Tremors In Dubai Just Now
Versie Rons
As an immigrant in the UAE, when you have a job, you are granted a resident visa that allows you to stay in the country. But what happens when you retire? Well, when your services are no longer needed, you are going to have to go.
Also let me be clear everyone works for a living, however there are a lot of fundamental needs that the government takes care of for us such as health care , education etc. Which gives us more disposable income. Where ever you look in life there will be someone with a better situation than you. Work to get to what you want but, be grateful for what you have.
As it comes to polygamy as you said you have to have the means to take care of them all equally as well as their children and needs . However the father and the husband is more than just a provider there are many other duties that he must fulfill in order to be considered to be treating the wives equally and taking care of the family. there are many verses and sayings of the prophet that allow up to four wives but it is discouraged -but it is a solution in some cases
We have not for voted our leadership But we chose them blind folded , with no questions asked . That is called loyalty and faith. We will choose them and our country over anything and we have such love and loyalty that we would lay down our lives for it.
We are a friendly , social and welcoming nation. You lived in one of the safest cities in the world where you could walk around freely and not have to worry about knives and gunshots and nursed and kidnapping or leaving your house alone or worrying about whether u can pay for your health care if your sick.
I saw the blog very late but This blog says my mind I have experienced most the the scenario that has described here and every little detail in this blog is very true and I am glad someone show the reality of Dubai .
It is absolutely typical of your islamic mentality to tell a woman to shut the fuck up! That is what you do all the time in islamic countries, isnt it? She has every right to think, say or write whatever she wants as long as she doesnt insult anyone or break any law. Liberty of press was granted in the UK as long ago as in 1695, but I gues you do not know that, how could you?, since you are still living in the Middle Ages. And the West may not be perfect, ( of course it is not, there are a lot of things which should be improved here! ), but it is not more corrupted than your countries and only your limited and dirty mentality can think of it as dirty. At least here we enjoy human rights ( and that includes both men and women ), and civil rights and freedom. You should watch and learn, my intolerant friend; and you should also forget about religion, ( which is a mediaeval thing, by the way ), start reading, learn something about the Enlightment, Reason, Human Rights, Science, etc. It could be a good way to finally get out of that gloomy and scary Middle Ages some of you Muslim people are still living in!
Good article. To practice as a physician you can be jailed for a year or more if the family says you caused death or disfigurement. Death is a known risk of most major surgeries. Malpractice is in the eye of the beholder.
This commenter is too prejudice to Islam and Muslims. In Burma (now Myanmar), a person wrote letters to the President (Thein Sein) and the Army Commander (Gen. Min Aung Hlaing) to investigate the murder case of his daughter was jailed 7 years on defamation. Mainly because he is a Burman (or ethnic Myanmar) but a Kachin (a member of ethnic minority). Thein Sein and Min Aung Hlaing are Buddhist and Myanmar (Burma) is a Buddhist country. All depends on individuals. Not religion.
Hi, Zara! This is a very good blog. You are a very perspective person, and you really care about others. I totally agree with you. After almost 6 years of working in Dubai, I felt shallow. Everything about Dubai is superficial and artificial, and mostly all people are materialistic. I have made some good friends in there whom I will treasure for life, but I am never coming back. That place has damaged me, somehow.. Residents there then to forget that they have human rights, too. You are right.. it is a modern day slavery.. and racism abound. Kudos to you.
That is what she said,She left,I did business there for 6 years the most unfair business environment I ever seen,All the government wants is to rip you off.Suck every bit out of you,Specially when you decide to leave,You better leave with nothing.
You are the classic uneducated, racist Emirati that anybody who has lived in Dubai has learnt to fear. Even though most of them have no real power. But I forgive you, you culture has been smashed by western banking ideals, you are holding on for survival of your Bedouin roots and have import all other culture of which you know nothing. Living to our selfs is more deeply engrained that luring to others. I would hate to be your wife or friend or countryman. Good luck
As you say, the fact that the history of the country is very recent, does contribute to the lack of sense of community. And more than the lack of history, I think is the very quick mix of cultures from all over the world. It is difficult for different cultures to work together, to form their own standards and sense of community. On the opposite, what happens is that different communities exist segregated, instead of one big community.
From here on, things can only get better! It takes time for standards to be established and I guess that must have happened too in one way or another in other parts of the world in their more recent history.
Its been almost a year that I have been living in Dubai, And honestly, I am having the worst time of my life in this shithole. i recomment you all, never ever accept a job here because you will live a nightmare, unless you dont care about your surroundings. guyz, these arab muslims suck badly. the society is a total mess, no fuckin freedom. fuck this shit
I fully accept that I should have found out more before coming here and I know that I am going to have to stay here and make the best of it but I will hate every second and long for the day I can leave.
So for now, we have decided to simply stay put, and split our time between Montreal and Boston. Despite the pretty brutal winter that we just had, I must admit that my decision seems rather wise in retrospect.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on moving (or not!) to Dubai. You have a pretty balanced overview on the whole expat thing, which is positive for you and your family. Many people let money speak louder and do not understand that there are other factors involved in archiving a good quality of life other than financial solvency.
Well done Zara, thanks for sharing your experience. You have really made me to think about my future as I had been planning the same, i.e. to go to Dubai and work there for a few years (mainly to do some savings), but now I have my reservations about this country, they seem to have double-standards all over (like Liquor is banned in the country as its Haram, but then it is allowed to sell it in bars/restaurants where they have licences), also the prostitution which is done in a hidden way, big shame!
Also, I really do believe that every person should have the basic right and all should be equal, if this is not the case then that place has no value in my eyes!
I was working as expert IT engineering ,for 5 years , suddenly for no reason government decided to cancel the most of the Iranian visa and without any respect ask me to leave next week !! they just deport some 100 people without ANY reason just because they have might be some issue between tow countries ! they crash my life and destroyed what ever I had during that 5 years .
This countries and most of their local people ( special in Abu dhabi )
Not a good place
Wish god not bless UAE
Many thanks for your comment!
I guess it does take some time for new-comers in Dubai to see past the surface, specially with the excitement that normally is involved upon arrival. Not all that glitters is gold and time puts everything on its place.. even perspectives and opinions!
Zara, first of all thanks, for letting thoughts materialize into words, and finally have read something that has been lurking in my mind the whole time I dwelled in this superficial and artificial place.
As you say, maybe the rules are not so bad. But the implementation of them certainly is. Locals get away with anything, and foreigners (specially Asians) always take the worst park of the cake. Injustice all around!
I know so many customs of Islam that is not suitable for modern life, but enforced by religious teachers as a way of life as the best in the world.
I feel:
- Religion teachers always vilify other religions
- This religion feel that the most good for the human in the world
- Always say another religion is not religious / non-religious / pagan
- The way they wear are holy garments think that their sins would lost if wear
- Another religion people should be killed
Do NOT Go there. They will treat you terribly, you will never be able to walk peacefully down the street and the locals will assume you are a protitute. It would be hell on earth. And you would be very alone
I am happy that I left that shit hole 10 years ago and come to europe, here I seek asylum and got it after 2 years. Now I am an eropean citizan with a job( also taxi driver) but I feel happy, I feel like being human being again.
I hope there comes a day when people stop using religion and race as means to judge, control or hurt others and actually focus on what really matters: making a decent living, living a good life, family, friends, health, helping others if you can or want to, etc etc.
I received this sms from a friend who goes there to earn some extra money.The customer locked the room and dont let her out. She screamed and shouted and only later manage to leave. She even wanted to die
There is no Human rights in dubai ,Time is money and when you spend your life there thats it in the end either u save money or nothing and in the end money can come and go but not your time.Open your eyes dubai is like a gamble at which they decide the odds and you loose all your liability.