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British woman 'arrested in Dubai after reporting rape'

Discussion in 'News from the UK, Europe and the rest of the World' started by Timmers, Nov 17, 2016.

  1. Timmers
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    Timmers Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    A British women has been arrested in Dubai for having sex outside marriage after she was allegedly raped by two British men.

    To me this beggars belief, talk about adding insult to injury. This has happened many times in the UAE, to me the UAE Government is saying to women do not report a rape unless you want locking up for having unlawful sex which is a ridiculous state of affairs. Still very much a mans world where Islam is concerned.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38013351
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  2. Maley
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    Maley Well-Known Member

    Thats not the worse i have heard. One case, a pinay household worker was arrested for fleeing her employer (run-away) after she fled to the ph embassy. She had reported she is being raped by her male employer so how could she bot flee her situation. In some ways, they have advanced so much but i guess on some basic levels, nothing really changed.
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    Timmers Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    My personal opinion on household workers in the Middle East is that there shouldn't be any :)

    I think it was Indonesia that banned its citizens from taking up employment as house maids in the Middle East because of the abuse, they are too open to maltreatment by their employers and should be protected.

    My wife's sister employed a home help in Dubai who was detained at the airport when leaving the UAE because she left her previous position without permission and the right documents, she was jailed for a couple of weeks before returning to the Philippines. In my eyes employing someone doesn't give you the right to own them.

    The UAE is a reasonable place to live and work but not a place to fall foul of some of the crazy laws they enforce.

    If it wasn't for the Westerners, Filipinos, Indians and Pakistanis there would not be a UAE or for that matter any Gulf States.
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    graham59 Banned

    The whole disgraceful place belongs in the middle ages.

    It is tolerated because it provides resources and business to the civilised world.

    Slavery is alive and well.

    There are probably thousands of OFWs being abused and raped there every day, but they are hardly likely to post that fact on their facebook.
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  6. Aromulus
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    Aromulus The Don Staff Member

    It happens all the time.

    In certain parts of the world, due to archaic beliefs and/or religious zealotry and fervour women are considered property, no more no less.
    Until that belief has been eradicated via education, nothing will change.

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