[Excerpt: A source from the Ministry of Information and Culture said people in Arab dress are not allowed to enter places where alcohol is served because they had been pictured behaving irresponsibly in the past.]
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/NationNF.asp?ArticleID=161358 Published: 19/4/2005, 09:09 (UAE) Ban on Arab dress at nightclubs 'creates divisions among people' By Mona Ahmad, Staff Reporter Dubai: A law barring people wearing traditional Arab dress from nightclubs has been criticised by a UAE national, who said it is discriminatory and divisive. UAE national says he has never faced such discrimination in the West. Those who are found breaking the law are fined Dh5,000 to Dh10,000, said a source from the Dubai Department of Economic Development. Mohammad Al Adhab, the UAE national, said it is an unfair ruling and creates barriers among nationalities. "Last week, I was with two men from France and the United States and we went to a club in Dubai. At the gate, the security guards told me people wearing Arab dress were not allowed inside. "Needless to say, the French and American men were shocked. This is not a normal situation in a country called the United Arab Emirates when men wearing Arab dresses are not allowed to go in," he told Gulf News. An Arab couple later came to the club, the man was in Western dress but the woman was in local UAE dress. "The doorman told them that women in Arab dress are not allowed in and she should have worn Western clothing if she had wanted to enter the club," Al Adhab said. "Anytime you separate people because of race, ethnicity or dress, you are creating a big gap between them. And the results are very unfortunate," he said. He had never faced such discrimination in either America or Europe. "I am the same person, whether in Arab or Western dress. My culture doesn't change with a change of dress." A source from the Ministry of Information and Culture said people in Arab dress are not allowed to enter places where alcohol is served because they had been pictured behaving irresponsibly in the past. "Foreigners took pictures of these men and women and then showed them on the internet. This was aimed at spoiling the country's reputation. Thus, any one wearing local Arab dress is banned from entering such places," the source said. The Department of Economic Development conducts random inspections throughout the UAE to verify that the decision was being implemented, he said. The main reason for the rule was to keep in line with the country's culture, said a source from the department. enditem ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
