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Tim,
Don't be such a butthead: the UAE is OK.
I spent most of last year in the Balkans covering the Kosovo situation. In
Kukas, Albania and later in Kosovo I had a lot of contact with UAE NGOs and
military forces. They were by far the most efficient and caring people on
the ground in their dealings with refugees.
Their camp, home to 16,000 displaced Kosovars, was the best run in the
region. Far from only helping Muslims, the UAE took care of all mixed
(Muslim-Christian) families as well as the Sanjaks -ethnic Albanians who
practice Serb orthodoxy. At no time was Islam forced upon camp residents.
I realise this has nothing to do with whether the UAE is a good place to
base an e-business, but I could not allow this UAE-as-islamic-nutball crap
to go unchallenged.
All the best,
Bill Scannell
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