Big time. I don't see the appeal considering their laws are harsh and western style fun is frowned upon at the very least. There are plenty of other places to see in the world.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@...> wrote: > > Note to self -- avoid Dubai. > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Dubai upholds British pair's jail term over kiss > > DUBAI > > Mon Apr 5, 2010 10:56am EDT > > > > DUBAI (Reuters) - A Dubai court Sunday upheld a one-month jail sentence > > given to a British pair for kissing in public, media reports said. > > > > Oddly Enough <http://www.reuters.com/news/oddlyEnough> > > > > The British man living in Dubai and a female friend were arrested in > > November on charges of kissing intimately in public and consuming alcohol. > > An Emirati mother had complained her child had seen their indiscretion. > > > > The case is the third time in under two years that Britons have fallen foul > > of indecency laws in Dubai, a Muslim emirate popular with sun-seeking > > Western tourists and expatriates. > > > > The defendants are consulting their lawyer on whether to appeal Sunday's > > ruling before a cassation court, the website of the daily Gulf News > > reported. > > > > The pair, who had been free on bail, are also to pay a fine of 1,000 > > dirhams ($272) for illegal consumption of alcohol and will be deported after > > serving their jail term, the website said. > > > > Dubai's foreign population expanded rapidly in recent years as expatriates > > flocked to the Gulf Arab trade and tourism hub for its tax-free earnings and > > year-round sunshine. > > > > The changes have challenged the Emirati population, now vastly outnumbered > > by foreigners, raising concerns that the rapid pace of growth is a threat to > > their social and religious identity in what remains a deeply conservative > > region. > > > > In 2008, a British couple narrowly escaped jail after a court found them > > guilty of engaging in drunken sexual activity out of wedlock and in public > > on a beach in the emirate. > > > > They were sentenced to three months in prison followed by deportation, but > > had their jail terms overturned on appeal. > > > > In another case this year, a British couple who shared a hotel room managed > > to escape trial in Dubai for having sex out of wedlock by producing a > > marriage certificate. > > > > (Reporting by Firouz Sedarat) > > > > > > -- > > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > >
