be careful what you post on facebook during Ramadan!!
#31
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Will wait and see if the Dilly and Brit clubs are allowed to open as usual or if the long standing threat to make them close as well will be enforced. I think now that Shias are not being appeased, all will be well.
Am glad to say that during the national dialogue to create group hugs and a new Bahrain, our shias demanded that booze be banned immediately, now there was a surprize. This was thrown out as it wouldnt reflect the desire to welcome all religions and nationalities. 3 cheers for common sense for everyone (bar the shias of course).
#32
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If we tried that on in the UAE they'd send in the troops very quickly. They barely tolerate other branches of Islam and jail their own people for asking for a little bit more democracy...
N.
#33
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Regarding your 2nd paragraph,
Standard answer from Emiratis = if you don't like it, go home.
'Course locals will say that as non citizens Westerners (or any other non local) have no right to expect anything, but ofcourse that boils down to how Arabs are loathe to hand out citizenship while Western countries are generally tolerant (relatively speaking) on granting citizenship.
Standard answer from Emiratis = if you don't like it, go home.
'Course locals will say that as non citizens Westerners (or any other non local) have no right to expect anything, but ofcourse that boils down to how Arabs are loathe to hand out citizenship while Western countries are generally tolerant (relatively speaking) on granting citizenship.
You're quite right about Western nations being tolerant and giving out citizenship fairly easily. Tolerance it a tremendous virtue, but the immediate neighbors of tolerance are apathy and weakness. I think that's what we have today in the West - weakness and apathy. Before 1960 virtually every leader in the Muslim world wanted to make their country more like Britain, France and America. Today most Muslim leaders want to make Britain, France and America like their country.
N.
#34
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Re: be careful what you post on facebook during Ramadan!!
I know about this first hand and in what must be a first - the Gulf News have reported it more accurately than the National. The basic facts are the same and it doesn't change the fact that the woman was pretty stupid mind but the initial post was just saying Ramadan is finally nearly over hooray (or v.similar) and it escalated from there.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/cr...3-000-1.841029
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/cr...3-000-1.841029
#35
Re: be careful what you post on facebook during Ramadan!!
I know about this first hand and in what must be a first - the Gulf News have reported it more accurately than the National. The basic facts are the same and it doesn't change the fact that the woman was pretty stupid mind but the initial post was just saying Ramadan is finally nearly over hooray (or v.similar) and it escalated from there.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/cr...3-000-1.841029
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/cr...3-000-1.841029
#36
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Cite please? Sharia courts in the UK have absolutely no ability to override criminal law, and can only be used if both parties agree of free will. I'd love to read about how an abuse case could be accepted.
#37
Re: be careful what you post on facebook during Ramadan!!
I know about this first hand and in what must be a first - the Gulf News have reported it more accurately than the National. The basic facts are the same and it doesn't change the fact that the woman was pretty stupid mind but the initial post was just saying Ramadan is finally nearly over hooray (or v.similar) and it escalated from there.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/cr...3-000-1.841029
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/cr...3-000-1.841029
#38
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as far as i am aware it is more like arbitration (in terms of legal power), but the parties choose to follow their rulings (despite not having to)...
#39
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Re: be careful what you post on facebook during Ramadan!!
No - I know the person though.
BC - this woman was one of her friends on facebook - an ex colleague who she'd never had any reason to delete. She did delete her when the row got nasty but it was obviously too late. Added to which some other facebook friends grassed her up on the comments she wrote after defriending the woman in question.
BC - this woman was one of her friends on facebook - an ex colleague who she'd never had any reason to delete. She did delete her when the row got nasty but it was obviously too late. Added to which some other facebook friends grassed her up on the comments she wrote after defriending the woman in question.
#40
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No - I know the person though.
BC - this woman was one of her friends on facebook - an ex colleague who she'd never had any reason to delete. She did delete her when the row got nasty but it was obviously too late. Added to which some other facebook friends grassed her up on the comments she wrote after defriending the woman in question.
BC - this woman was one of her friends on facebook - an ex colleague who she'd never had any reason to delete. She did delete her when the row got nasty but it was obviously too late. Added to which some other facebook friends grassed her up on the comments she wrote after defriending the woman in question.
#41
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Re: be careful what you post on facebook during Ramadan!!
Yep - you certainly find out who your real friends are when the chips are down!
#43
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if i remember there were a few pieces in the times and other papers about a month ago.
#44
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equality bill to Parliament?
The problem was, nobody actually had convincing evidence to put forward about how widespread the things being claimed were. It's also interesting that, despite Judaism also having its sexist elements, nobody was complaining about Beth Din courts.
(That said, there's nothing in the bill itself I wouldn't want to see.)
#45
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Messy old world.
N.