cressida Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56085369 The Sheikh has twenty-five children, why is he so bent on not letting any of them leave Dubai? Edited February 17, 2021 by cressida . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Why is this any of our concern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, geared said: Why is this any of our concern? We comment on what's going on in other countries so why not comment on this, we are a forum not the foreign office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclecar Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, geared said: Why is this any of our concern? It isnt. It is a family matter where the family is in its own country thousands of miles away. The family is one of the world's wealthiest, from what the busybodies of the media reveal to us, the lady is not on bread and water in a dungeon. Surely we have more important issues to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Provided they don’t break any of our Ts & Cs our members can post about anything that interests them. Please don’t tell other people what they should or shouldn’t post. If you’re not interested in a topic simply don’t read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclecar Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 hours ago, nikki-red said: Provided they don’t break any of our Ts & Cs our members can post about anything that interests them. Please don’t tell other people what they should or shouldn’t post. If you’re not interested in a topic simply don’t read it.view. I would Hi Nikki-Red. I would never object to another's post, the original poster posed a question - I was trying to answer politely with an opposing view. The great strength of this Forum is that you show opinions from all directions, political, social, etc. They reflect the real mix we have in this City. Indeed you may have carried a post from the local secretary of the Flat Earth Society - although I missed it. I accept your admonishment in good spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Bynnol Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 We as a country cannot ignore if men consistently/institutionally mistreat girls and women in any country in the world Perhaps the Queen should ask her friend about what is really happening and if he doesn't have him put in the tower for kidnapping. Alternatively we should use international law to establish if kidnapping has taken place. People should not ignore what happens to Emirati girls and women and girls and women and of all nationalities before they spend their tourist money. Your privileged and protected status as a tourist is envied by the Emirati women and girls who you will never see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) But it's odd how much influence is still wielded globally by such undemocratic countries. I'm always puzzled, too, when undemocratic countries pop-up chairing things like the UNO 'human rights' malarkey! Edited February 17, 2021 by Jeffrey Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enntee Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I think that India has questions to answer regarding how their armed forces appear to have been available for hire. I would like to see all the z-listers take a financial hammering for their ignorant delight in thinking that Dubai is a wonderful place to advertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbow Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Cyclecar said: It isnt. It is a family matter where the family is in its own country thousands of miles away. The family is one of the world's wealthiest, from what the busybodies of the media reveal to us, the lady is not on bread and water in a dungeon. Surely we have more important issues to worry about. Surely the systematic abuse of women by men is an important issue. You don't need to know much about the UAE to know that this is symptomatic of the coordinated oppression of one half of the population by the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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