparently has yet to be enforced. Aside from confiscating cameras at the racing tracks to eliminate any evidence of their crimes, the sheikhs like the shaytan are above and immune to the laws which govern the rest of humanity and have continued to traffic children for the purposes of camel racing.
I am taking a rughksa (license ) this Ramadan to indulge in feelings that are not consistent with the spirit of this holy month, feelings of rage and anger, feelings which have obliged me to vent in frustration and to invent justifications for the foul language which has defiled my fasting breath. And because, for many of us, external actions seldom represent of our more noble internal motivations, I am taking the license to motivate you to do the same and follow my lead in the interest of awakening your souls to a calling higher then maintaining your pious and restrained fasting temperament. I am inviting you to get mad, to get really mad, because patience in the face of an egregious injustice, even during this blessed month, cannot be a virtue.
This Ramadan while my despair has descended into anger, my foul mouth has ascended into these words, words that have attached me to my lap top instead of my prayer rug. While I have not been motivated towards piety this month, I have at least been inspired to exercise a kind of honesty devoid of political correctness. And In my hunger and frustration I am now compelled to call a spade a spade and to label a royal sheikh a shaytan (devil). It’ s the most polite and religiously grounded analogy I can use, to describe those whose who have propagated the kidnapping , abuse, starvation and rape of little boys for mere sport, without being censored.
Although the enslavement of these boys is predominantly in the Arab world, you will NOT be relieved to know that I have not found any documented cases of the enslavement of a single Arab boy. It seems that only south Asians and Africans, who are evidently dispensable variations of human life, are being traffic kited into slavery. Political correctness is demanding I absolve the Arab peoples, myself included, by saying that the majority of us are NOT, ethnocentric, xenophobic members of the great tribe of the Saudi royal family, whose leaders and sheiks have for the last thirty some years been trafficking young boys as old as one and a half to work as camel jockeys in the camel racing business. A sport where the lighter the jockey, the faster the camel can race. Consequently the younger and more emaciated the child slave, the better he can serve his master. These masters are the Arab sheikhs of the Gulf states and have become emissaries of the shaytan to the state -- which is our ummah!Facing the Facts:
While I have a great many things to say, and I am never at a loss for words, If I speak to you on behalf of the 40,000 children who are being used as slave labor in the Middle East and Arab countries, I would have to restrict myself to saying only one thing, the only thing that the childish mind of a deprived four or five year old boy can manage to say with his parched lips in the heat of the dessert sun—HELP, HELP ME, HELP US. And all I can add to their plea is to say, help them and help yourself, because apathy to the sale of one more Pakistani boy into slavery is tantamount to a discounted sale on your own compassionate soul, and eventually will lead to the whole sale of our entire ummah.
Most of these children have been kidnapped from their villages in countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Sudan to become trained as child camel jockeys to serve as entertainment for the royal families. But much more then just entertainment, they are also needed to fuel the gambling addictions of the sheikhs and in true mafia style, their drive to compete with other royal families. And where they compete by exercising their camels, we must compete by exercising compassion for their victims.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in betting money changes hands during these races, all at the expense of these children. Prizes are awarded for the winners and the trainers, but nothing, not even a decent meal, is afforded the children who are awakened at three o’clock in the morning from their metal huts to train for 18 hours, subsisting on a diet of bread and water. They are deliberately made to go hungry to keep their weight down and while they are ordered; to feed the prized camels, they are beaten and shocked with electricity if they attempt to consume any of the animal’s food. The children are required to sleep in huts made from metal sheets in temperatures exceeding one hundred degrees. Due to the dangerous nature of this sport many boys fall and are then trampled to death. Some sustain serious injuries including permanent damage to their sexual organs from all the rigorous bouncing on the camels back. Sexual abuse is common and many boys are raped by their caretakers.
Most of the children are kidnapped by local agents who will either drug the children and flea with them or will lure improvised families with promises of employment, and education. Kidnappers have also posed as representatives of multinational companies and offered to recruit their children for training to work in reputable companies. Many mothers and fathers are duped into thinking that they are acting in the best interest of their child by securing their future, and they never suspect that they may never see them again. The highest risk areas for child trafficking are Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan and southern Punjab.
There are an estimated 30, 000 active racing camels and 17 racetracks throughout the UAE, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, with the five main stadiums located near the rulers palaces. And while Pakistani officials and human rights groups have taken honest measures to prevent trafficking, the sheiks and shaytans are not being held responsible by either the State Department or by the Muslim world.
But in the midst of all this criminal activity one man, one hero, one angel of mercy named Ansar Burney, a lawyer by profession, has dedicated his life to the rescue and return of hundreds and these children. He is Chairman of the Ansar Burney Welfare Trust international, Prisoners Aid Society and the Bureau of Missing and kidnapped children. He has already rescued hundreds of children and returned them back to Pakistan, Bangladesh and other parts of the world. Ansar Burney and his organization not only rescue these boys but they also go to great lengths to reunite them with their families. But tragically many of the boys were so young when they had been estranged from their homes, that they no longer recognize their parents or speak their mother tongue.
HBO’S real Sports show with Bryant Gumbel did a three month undercover investigation where many of these atrocities were documented on hidden camera. It was an investigation which was of particular interest to the residents of Louiville, Kentucky where one of the major players in thoroughbred racing in their state was accused of engaging in this practice. The richest crown prince Sheikh Mohammed and his brothers who make up Godolfin Racing, are the owners of countless thoroughbreds and two Kentucky horse farms. Just this September Sheikh Mohammad spent more than $29 million on 40 yearlings. The HBO special uncovered that his passion for horse racing in the Kentucky Derby also found its outlet in the camel racing of the United Arab Emirates.
I too watched that HBO special, but because of a weak heart had to walk away when one of the boys of only 5 or 6 years old, nonchalantly stated that he had been raped the night before and pulled down his pants to prove it. One scene showed a boy in a hospital recovering from a womb after a fall had slit his stomach completely open.
The United Nations have of course followed the usual protocols when human rights are violated and held a convention that resulted in the prohibition of child trafficking for use as camel jockeys, a convention that was ratified by the United Arab Emirates but apparently has yet to be enforced. Aside from confiscating cameras at the racing tracks to eliminate any evidence of their crimes, the sheikhs like the shaytan are above and immune to the laws which govern the rest of humanity and have continued to traffic children for the purposes of camel racing.
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Multiple Beatings only please.
No wonder those who have been here only a fews months/years seem to think the place is "mecca". Welcome to the hidden underbelly that is Dubai:
'Hidden Misery'
Wednesday, 01 March 2006
Domestic violence in Dubai is much higher than newly released police statistics suggest, the head of a women’s shelter said.
Figures released yesterday by the human rights section of Dubai police said they dealt with 45 cases of family problems in the city last year – only four of which were violence against women.
The rest of the cases involved child abuse, verbal abuse of wives and children, and child abandonment. But Sharla Musabih who runs ‘City of Hope,’ a shelter for abused women in Dubai, last night said police figures did not reflect the reality.
“Last month alone, I received five cases and to suggest that only four women were beaten up all last year is simply hard to believe,” she added. Victims came from a wide variety of nationalities.
The problem lies within the system, Mrs Musabih said. “Abused women who go to the police are always sent back home after police summons the husband and ask him to sign a form promising not to beat up his wife again.
The humiliated husband then goes back home and beats his wife even harder for putting him through this,” she added. This often happened several times before City of Hope took the victim in.
“Police usually call me to tell me this woman has suffered enough after she’s gone to them countless times bearing bruises, scars and other injuries,” she said. Often, for cultural reasons, abuse was never even reported to the police.
The shelter, set up in 2001, currently houses 30 women and ten children, “and we had to rent another villa to deal with pending cases many of which are high risk,” Mrs Musabih said.
Major Aref Baqer, head of the human rights department said he was “very happy with the humane and social work” it was doing. He said the department was able to resolve 80 per cent of the complaints brought to its attention.
'Hidden Misery'
Wednesday, 01 March 2006
Domestic violence in Dubai is much higher than newly released police statistics suggest, the head of a women’s shelter said.
Figures released yesterday by the human rights section of Dubai police said they dealt with 45 cases of family problems in the city last year – only four of which were violence against women.
The rest of the cases involved child abuse, verbal abuse of wives and children, and child abandonment. But Sharla Musabih who runs ‘City of Hope,’ a shelter for abused women in Dubai, last night said police figures did not reflect the reality.
“Last month alone, I received five cases and to suggest that only four women were beaten up all last year is simply hard to believe,” she added. Victims came from a wide variety of nationalities.
The problem lies within the system, Mrs Musabih said. “Abused women who go to the police are always sent back home after police summons the husband and ask him to sign a form promising not to beat up his wife again.
The humiliated husband then goes back home and beats his wife even harder for putting him through this,” she added. This often happened several times before City of Hope took the victim in.
“Police usually call me to tell me this woman has suffered enough after she’s gone to them countless times bearing bruises, scars and other injuries,” she said. Often, for cultural reasons, abuse was never even reported to the police.
The shelter, set up in 2001, currently houses 30 women and ten children, “and we had to rent another villa to deal with pending cases many of which are high risk,” Mrs Musabih said.
Major Aref Baqer, head of the human rights department said he was “very happy with the humane and social work” it was doing. He said the department was able to resolve 80 per cent of the complaints brought to its attention.
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This in yesterdays Gulf News is a further example of the sophistication of the legal system in the UAE.
http://search.gulfnews.com/articles/.../10022440.html
http://search.gulfnews.com/articles/.../10022440.html
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DISGUSTED!!
Originally Posted by vbalasu
in regards to the rape case,,,first of all who the hell would go alone to madinat jumeirah,the girl was probably drunk out of her mind when she went partying at trilogy,,second of all who would get into a land cruiser at 3:30 in the morn with 4 guyz..
jeezz,,stop with the nonsense..shez the person who has to be blamed..
there are better things to be discussed at this forum..
jeezz,,stop with the nonsense..shez the person who has to be blamed..
there are better things to be discussed at this forum..
What a twit. Seriously, you are damn lucky you are not meeting people in person when discussing your so-called logic on why this poor girl was raped by these bastards. You'd get clocked pretty damn fast by myself and many others when we'd hear your vile, twisted thoughts. It is a simple fact that SCUM like them who can't control when and where and how to use their penis are fully responsible for these heinous acts.
I hope nothing like what happened to that girl, REGARDLESS of the situation she may have been in, ever happens to any females YOU know, be them friends, family or foes.
Go re-think how you believe is proper behaviour by the males of our species.
...end of legit rant.
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City that cares revisited
Consecutive articles from todays Gulf News!
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Polic.../10028696.html
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Polic.../10028694.html
BTW, the locals who gang raped the girl got 4 years!
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Polic.../10028696.html
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Polic.../10028694.html
BTW, the locals who gang raped the girl got 4 years!
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New York Times ran this article on the plight of immigrant workers in the UAE:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/in...=1&oref=slogin
"I wish the rich people would realize who is building these towers."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/in...=1&oref=slogin
"I wish the rich people would realize who is building these towers."
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Workers words not mine...
$150/month, 10 months unpaid, filthy living conditions, 12 hour shifts with up to 2 hours commuting to the shifts...
Dubai, the city that doesn't give a damn.
$150/month, 10 months unpaid, filthy living conditions, 12 hour shifts with up to 2 hours commuting to the shifts...
Dubai, the city that doesn't give a damn.
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Gang Rapes
Maybe as a female crew living in Dubai I could explain to you the situation we are in. When I got accepted I have been told about the tax free wage, free accomodation, the crime free place we will be living in, the amazing destinations we go to and the bonus we get if we finish our 3 year contract.
You can go on http://www.emiratesgroupcareers.com/ Living in Dubai and then Law and Order to view the information Cabin Crew get.
Finally we get to Dubai. In the first week we have a meeting with Welfare and we are told that:
Basically the british Cabin Crew that got gang raped was faced with the same situation. Funny how from everyone's comments no one considered that maybe this girl had been drugged, something that happens quite often.
So I gave up my social life since I don't intend to be paranoid all night, watch my drink, wonder if someone bribed the barman to spike my drink, get harrassed by way too many men ... even though i'm wearing jeans and T Shirt.
Yes Dubai is virtually crime free since not so many girls report rapes as they know how it all can turn against them. Also by law we are unable to give our freedom of speech on newspapers or media.
It would be grateful if EK would give the complete information about how life really is in Dubai before we sign the contract fully knowing the way of life we are used to and the extreme we are going to.
Also what I cannot understand is how does it make sense for these men to rape this girl to get 2 years in prison and then a guy gets 4 years imprisonment for possessing 1.25 grams of cocaine?
I do respect the fact that I live in a muslim country and I respect the fact that there is a large number of different cultures. I do appreciate that yes I have a nice free apartment to live in and have more benefits than other crew in other countries. But I would also have appreciated being told that I would be spending my time in Dubai in my lovely free apartment shall I decide not to risk getting into a terrible situation like the horrible event that happened to the british girl and other girls that are too scared to speak up.
You can go on http://www.emiratesgroupcareers.com/ Living in Dubai and then Law and Order to view the information Cabin Crew get.
Finally we get to Dubai. In the first week we have a meeting with Welfare and we are told that:
- It is illegal to live with a partner of the opposite sex unless you're married or related and if you are married you will lose the free accomodation and will be given a Living Out Allowance that will not cover the expenses.
- It is illegal to kiss in or show affection in public. Also we were shown a newspaper cutting about a couple that got 6 months jail and then deported for kissing in public.
- We have to constantly watch our drinks as it is very common to have your drinks spiked.
- We were also told how the law in Dubai can turn against you, shall you get raped and decide to report it.
- If you get pregnant and not married is considered as a crime.
Basically the british Cabin Crew that got gang raped was faced with the same situation. Funny how from everyone's comments no one considered that maybe this girl had been drugged, something that happens quite often.
So I gave up my social life since I don't intend to be paranoid all night, watch my drink, wonder if someone bribed the barman to spike my drink, get harrassed by way too many men ... even though i'm wearing jeans and T Shirt.
Yes Dubai is virtually crime free since not so many girls report rapes as they know how it all can turn against them. Also by law we are unable to give our freedom of speech on newspapers or media.
It would be grateful if EK would give the complete information about how life really is in Dubai before we sign the contract fully knowing the way of life we are used to and the extreme we are going to.
Also what I cannot understand is how does it make sense for these men to rape this girl to get 2 years in prison and then a guy gets 4 years imprisonment for possessing 1.25 grams of cocaine?
I do respect the fact that I live in a muslim country and I respect the fact that there is a large number of different cultures. I do appreciate that yes I have a nice free apartment to live in and have more benefits than other crew in other countries. But I would also have appreciated being told that I would be spending my time in Dubai in my lovely free apartment shall I decide not to risk getting into a terrible situation like the horrible event that happened to the british girl and other girls that are too scared to speak up.
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Flight attendant jailed over card theft
By Alia Al Theeb , Staff Reporter
Dubai: A flight attendant who stole her colleague's credit card and used it to buy perfume and jewellery will spend six months in jail, a court ruled yesterday.
The Dubai Court of First Instance sentenced the 40-year-old African, identified as L.W. to six months in jail for stealing from her colleague. She will be deported after serving her term.
The Dubai Public Prosecution charged L.W., with stealing 50 euros (Dh235) and a credit card belonging to her 25-year-old Australian colleague.
The suspect had told the court that she stole her colleague's credit card from her purse while they were on-board a flight. She confessed she used it in a number of shops in Dubai to purchase perfume, earrings and a bracelet. However, she denied stealing the 50 euros.
The defence lawyer had told the judge earlier that the public prosecution "exaggerated" the charge sheet.
"The suspect and the client are friends and work colleagues. They settled the dispute and the victim dropped her complaint."
The victim reported the incident to the police whose investigations led to the arrest of L.W.
By Alia Al Theeb , Staff Reporter
Dubai: A flight attendant who stole her colleague's credit card and used it to buy perfume and jewellery will spend six months in jail, a court ruled yesterday.
The Dubai Court of First Instance sentenced the 40-year-old African, identified as L.W. to six months in jail for stealing from her colleague. She will be deported after serving her term.
The Dubai Public Prosecution charged L.W., with stealing 50 euros (Dh235) and a credit card belonging to her 25-year-old Australian colleague.
The suspect had told the court that she stole her colleague's credit card from her purse while they were on-board a flight. She confessed she used it in a number of shops in Dubai to purchase perfume, earrings and a bracelet. However, she denied stealing the 50 euros.
The defence lawyer had told the judge earlier that the public prosecution "exaggerated" the charge sheet.
"The suspect and the client are friends and work colleagues. They settled the dispute and the victim dropped her complaint."
The victim reported the incident to the police whose investigations led to the arrest of L.W.
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EK Predator...Beware! by EKrats Came across EKrats message was surprised more people heard about it. No one has been told anything in the company. Wonder how many more things we should be aware about that we are not told unless we happen to be told by other crew
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VBALASU you have the perfect mentality to mingle with the locals
in regards to the rape case,,,first of all who the hell would go alone to madinat jumeirah,the girl was probably drunk out of her mind when she went partying at trilogy,,second of all who would get into a land cruiser at 3:30 in the morn with 4 guyz..
jeezz,,stop with the nonsense..shez the person who has to be blamed..
there are better things to be discussed at this forum..
jeezz,,stop with the nonsense..shez the person who has to be blamed..
there are better things to be discussed at this forum..
You seem to know a lot of details about this case. Madinat, Trilogy, drunk out of her mind.
So great to be able to prove my point why I don't bother to go out thanks to people like you. This is exactly what a girl would get from the police officers shall she decide to report a rape.
Maybe if the girl has had her drink spiked she wasn't given much choice.
May one day VBALASU go through a similar experience and get blamed for it. And if you do please keep us informed it would be a great pleasure to hear. w
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Bad name
This sure gives Dubai a really bad name. Does events like this get noticed by that poor girls embassy? Will this damage Dubai's image as "The place to be" in the ME? Maybe something drastic needs to take place that will cause the Dubai government to work on it. This event may yet have something good come out of it.
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Dubai is fine until something goes wrong but guess what it hasn't changed for years so even a little research on the web should let you know what you are getting into. Go and search Amnesty International - This is from 2002.
Oh, yeah I forgot to add this. There is another country where they regularly not only sentence people to death but actually kill them. They also have a record of detaining foreign suspects without trial in an off-shore prison.
I wonder how many weren't reprieved, so maybe we shouldn't get too pious about Sharia justice in Dubai.
Death sentences and cruel judicial punishments
At least two people were sentenced to death by Shari'a (Islamic) courts in Fujairah and Dubai. Both men had been convicted of murder.
At least 18 flogging sentences were passed during the year, all allegedly for adultery and all but two were passed on foreign nationals by Shari'a courts in Fujairah and Dubai.
Death in custody and 'disappearance'
Between May and August, five Libyan nationals were arrested. All five men had escaped from Libya several years earlier, fearing arrest in connection with their political or religious activities. One of the five, 'Abdullah Abu al-Qasim al-Ghazal, was arrested in 'Ajman on 31 August. His wife was summoned to al-Khalidiya Police Station in Abu Dhabi on 6 September and was informed that he had committed suicide. She refused to collect his body and asked for an autopsy to be carried out on the grounds that there were marks on his body and that the official notification papers for his death reportedly stated the cause of death as ''unknown''. No information was available regarding any investigation into the death of 'Abdullah Abu al-Qasim al-Ghazal or the current whereabouts and status of the other four men.
Political arrests
In the aftermath of the 11 September attacks in the USA and military intervention by the USA and its allies in Afghanistan, scores of nationals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were arrested throughout the Emirates between September and November. They were arrested at their places of work, homes or a local mosque. Dozens had been released by the end of the year. However, there were fears that others might be held incommunicado and could be at risk of human rights violations including torture or ill-treatment.
Forcible return
Jawid al-Ghussein, a 70-year-old Palestinian businessman, was forcibly returned to areas under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority on 22 April, where he was held incommunicado in a presidential guesthouse for several weeks. (See Palestinian Authority entry.)
Intergovernmental organizations
In June, the UAE acceded to International Labour Organisation Conventions No.111 on Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) and No. 182 on Worst Forms of Child Labour. In November, press reports stated that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs was studying proposed amendments to the UAE Labour Law. Although the law prohibits child labour in the UAE, children from Asia and Africa are often trafficked to the UAE to work as jockeys in camel races. They endure extremely poor conditions and are often abused.
Freedom of expression
In September 2000, an unidentified individual claiming to represent the Ministry of Information reportedly contacted newspapers, including al-Khaleej, and television shows in the UAE, informing them that approximately 15 presenters and writers could no longer appear in their respective media. This alleged ban appeared to remain in force at the end of 2001.
In March, three US nationals were arrested in Dubai for promoting Christianity by distributing Christian religious materials on busy streets. They were released on bail in early April, and press reports of 11 April quoted US embassy sources stating that all three had been deported.
At least two people were sentenced to death by Shari'a (Islamic) courts in Fujairah and Dubai. Both men had been convicted of murder.
At least 18 flogging sentences were passed during the year, all allegedly for adultery and all but two were passed on foreign nationals by Shari'a courts in Fujairah and Dubai.
Death in custody and 'disappearance'
Between May and August, five Libyan nationals were arrested. All five men had escaped from Libya several years earlier, fearing arrest in connection with their political or religious activities. One of the five, 'Abdullah Abu al-Qasim al-Ghazal, was arrested in 'Ajman on 31 August. His wife was summoned to al-Khalidiya Police Station in Abu Dhabi on 6 September and was informed that he had committed suicide. She refused to collect his body and asked for an autopsy to be carried out on the grounds that there were marks on his body and that the official notification papers for his death reportedly stated the cause of death as ''unknown''. No information was available regarding any investigation into the death of 'Abdullah Abu al-Qasim al-Ghazal or the current whereabouts and status of the other four men.
Political arrests
In the aftermath of the 11 September attacks in the USA and military intervention by the USA and its allies in Afghanistan, scores of nationals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were arrested throughout the Emirates between September and November. They were arrested at their places of work, homes or a local mosque. Dozens had been released by the end of the year. However, there were fears that others might be held incommunicado and could be at risk of human rights violations including torture or ill-treatment.
Forcible return
Jawid al-Ghussein, a 70-year-old Palestinian businessman, was forcibly returned to areas under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority on 22 April, where he was held incommunicado in a presidential guesthouse for several weeks. (See Palestinian Authority entry.)
Intergovernmental organizations
In June, the UAE acceded to International Labour Organisation Conventions No.111 on Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) and No. 182 on Worst Forms of Child Labour. In November, press reports stated that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs was studying proposed amendments to the UAE Labour Law. Although the law prohibits child labour in the UAE, children from Asia and Africa are often trafficked to the UAE to work as jockeys in camel races. They endure extremely poor conditions and are often abused.
Freedom of expression
In September 2000, an unidentified individual claiming to represent the Ministry of Information reportedly contacted newspapers, including al-Khaleej, and television shows in the UAE, informing them that approximately 15 presenters and writers could no longer appear in their respective media. This alleged ban appeared to remain in force at the end of 2001.
In March, three US nationals were arrested in Dubai for promoting Christianity by distributing Christian religious materials on busy streets. They were released on bail in early April, and press reports of 11 April quoted US embassy sources stating that all three had been deported.
Oh, yeah I forgot to add this. There is another country where they regularly not only sentence people to death but actually kill them. They also have a record of detaining foreign suspects without trial in an off-shore prison.
In recent years, however, numerous studies have found that one in seven people sent to death row are later proven innocent. And in one disturbing recent case, a prisoner was 48 hours from execution when he was proven innocent. In the last 25 years, 102 innocent people have been released from death row.
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