Irony of ironies: if he had dressed in a burqa and blown himself up in a crowd of Infidels, he’d be hailed as a martyr of Islam. “Acquittal sought for cross-dressed man in Dubai,” by Bassam Za’za’ for GulfNews, July 7 (thanks to Miss Kelly): Dubai: A lawyer is seeking to win the acquittal of […]
What fun they’ll have in France: Dubai to hunt for booze in food
Modern, moderate Dubai, the hope of Dinesh D’Souza, steps up its Sharia adherence. “Farewell flambe: Dubai to hunt for booze in food,” from Associated Press, March 22 (thanks to all who sent this in): […] Media reports today say Dubai authorities plan to step up enforcement of a 2003 law prohibiting restaurants from using booze […]
Fitzgerald: Dubai, or Rodeo Drive on Stilts
Dubai is a place, and a symbol. As a place, it has no claim on our attention. Voltaire once described French Canada as “quelques arpents de neige.” Dubai, like the rest of the Emirates, like Saudi Arabia, could with more justice be dismissed, as “quelques arpents de sable.” It also happens to be in a […]
Dubai: Teachers object to book showing Jewish children
Why? Because the book was called “Friends Forever,” and thus seemed to suggest that Muslims should become friends to Jews. From the Khaleej Times, with thanks to Teri: DUBAI — Education authorities here have promised to review a book taught in an international private school that features a photograph of two Jewish children sporting plaited […]