Here is another example of the dangers of being a woman and seeking financially attractive employment in God awful places like the United Arab Emirates read here .
While the liability of the hotel's actions is before the courts, the issue I'm interested in has always been why westerners (especially women) continue to see the UAE is a place to live and work?
This is essentially nothing but another propped up dictatorship where working migrants from Asia are in essence treated no better than serfs. But so long as the money keeps flowing in and we all keep silent, who really cares about the reality on the ground?
The governing classes of this fake country can only be described as awful human beings, which makes it not very surprising that a white hotel worker can be raped, then charged with adultery for having the temerity of reporting the crime (which causes unnecessary "inconvenience" to the authorities).
The lesson in all of this is that, unlike in say Turkey, you can't (as a woman) live a "western" lifestyle of making good money, nightclubs and alcohol without the risk of consequences.
But as we've seen with other western backed autocracies in Tunisia and Egypt (despite very different circumstances), people power can bring them down very quickly, and in the case of the UAE.....I hope they will!
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