http://dagblog.com/link/dubai-arrests-man-sharing-assault-video-17087 Comments for "Dubai arrests man for sharing assault video " en http://dagblog.com/comment/181746#comment-181746 <a id="comment-181746"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/dubai-arrests-man-sharing-assault-video-17087">Dubai arrests man for sharing assault video </a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/world/norwegian-woman-in-dubai-sentenced-to-jail-after-reporting-rape-to-police-20130722-2qd44.html">Norwegian woman in Dubai sentenced to jail after reporting rape to police</a><br /><em>Sydney Morning Herald</em>, July 22, 2013</p> <p>Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A Norwegian woman sentenced to 16 months in jail in Dubai for having sex outside marriage after she reported an alleged rape said on Friday she decided to speak out in hopes of drawing attention to the risks of outsiders misunderstanding the Islamic-influenced legal codes in this cosmopolitan city.<br /><br /> The case has drawn outrage from rights groups and others in the West since the 24-year-old interior designer was sentenced on Wednesday. It also highlights the increasingly frequent tensions between the United Arab Emirates' international atmosphere and its legal system, which is strongly influenced by Islamic traditions in a nation where foreign workers and visitors greatly outnumber locals [....]</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div> Mon, 22 Jul 2013 04:45:15 +0000 artappraiser comment 181746 at http://dagblog.com