The ambitious United Arab Emirates

[Kuwaiti Girl]

And people wonder why the world hates Arabs lol

The Turks only have themselves to blame for this.

When the Arab Spring began, Turkey and its little minion Qatar decided to support the Muslim Brotherhood and other radical Islamic movements in places like Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, etc. The Muslim Brotherhood was seen as a direct threat to the monarchies in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

And to make matters worse, the Turks decided to open a military base in Qatar, which further angered Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.

This prompted the previous Saudi king (King Abdullah) and the UAE leaders to counter the Turks and Qataris across the region. The Muslim Brotherhood was squashed in Yemen, overthrown in Egypt and Tunisia, and is currently losing ground in Libya.

And the UAE now has a presence in Cyprus and supports Kurdish independence/statehood in order to send a message to Ankara that two can play at that game.

Get used to it lol.

How can they be anti-political Islam when they follow Sharia to the letter?

That's the nature of geopolitics.

Iran is ruled by Shia Islamists, and yet it supports a secular Arab nationalist government in Syria.

Saudi Arabia is dominated by Wahhabi Islam, and yet it prefers secular Arab rule in Egypt to Muslim Brotherhood rule.

Turkey is ruled by a Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated political party, and yet Erdogan dines with transsexuals.

And besides, being anti-Islamism doesn't mean the UAE is anti-Islam. The UAE is against Islamic fundamentalism and considers it to be a direct threat to its economic interests (e.g. its tourism industry) and political system. It views Islamism as a process that culminates in the establishment of an Iranian-style theocratic state. Simply put, the proliferation of Islamism in the region will harm the UAE's ability to attract foreign investment and tourists.

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

And besides, being anti-Islamism doesn't mean the UAE is anti-Islam. The UAE is against Islamic fundamentalism and considers it to be a direct threat to its economic interests (e.g. its tourism industry) and political system. It views Islamism as a process that culminates in the establishment of an Iranian-style theocratic state. Simply put, the proliferation of Islamism in the region will harm the UAE's ability to attract foreign investment and tourists.

Islamic fundamentalism

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fun·da·men·tal·ism
ˌfəndəˈmen(t)lˌizəm/
noun

1. a form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.

strict adherence to the basic principles of any subject or discipline.
plural noun: fundamentalisms



Sharia, Sharia law, or Islamic law is the religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith.

• Quran: In Islam, the Quran is considered to be the most sacred source of law. Classical jurists held its textual integrity to be beyond doubt on account of it having been handed down by many people in each generation, which is known as "recurrence" or "concurrent transmission" (tawātur). Only several hundred verses of the Quran have direct legal relevance, and they are concentrated in a few specific areas such as inheritance, though other passages have been used as a source for general principles whose legal ramifications were elaborated by other means.

Islamists may emphasize the implementation of Sharia (Islamic law);pan-Islamic political unity, including an Islamic state.

Islamic Law
The competence of Sharia Courts In some Emirates, particularly Abu Dhabi, however, Sharia law came to apply to all types of civil and commercial disputes, capital criminal offenses and matters of personal status. Each of the seven federal Emirates maintains a parallel system of Sharia Courts proper to it.

Flogging is a punishment for certain criminal offences (such as adultery, and alcohol consumption by Muslims) and it is applicable to both genders. Between 2007 and 2014, many people in the UAE were sentenced to 100 lashes.


So far UAE has hardly seen any drop in investments due to it's investments in Islamism. Its ruler implements Sharia openly and freely.

So your so called observations are null.

 

[Somali-Turk]

4. The prince has also backed separatists in Somalia, helping to stand up both Puntland, by funding its Maritime Police Force, and Somaliland. And in Libya, he has sent military support to Field-Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army, an autonomous force in the east of the country. To Turkey’s fury, the UAE opened an embassy in Cyprus last year and is involved in military exercises with Greece and Israel.

why and why?

 

[Kuwaiti Girl]

4. The prince has also backed separatists in Somalia, helping to stand up both Puntland, by funding its Maritime Police Force, and Somaliland. And in Libya, he has sent military support to Field-Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army, an autonomous force in the east of the country. To Turkey’s fury, the UAE opened an embassy in Cyprus last year and is involved in military exercises with Greece and Israel.

why and why?

Probably because both Puntland and Somaliland are ruled by center-left Muslims (i.e. non-Islamists).

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

helping to stand up both Puntland, by funding its Maritime Police Force, and Somaliland.

UAE clearly sees more advantage in separated Somali. The more separate,the easier to exert influence over.

Haftar’s Libyan National Army

You just answered your own question.

Libyan National army

To Turkey’s fury, the UAE opened an embassy in Cyprus last year.

Cyprus and Greece are valuable allies since they can easily convince other European nations of allying/favorable outlook with that country, also Cyprus has large natural gas reserves.

military exercises with Greece and Israel.

Everybody does military exercises, even Pakistan has participated in the same military exercises with Israel.

 

[Somali-Turk]

i am having trouble locating the quote button but to answer your question
UAE clearly sees more advantage in separated Somali. The more separate,the easier to exert influence over.

i agree with you,that is how it is played,nothing new,the Bedouin arabs have been supporting alshabab terrorists for years,the isis version of africa.
may be somalia needs to re-start its relations with IRAN which doesnt care if somalia stays one or gets separated.



Kuwait terror sympathizer,your excuse is laughable.

 

[Kuwaiti Girl]

i am having trouble locating the quote button but to answer your question
UAE clearly sees more advantage in separated Somali. The more separate,the easier to exert influence over.

i agree with you,that is how it is played,nothing new,the Bedouin arabs have been supporting alshabab terrorists for years,the isis version of africa.
may be somalia needs to re-start its relations with IRAN which doesnt care if somalia stays one or gets separated.



Kuwait terror sympathizer,your excuse is laughable.

The people of Somaliland and Puntland are mostly happy with the UAE's influence and investment.

Get used to it, I guess.

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

i am having trouble locating the quote button but to answer your question
UAE clearly sees more advantage in separated Somali. The more separate,the easier to exert influence over.

i agree with you,that is how it is played,nothing new,the Bedouin arabs have been supporting alshabab terrorists for years,the isis version of africa.
may be somalia needs to re-start its relations with IRAN which doesnt care if somalia stays one or gets separated.



Kuwait terror sympathizer,your excuse is laughable.

I mean a United Somali is a regional-super power in the horn of Africa, before your civil war Somali used to be a country that you did not mess with. If the soviet union had not backed Ethiopia then you would be greater Somali, a force to be reckoned with.

Unfortunately that is not what happened, nonetheless I don't think UAE was intending to be hostile or do wrong, they just want Allies in the horn of Africa.

 

[Attila the Hun]

i am having trouble locating the quote button but to answer your question
UAE clearly sees more advantage in separated Somali. The more separate,the easier to exert influence over.

i agree with you,that is how it is played,nothing new,the Bedouin arabs have been supporting alshabab terrorists for years,the isis version of africa.
may be somalia needs to re-start its relations with IRAN which doesnt care if somalia stays one or gets separated.



Kuwait terror sympathizer,your excuse is laughable.

Arabs can support whoever they want. if they feel Cypriots (Both Turk and Greek) and Greeks care for these Arabs, then they are living lala land. But that's their choice.
The average Greeks dislikes Muslims more than your average American, Brit. But hey, I am sure the Arabs know what they're doing lol

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

Arabs can support whoever they want. if they feel Cypriots (Both Turk and Greek) and Greeks care for these Arabs, then they are living lala land. But that's their choice.
The average Greeks dislikes Muslims more than your average American, Brit. But hey, I am sure the Arabs know what they're doing lol

Arabs don't trust greeks or greek Cyprus any more than how far the average Arab can throw a car.

 

[Attila the Hun]

Arabs don't trust greeks or greek Cyprus any more than how far the average Arab can throw a car.

Greece and Cyprus need all the money they can get. They might actually get closer to Arab world because of it.

 

[Somali-Turk]

I mean a United Somali is a regional-super power in the horn of Africa, before your civil war Somali used to be a country that you did not mess with. If the soviet union had not backed Ethiopia then you would be greater Somali, a force to be reckoned with.

Unfortunately that is not what happened, nonetheless I don't think UAE was intending to be hostile or do wrong, they just want Allies in the horn of Africa.

Alot of things have changed,somali political elite doesnt care about greater somalia irredentism but preserving the current recognized somalia.
we have learnt something about our past civil war,it was a lesson.
the federal government based in mogadishu is more aligned with Qatar/turkey and things are going in the right direction.


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[EgyptianAmerican]

Greece and Cyprus need all the money they can get. They might actually get closer to Arab world because of it.

They can get as close as they want, doesn't mean we will invest in them or trust them. We use them to get close to the EU and Europeans, nothing more.

Alot of things have changed,somali political elite doesnt care about greater somalia irredentism but preserving the current recognized somalia.

Well, it's the exact same in the Arab world.

the federal government based in mogadishu is more aligned with Qatar/turkey and things are going in the right direction.

I wish Somali the best of luck, it's been through a lot and deserves a break.

 

[Attila the Hun]

doesn't mean we will invest in them

This is what my good friend @Kuwaiti Girl wants. To invest in these countries and buy their alliance and friendship.
It's a good strategy. It works for other nations too. Good luck

 

[Kuwaiti Girl]

This is what my good friend @Kuwaiti Girl wants. To invest in these countries and buy their alliance and friendship.
It's a good strategy. It works for other nations too. Good luck

It's definitely a good strategy, and it benefits both sides. Nothing wrong with that. Better than useless wars and violence.