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DD, I agree that there should be some flexibility. As I recall the reason they were soft with the Emirati woman is that it was over 10 years ago, so no point in pursuing prosecution.

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LOL I often wondered that. How DO they know which woman is there mother?

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MCL, that doesn't prove anything, when EVERY company has to give their workers ramadan working hours regardless of their religion. Eish don't you know that?

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DD, could you please show a little bit of respect. There really was no need for that comment and I'm sure you wouldn't want people saying the same if you died in a tragic accident.

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Ramdan is really not an issue. So many work places block off a room for non-muslim staff to eat and drink and most muslims I work with actively encourage people to carry on as normal as it strengthens their resolve, it's the weak ones who get their knickers in a twist about it all.

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Yes Etisashite block that one, you can't download it anymore either, you have to install it elsewhere. That's why I use a paid for VPN with 30 servers across the globe to connect to - they can't keep up with those.

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Of course they are exempt. And people like that really anno me as they miss the true meaning of Ramadan. If you don't have temptation and test yourself, then where is the challenge to the strength of your character. If everyone else is banned from eating, drinking, smoking etc in front of you, then ...

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No there is not a huge difference in price between Ajman and UAQ. Also with regard to apply for a licence, you do not require a letter from your employer, you need your labour contract, but you must have a company signature and stamp on the application form. I know this from when I tried to apply fo...

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I seem to recall it's about 40 US dollars for the year. But my internet is faster through the VPN - go figure - than the regular connection.

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When will the authorities learn to limit the engine capacity and car size of young drivers here! They have zero consideration for anyone else. They should have been given at least the maximum penalty. http://www.7days.ae/storydetails.php?id=93495&title=Deadly racers jailed Two young motorists wh...

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Plus Dubai is hardly going to match the 10 million or so condoms handed out in the athlete's village at the last games are they - lol

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Urgh once again things like this are so backward. I've said it before and I'll say it again, women can break their hymen at any time, especially if they're very sporty, it can have nothing to do with whether you've had s.e.x or not.

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Yes it does Sage, and the fact the the judge 'took pity on them because of their age' is beyond ridiculous.

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Butwhat makes it worse is the man they killed was also an Emirati! Therefore the famil should be appealing for the maximum sentence.

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Bora Bora wrote:More like "power to the family" - which family has the bigger name. The blood money is probably only the tip of what is being paid to the family of the boy who died.

He wasn't a boy, he was a 33 year old man.

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So Belgium will become the first European country to ban the burka in public places. This leads the way for other countries to do the same. However, you sit and watch the human rights people and the pc brigades go into a flap now. Personally I think it's a good thing and there's the bigger issue of ...

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The funniest thing about that was 'Banana' Cheney!

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Google is your friend!

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DD, to answer your question, the reason people like me get so annoyed is that as expats we come to countries like the UAE are constantly get 'respect our laws/culture/way of life' rammed down our throats, yet the same people saying this blatantly ignore the same when they go to our countries and lit...

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Shaf, I think you miss the point a little. My point was NO ONE is allowed in public outlets with their face fully covered. There are stickers on doors of post offices, off licences, shops etc expressly stating remove helmets, hoods etc, so why should these women be exempt - especiilly when anyone co...

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I meantuse google to find reference books. Amazon.com etc etc

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No one is allowed to wear crash helmets, hoodie tops, balaclavas etc in shops, banks etc so why should these women be exempt. The signage for not permitting the wearing of those items are at the discretion of the owners. It's not the LAW. er yes it is actually! Bora, quite frankly I don't care if p...

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er isn't it down to personal taste? Some people ust don't find others attractive - end of really.

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^So Chocs - how many of the 30 women in Belgium wearing the burka are doing so because they are forced to by 'insecure small men'? Why should these women (who are forced) be prevented from playing with their kids in the park? (And, more to my point, why should women who choose to wear the burka be ...

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LOL how about I go play with children in a park wearing a balaclava, combat trousers and army jumper - people will think I'm a member of the IRA!!!!

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Well in all honesty you need to get your company to do the salary transfers earlier then. Don't forget that now all salaries have to go through the central banking system and it can be held up there for at least three days, before being transfered to the relevant banks of employees.

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There are cultures, societies and countries where respect and morals are still important to the individual. Good point. Why would not they go to those beatiful countries? No! Instead of integration to society they try to establish own Arabistans and Turkistans in the downtown of Brussels, Paris or ...

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Fascinating discussion. Legislating what someone can wear is now clearly a political and/or cultural issue, rather than something to do with safety or whatever else reason. Chocs - aren't you just arguing that it is ok to be intolerant of someone else if they look different from you? How is that di...

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desertdudeshj wrote:Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd

The discussion goes back to it being a security risk. It keeps bouncing around from security risk, culture, religon and then back now to security.

Well that is the underlying issue now isn't it! So as I keep saying, if you have nothing to hide, what's the big deal?

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You see this is exactly why people get confused here. OK so a couple are jailed for a month over a kiss, yet a couple have s.e.x get let off and the police officer done. You can bet your bottom dollar if it had been a Western couple, it would have been go directly to jail, appeal upheld etc etc etc....

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This is why laws are confusing - hypocrisy!

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