UAE relaxes Islamic laws

[xuxu1457]

Personally, I think what clothes to wear is a private matter, and everyone has the right to choose what to wear.

 

[The Accountant]

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.

They dont have knowledge of islam.

Had they understanding of islam there was no need of such laws.

Anyways, this is not something unexpected

 

[BATMAN]

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.

Why should you be concerned about what a foreign country does..... it's a safe country for everyone to live. Justice prevails, what else you need more?
In Pakistan, life has been made miserable for people, which is part of of design explained to us by Kulbhoshan Yadeve, but that doesn't seems to be your problem.

Soon lesbian and gay relationship are going to become legal.

How you know ?

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

Amin

I dont know why dont we understand development has nothing to do with leaving islamic values.

Sure, but who's forcing you?

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 ?

So practice justice on pdf... or in Iran.

All world says UAE is an exemplary state, but only in Pakistan we have hallucinations.
If you have never been to UAE, try consulting with some person living in UAE?

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

Irony is our rulers want to build Gawadar on lines of Dubai.

 

[Xone]

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

I have gone through the very reasons for this honor killing. The main reason is Islam has given the freedom to the woman for marriage. there is only one condition to it. she needs one man as Wali (Protector). Wali of girl is her father her brother or even her son. Now without the consent of her Wali she can not marry anyone strangers. this is compulsory for her protection against exploitation.
Now our society has ignored the importance of this Wali system of Islam, and we let a grown girl marry against the wishes of her parents, real wali, which mainly result in the murdering of the girl and her lover. this has become a social problem leading to so many killing and further litigation in the courts.
now 2 solutions to the problem, adopt an Islamic law fully,
or make our society damn care of the family relationship, and give every one the right to do whatever one wishes.
what is our problem? we are not ready to do both.

 

[The Accountant]

Personally, I think what clothes to wear is a private matter, and everyone has the right to choose what to wear.

I disagree with you. Even if for argument sake its not a personal choice from secular point of view.

The thing u r proposing is the way of animals where each individual has its own choice but human beings developed societies and developed rules to mutually co.exist. the personal laws and culture developed by west in past century resembles the way animal lives and not the way human evolved way practiced till 18th century.

I have gone through the very reasons for this honor killing. The main reason is Islam has given the freedom to the woman for marriage. there is only one condition to it. she needs one man as Wali (Protector). Wali of girl is her father her brother or even her son. Now without the consent of her Wali she can not marry anyone strangers. this is compulsory for her protection against exploitation.
Now our society has ignored the importance of this Wali system of Islam, and we let a grown girl marry against the wishes of her parents, real wali, which mainly result in the murdering of the girl and her lover. this has become a social problem leading to so many killing and further litigation in the courts.
now 2 solutions to the problem, adopt an Islamic law fully,
or make our society damn care of the family relationship, and give every one the right to do whatever one wishes.
what is our problem? we are not ready to do both.

Can u please elaborate concept of wali with authentic references. Dont know anything about it

I have gone through the very reasons for this honor killing. The main reason is Islam has given the freedom to the woman for marriage. there is only one condition to it. she needs one man as Wali (Protector). Wali of girl is her father her brother or even her son. Now without the consent of her Wali she can not marry anyone strangers. this is compulsory for her protection against exploitation.
Now our society has ignored the importance of this Wali system of Islam, and we let a grown girl marry against the wishes of her parents, real wali, which mainly result in the murdering of the girl and her lover. this has become a social problem leading to so many killing and further litigation in the courts.
now 2 solutions to the problem, adopt an Islamic law fully,
or make our society damn care of the family relationship, and give every one the right to do whatever one wishes.
what is our problem? we are not ready to do both.

Can u please elaborate concept of wali with authentic references. Dont know anything about it

 

[BATMAN]

They dont have knowledge of islam.

Had they understanding of islam there was no need of such laws.

Anyways, this is not something unexpected

Who in your opinion have knowledge of Islam?

 

[prashantazazel]

A progressive change. Looks like UAE wants to be the destination for the best in the world, and most such people love their freedoms.

 

[BATMAN]

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.

Honor killing is un-Islamic.. but that's not the only outlook that differentiate an Islamic society from un-Islamic.
Islamic behavior should reflect from every thing a Muslim does.... one can be a partially practicing Muslim but murder, injustice and falsely propaganda is the red line.
According to our belief system, every one is born Muslim, but than it's his surroundings and society that turn him into something else.

 

[jamahir]

Islamic behavior should reflect from every thing a Muslim does.... one can be a partially practicing Muslim but murder, injustice and falsely propaganda is the red line.

Yes. I see in my city in Deccan India that quite a few Muslims are "pious" ( regular prayers and all, at least the Friday one in the mosque ) but indulge in criminality, thuggery and are generally aggressive and regressive.

According to our belief system, every one is born Muslim, but than it's his surroundings and society that turn him into something else.

Well, somehow I don't like that "Reversion to Islam" thing.

 

[Timur]

honor killings are killings like normal killings.. its a crime to not punish the killer like an ordinary killer..

legalizing alcohol is idiotic, really a bad idea.. better they legalize cannabis if they are into doing something bad and going into that (if they are confirm and not stoppable) than the lesser bad..

 

[waz]

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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Lol I thought they already allowed all the above anyway.

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

Why are we Pakistanis worried about what the Arabs are doing or not doing when they are way more richer and prosperous than we are? Not to mention the fact that we have many more problems than they do.........................Do the Arabs care, give a damn or even think twice about Pakistan or Pakistanis?..............

 

[Indos]

Personally, I think what clothes to wear is a private matter, and everyone has the right to choose what to wear.

Well if its almost naked it will be harmfull for kids and teens who see it, but Islam itself never give right to any ruler to impose Hijab dress to women. There is Quran verse saying that there is no compulsion in religion.

Pakistan as a declared Islamic state doesnt impose such rule, neither Indonesia as the biggest Muslim state in the world.

Despite we let our women to wear what ever they like into some degree (if you are naked you will be definately brought to police under Anti **** law), our women in majority wear Hijab voluntarily.

At Commuter train station, rush hour, Jakarta

 

[xuxu1457]

Well if its almost naked it will be harmfull for kids and teens who see it, but Islam itself never give right to any ruler to impose Hijab dress to women. There is Quran verse saying that there is no compulsion in religion.

Pakistan as a declared Islamic state doesnt impose such rule, neither Indonesia as the biggest Muslim state in the world.

Despite we let our women to wear what ever they like into some degree (if you are naked you will be definately brought to police under Anti **** law), our women in majority wear Hijab voluntarily.

At Commuter train station, rush hour, Jakarta

China's subway rush hour，Different cultures may have different degrees of tolerance for different things. In China, it is generally believed that as long as you are not naked, you can wear whatever you want.A man can't show a lascivious look，Would be considered very rude.
In fact, when you look at the woman wearing a skirt every day, you will not have any bad thoughts when you get used to it.

 

[truthfollower]

this biggest fitna of time.

you are the same person who vowed to kill sister and mother for honor and here you are questioning arabs for criminalizing honor killing
I don't know how you were promoted to think tank rank?
Looks like a typical Pakistani nepotism case

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

better teach your fellow think tank rank
he supports honor killing

Yes offcourse. I will kill her and kill u.