A British ex-pat in her 30's, who worked here in the UAE, met a guy named Vince at a boozy brunch at the Le Meridian in Dubai. Much champagne was consumed and "Vince Charming" suggested a walk on the beach. One thing led to another...the couple got frisky, a policeman told them to stop, they didn't and they were arrested. They face up to 6 years in prison and she has now lost her job.
We all may agree that this should be against the law. However, we would also have to agree that this story probably wouldn't have even made the papers if it had happened in Europe or America. Our Western ways seem so much more inappropriate when juxaposed against the strict conservatism of the Middle East.
Here are the laws....
...and it should be more than embarrasing to the Westerners that the UAE government should have to spell these things out to protect themselves from "Western" behavior.
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