Esmeralda
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Ignorance?
Nah, Muslim countries are not for me.
Queensland woman tells of her jail hell in United Arab Emirates | News.com.au
Queensland woman tells of her jail hell in United Arab Emirates
A QUEENSLAND woman spent eight months in a United Arab Emirates jail for adultery after complaining to police about being drugged and raped by co-workers.
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Gee, Muslims even get persecuted, I'd have no chance;
Sydney mother jailed after 'insulting' Kuwait's Emir [Archive] - AussieMuslims.com - Home of Australian Muslims
A SYDNEY mother is in a Kuwait prison cell after a bizarre incident at the country's international airport.
Nasrah Alshamery, 43, is facing the archaic charge of insulting the nation's ruling Emir after rowing with airport security officers over Saddam Hussein versus John Howard and George W. Bush, The Daily Telegraph reports.
"My mother didn't even name the Emir. She doesn't know who he is," her distraught daughter Wasa Alshamery, 21, said yesterday.
The row occurred when Mrs Alshamery, her husband Solomon, 43, six sons and daughter flew into Kuwait from Syria as part of their return to their homeland, which they left 10 years ago.
At the family's Winston Hills Sydney Australia home, medical science student Ms Alshamery told how an airport security officer was rude to her youngest brother, Mohammed, when the family asked about getting visas.
She said her father told the officer to be polite but he was then hit by the security officer - at which point the two brothers became involved.
They were soon surrounded by 35 police and security officers.
"My mother was screaming at them 'Give me my sons'," said Ms Alshamery, adding the security officers made fun of her mother's Arabic, saying she was speaking with a funny accent and accusing her of being a "slut" because she was Australian, even though she was wearing a hijab that covered everything but her eyes.
I am not blaming the victim here, but there is the old adage and it should be adhered to when traveling and spending time in other countries: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.Queensland woman tells of her jail hell in United Arab Emirates
In the UAE, nice women don't hang out in bars alone. Though in the West her behavior would be innocuous, in the UAE her being in a bar by herself is what a prostitute would do, and it is an invitation for sex. Thats how it would be seen by men in that culture. It does depend on where you are. If it is a 5 start hotel and you are waiting for someone, it's different. But it was not such a hotel and she wasn't waiting for anyone.
Don't go to another country without knowing and abiding by the cultural values and expect to be treated like you would at home. I read about this case and this was a young woman who jumped at the chance of this job because of the money. She did not take the time and thought to look into what she was getting into, the culture, going there alone etc. If I were her mother, I would never have allowed such a young woman to go alone to Dubai. She isnt knowledgeable or mature enough to deal with the differences in culture.
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