Dubai and censorship

This site is blocked here and one has to go via a shield to get access. This is time consuming and crashes all the time but is worth it. Are there any other members here ( particularly female patients) or elsewhere suffering censorship?

Not suffering censorship personally..but a friend of mine has just come back from the middle east and has stated how oppressed and intimidated she was everytime she wanted to go out. People would crack her on the ankles with a stick if they thought that an inch of bare flesh was showing and she was very, very careful. Not worth the tax free money really to work out there if you are not allowed to be individual, and to express yourself. I agree you must abide by the rules of the country you are in, but sometimes it needs to be put in perspective, she accidentally bared a bit of her ankle, not her breasts.

DrMac - How very sad is the world we live in today when private behaviour which hurts no-one is punishable, sometimes even by death apparently.

I recollect that the UK press has recently reported that two UK citizens in Dubai have been imprisoned for allegedly having sexual intercourse outdoors. Despite the State's doctor certifying that the woman had not had sex in the stated timespan they were found guilty and the prosecution is appealing the sentence because it is too light!

Of course we must abide by the rules of the legislature wherever we are but these people have done nothing wrong as certified by the State.

But we mustn't be complacent about our UK laws.If many had their way I wouldn't have typed this and you wouldn't be reading it. Let us here, wherever you read and contribute from, make the most of what freedom we have.

I think a lot of us that live in a free, and permissive society forget how lucky we are. I had a friend that served a tour in Saudi Arabia, and she said it was the most miserable year of her life, she could not believe how suppressed women were there. I also have a friend from India, and her brother beat her severely because she went to a party and was talking with a single male.

We are really lucky in the USA.........Please be careful about accessing these internet sites....I'm personally afraid of the middle east mentality especially regarding women's rights. America welcomes diversity !!!!!!!!! and fights for freedom all over the globe !!!!!!!!!

I heard a guy was thrown into prison in Dubai for "making love to the pavement" - he was doing press-ups for chrissakes!

I am cabin crew and pass through Abu Dhabi, I am told it is censored there, I will find out next week!!

I think a lot of watching goes on that the average punter knows nothing about.

Freedom !

Having worked in many mid-eastern countries I find it very hard to understand how they tolerate the imposition of petty restrictions. In Iran during the 70s we had a girl who preened if propositioned for a dirty weekend but put your typing at the bottom of the pile if you did not hit on her. Prostitution was openly available and yet the man in black was able to take over. Short term marriage was a commercial contract and hymen Reconstruction available.

Cabinbrett, keep your head down. Without doubt double standards, apply in that part of the world.