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The debate was on regarding what to do about Apostates at the International Islamic Fiqh Conference in Sharjah. To behead or not to behead, that was the question at the religious freedom session on April 29, which seems an oxymoron, considering...
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Israel often likes to brag that it is ostensible “the only democracy in the Middle East.” Considering that this “democracy” is a...
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There really should a comedy sitcom dedicating to the lives of Persian Gulf princes. There is endless material for laughter. “Those Gulf Royals” would...
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Dubai rose so quickly not on shrew calculations, but on simple dreams to house among the most extravagant projects: man-made islands, tallest building, seven-star...
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The American media will often highlight some event in the Arab world, particularly the oil-rich Gulf, to subtly mock Arabs as being buffoons whom squander their money....
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In an effort described as a step toward normalization, Arab news channel al-Jazeera - which is the most popular Arab channel - will air an Israeli European soccer match...
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Mention the word “democracy” in Dubai and watch the reaction. Quizzical looks from locals who enjoy cradle-to-grave healthcare and an enviable system of free...
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For more than a year, prosecutors have been cracking down on the corruption and kickbacks that thrived during the boom years in this Persian Gulf city-state. Dozens of...
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Despite the economic gloomy after years of spectacular growth, Dubai’s ruling Maktoum family did not disappoint in unveiling the city’s new metro in...
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The United Arab Emirates has seized a ship carrying North Korean-manufactured munitions, detonators, explosives and rocket-propelled grenades bound for Iran in...
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Herve Jaubert, a French spy who left espionage to make leisure submarines for the wealthy, was riding high.
Bankrolled by Dubai World, a government-owned conglomerate,...
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More than one million people, the majority of them women and children, are smuggled across international borders to work in near slavery every year, the US state...
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I am not the type to ever take interest in what socialite Paris Hilton has to say, but when it comes to the Middle East my ears are always open.
The Hilton hotel...
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I felt aghast to read that in Sharjah a foreigner man & women were declared of having an affair & were sent to jail only on being found alone in a room...
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His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan called the top of the market by selling all 1.3bn of his Barclays shares, leaving him with just £1.25bn of hybrid debt...
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Even though Dubai’s rule Emir Maktoum has previously stated that the worst if over for the emirate, analysts are predicting that Dubai’s real estate market...
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It is well-known, at least outside the Arab world, that all the [former] glamor of Dubai is built on the backs of abused Asian migrant workers.
These workers, mostly...
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Gone are the days of seemingly endless boom in Dubai as credit has dried up. Today, Dubai sits on $50 billion of debt, had to seek a $10 billion loan from the far...
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Hans Kung has rightly observed, ‘there shall be no peace between or within nations without peace within and between religions.’ Lina Joy who has been...
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