UAE relaxes Islamic laws

[truthfollower]

pakistan should learn

why pakistanis get inspiration from Afghanistan rather than the Arabs?

 

[Indos]

Honor killing is not Shariah Law, it is against Islam.

 

[Sheikh Rauf]

yeh loog jitni taraqi ker rahay hain us say tezi say pasti ker taraf ja rahay hain. yaan aisay kahain kay yeh vo siyanay hain jo jan bojh ker apna nuqsan ker rahay hain.
Allah hum musalmano per raham karay.

 

[The Accountant]

So finally end of UAE hypocriacy.

The actions that were openly being done in past but with a threat of being illegal will now be done without fear.

Soon lesbian and gay relationship are going to become legal.

May Allah keep us safe from this biggest fitna of time.

I dont know why dont we understand development has nothing to do with leaving islamic values. U can be a great scholar scientist engineer businessman and a devoted practicing muslim at the same time.

Infact if you truly adopt islamic principle you will have to be fair in your dealings, you have to adopt honesty, respect women colleagues, help each other and prefer merit and justice over everything. Isnt are these the core principles of modern developed society ?

UAE want dubai to be loss angles of east. They are successful to some extent.

 

[terry5]

So there’s no cohabitating foreigners in uae ? No liquor and honour killings are rife ?

get the eff out lol you can have a live in boyfriend sodomise him every night while high on cocaine and drunk out of your senses in uae ant day of the year

 

[The Accountant]

So there’s no cohabitating foreigners in uae ? No liquor and honour killings are rife ?

get the eff out lol you can have a live in boyfriend sodomise him every night while high on cocaine and drunk out of your senses in uae ant day of the year

Bro its just about legally allowing somethibg which was verbally allowed in dubai since many years

 

[terry5]

Bro its just about legally allowing somethibg which was verbally allowed in dubai since many years

Yes bro I know
They have more freedoms than many western countries
You think Jamaica would allow my above example
Its all for show .

 

[jamahir]

Honor killing is not Shariah Law, it is against Islam.

I wanted to say the same thing. Congrats to them but they should have made the extra effort to distance the word "Islam" from some crime that is a local element like honor killing.

 

[jamal18]

After recognizing Israel, no surprise.

 

[BATMAN]

Honor killing is not Shariah Law, it is against Islam.

Killing of any unarmed and non-hostile individual or more is surely against Islam and sunnah.
In same way sending soldiers to war with tied hands or under the command of compromised commander is violation of sunna.
Unfortunately Pakistan is mislead by extremist minded gang, who have hijacked positions of power through mafiaism and lies.

 

[alee92nawaz]

They have allowed cohabitation without marriage. Damn son. That's a fugging first.

United Arab Emirates relaxes Islamic laws on alcohol and cohabitation, criminalizes 'honor' killings
The broadening of personal freedoms reflects the changing profile of the skyscraper-studded Arab Gulf country.

Two men play backgammon while smoking a shisha water pipe at a restaurant overlooking in the Dubai Marina neighborhood in May 2015.Kamran Jebreili / AP file


Nov. 7, 2020, 3:44 PM UTC
By The Associated Press
DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday a major overhaul of the country's Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening alcohol restrictions and criminalizing so-called "honor killings."
The broadening of personal freedoms reflects the changing profile of a country that has sought to bill itself as a skyscraper-studded destination for Western tourists and businesses, despite its legal system based on a strict interpretation of Islamic law.

The reforms aim to boost the country's economic and social standing and "consolidate the UAE's principles of tolerance," state-run WAM news agency reported.
The changes also reflect the efforts of the Emirates' rulers to keep pace with a rapidly changing society. In a country where expatriates outnumber citizens nearly nine to one, the amendments will also permit foreigners to avoid Islamic Shariah courts on issues like marriage, divorce and inheritance.



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The announcement also follows a historic U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the UAE and Israel, which is expected to bring an influx of Israeli tourists and investment.

"I could not be happier for these new laws that are progressive and proactive," said Emirati filmmaker Abdallah Al Kaabi, whose art has tackled taboo topics like homosexual love and gender identity.

"2020 has been a tough and transformative year for the UAE," he added.

Changes include scrapping penalties for alcohol consumption, sales and possession for those aged 21 and over.

Although liquor and beer are widely available in bars and clubs in the UAE's luxuriant coastal cities, individuals previously needed a government-issued license to purchase, transport or have alcohol in their homes. The new rule would apparently allow Muslims, who have been barred from obtaining licenses, to drink alcoholic beverages freely.

The legal reforms were announced by state-run WAM news agency and detailed in state-linked newspaper The National.

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Another amendment allows for "cohabitation of unmarried couples," which has long been a crime in the UAE.

Authorities, especially in the more free-wheeling financial hub of Dubai, tend to look the other way when it comes to foreigners but the threat of punishment still lingered for such behavior.

In a move to better "protect women's rights," the government said it also decided to get rid of laws defending so-called "honor crimes," a widely criticized custom in which a male relative may evade prosecution for assaulting a woman seen as dishonoring her family.

The punishment for a crime committed to eradicate a woman's "shame," for promiscuity or disobeying religious and cultural strictures, will now be the same as for any other kind of assault.

However, traditional Islamic values remain strong in the federation of seven desert sheikhdoms.

The reforms said nothing of other behavior deemed insulting to local customs that have landed foreigners in jail in the past, such as acts of homosexuality, cross-dressing and public displays of affection.

The reforms come as the UAE gets ready to host the World Expo. The high-stakes event is planned to bring a flurry of commercial activity and some 25 million visitors to the tiny Arab Gulf country, after it was pushed back a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

UAE relaxes Islamic laws, criminalizes ‘honor’ killings

The broadening of personal freedoms reflects the changing profile of the skyscraper-studded Arab Gulf country.

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[Jackdaws]

I see a lot of Israeli tourists heading there instead of Goa now.

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

They have allowed cohabitation without marriage. Damn son. That's a fugging first.

The Arabs can do what they like. Nothing to do with Pakistanis.

 

[313ghazi]

So finally end of UAE hypocriacy.

The actions that were openly being done in past but with a threat of being illegal will now be done without fear.

Soon lesbian and gay relationship are going to become legal.

May Allah keep us safe from this biggest fitna of time.

I dont know why dont we understand development has nothing to do with leaving islamic values. U can be a great scholar scientist engineer businessman and a devoted practicing muslim at the same time.

Infact if you truly adopt islamic principle you will have to be fair in your dealings, you have to adopt honesty, respect women colleagues, help each other and prefer merit and justice over everything. Isnt are these the core principles of modern developed society ?

UAE want dubai to be loss angles of east. They are successful to some extent.

A sign of the end times is that falsehood becomes represented as truth and Haq is rejected. In this time the scholars advice you hold on tight to your own faith. Whilst we worry about the state of others, the Devil might chip away at us.

Look on this forum and see how many so called Muslims are encouraging haram. The forum rules state we cannot encourage anything illegal - consideration is given to the law of man, there is a fear that we could be held to account for violation of the law.

Apparently the same fear of violating Allah's law is not there. Had there been then encouragement to rebel against it wouldn't be either. The fear of reckoning is either rejected or forgotten.

The devil works in strange ways. Do I type this message for the sake of Allah and to spread good? Do I type it out of arrogance in my knowing this snippet of knowledge? Do I type it as mischief to anger those brothers amongst us who support the stance of UAE? The truth is I don't really know. I'm not sure what is me and what is my nafs.

The only way any of us can be sure of that is to focus inwardly and follow the command of Allah. We can hope that he guides us to his path.

 

[The Accountant]

A sign of the end times is that falsehood becomes represented as truth and Haq is rejected. In this time the scholars advice you hold on tight to your own faith. Whilst we worry about the state of others, the Devil might chip away at us.

Look on this forum and see how many so called Muslims are encouraging haram. The forum rules state we cannot encourage anything illegal - consideration is given to the law of man, there is a fear that we could be held to account for violation of the law.

Apparently the same fear of violating Allah's law is not there. Had there been then encouragement to rebel against it wouldn't be either. The fear of reckoning is either rejected or forgotten.

The devil works in strange ways. Do I type this message for the sake of Allah and to spread good? Do I type it out of arrogance in my knowing this snippet of knowledge? Do I type it as mischief to anger those brothers amongst us who support the stance of UAE? The truth is I don't really know. I'm not sure what is me and what is my nafs.

The only way any of us can be sure of that is to focus inwardly and follow the command of Allah. We can hope that he guides us to his path.

Rightly said brother. We have to look inner-self and should focus doing right by ourselves rather than others.