co durham boy

I didn't say it was better in the UK , i also agree it has many problems , but i'll take my chance with the British criminal justice system against this lot here every day of the week mate.

To answer your last point i usually don't feel threatened anywhere i go on the piss.

lionheart

Thought this might interest you.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100316...b-6323e80.html

Man Above The Law

Not reading about laws and regulations of any country before you visit it is what i call the common stupidity (googling for days about apartments in Dubai or jobs without even trying to know the country that you are going to live during the coming 3 or more years rules is STUPIDITY).

In Italy and Spain it isn't weird to see men kissing each others and the same thing for Asian, African and Latin American countries and about holding hands there is nothing wrong with it (as long as there are no faggots here I mean Emarati one!...Thanks God)

Note: In 1971 Constitution agreed by the Rulers of the Emirates provided that the Supreme Council of Rulers shall be the highest legislative authority in the UAE - which means French laws are older than UAE laws (so which one are medieval laws)

Man Above The Law

Everyone can talk but I bet you can't do it (I bet you 10k Pound and I'm serious)

Man Above The Law

Muslims can go to French school simply because they are French not Emarati. In addition who want to attend public Emarati school (it is in arabic and no French is interested to attend it). And about building mosques Muslims in Frence who are between 10% - 15 % can hardly get the permission to build mosque and there is a double-standard: long-term leases are only being challenged when they are for mosques. Whereas here in UAE Churches are more than needed (Alot of Churches although no Emarati is Christian).

According to French laws muslims women are prohibited to wear veil in public school ONLY but again French law is a double standard and contradictory when it comes to Islam (Please see the links below).

France's PM says man with Islamic veil 'burqa' wife has no place in France
http://www.france24.com/en/20100203-...o-place-france

France refuses citizenship over Muslim woman's dress (This time the woman can't get the citizenship)
http://timescorrespondents.typepad.c...e-refuses.html

And many comments against muslims by ministers.

Opposition politicians from the left denounced the comments by the minister for families, Nadine Morano

"We are not putting young Muslims on trial. I respect their situation. What I want is for them to feel French because they are French," she said in a recording played on French radio.

"I want them to love France when they live here, to find work and not to speak in slang," she said, adding: "They shouldn't put their caps on back to front."

AFTER ALL I CAN SEE HOW LIBERAL IS FRANCE.

Boomhauer

Re. Highlighted
Ofcourse France grants non ethnic 'French' citizenship because they are liberal. If they were as xenophobic/racist as the Gulf, they would never do such a thing. This is part of my point about Muslims attending French public schools, that they can do this because France is liberal enough to grant citizenship to non Catholics/Christians and those whos ethnic origin is from outside Europe.

Mosques in France are still allowed to be built and be *permanent*, unlike the Emirates where they are just temporary. Emiratis know that building Churches in UAE does not threaten the Emirati Cultural hegemony as the congregates are expats who have to leave when the time comes . If UAE had any sizeable permanent Christian community, Emiratis would not be soo tolerant of Churches.

St.Joseph's church in Abu Dhabi used to be located in the Corniche but was later demolished because the locals and or Sheiks could accept a Christian building having such good real estate. The Church was moved to the interior, off Airport road. The new Church was built right next to St.Andrews church. The large 4 minaret Sheik Mohammed Bin Zayed Mosque was built later, and it slotted in between St.Josephs and St.Andrews. Locals did not like that churches were located soo near a Mosque. If it wasn't influence by the clergy and European embassies, the churches may have had to move .

What is contradictory? France is a secular republic and do not want overt religious symbolism in their public places.

What is wrong with this? The Burqa is nothing but primitive male instinct to prevent the competition from eying females. Burqa is not even unanimous across Muslim cultures. France considers this a human rights issue, so does not want to see women treated in such a manner.

Does the Emirates even grant citizenship to locals/non Arabs in any meaningful numbers. Does the Emirates even grant citizenship to non Muslims. France is atleast granting citizenship to ethnically and culturally different persons, they only ask that you respect their secular society and human rights.

Unless you provide specific comments, can't comment on it.

Opposition politicians from the left denounced the comments by the minister for families, Nadine Morano

The comment about speaking in slang and hat backwards is wrong and deserves criticism.

When the Emirates starts granting citizenship to ethnically and culturally different persons and more importantly does not demand that these people give up their culture, then we can talk about who is more liberal. The Emirates can't even treat migrant labourers like human beings and had no problem with child slave jockeyes from Africa and S Asia.

The very fact that France is against such primitive patriarchal attitudes/customs as the Burqa is precisely because they are liberal.

Bonny Boy

Of course I can't do it! That's the point, not as liberal as the west.

littlejimmy

This point about the UAE legislative body being formed in 1971 is ridiculous. Everyone knows the entire basis of the law is Shariah, which is definitely medieval.

Dilmun

Another addition to this:

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs....703169807/1133

So better be careful what you're posting here in the forum, you never know who is reading and gets offended