· July, 2008

Stories about United Arab Emirates from July, 2008

A Syrian in Dubai

  28 July 2008

Dispatches from … the pReSeNt, a Syrian blogger living in the UAE, shares tales of living in Dubai.

Dubai: Seventeen Deported for Homosexuality

  18 July 2008

“Police in the Gulf tourist hub of Dubai say they've detained 17 foreigners for allegedly displaying homosexual behavior in malls and other public places,” reports The Angry Arab News Service.

UAE: Sex on Jumeirah Beach

  15 July 2008

Jazarah writes: “Jumeirah Beach in Dubai witnessed two recent incidents where expats caught while they were engaged in sexual intercourse with tourists in public, alcohols were the reason in both cases, and of course results were too ugly.”

Morocco: Fashion Island

  14 July 2008

Myrtus discusses fashion in the Middle East and tells us about Isla Moda (Fashion Island), a new fashion-conscious community in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.