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In the mid-2010s, YouTuber Hayla Ghazal used comedy to draw attenetion to gender disparities in the UAE and beyond. [33] [34] Women's rights in the UAE came under heightened scrutiny after the emergence of videos of Sheikha Latifa, daughter of Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, claiming she feared for her life as she was held hostage ...
Human Rights Watch issued a report regarding the violation of the rights to freedom of expression in the United Arab Emirates. On 15 March 2017, Tayseer Najjar , a Jordanian journalist, was sentenced to a three-year prison term and a fine of 500,000 UAE Dirhams by Abu Dhabi Federal Appeals Court.
According to Human Rights Watch, UAE's civil and criminal courts apply elements of Sharia law, codified into its criminal code and family law, in a way which discriminates against women. [ 61 ] In June 2019, Princess Haya bint Hussein , the 45-year-old wife of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , reportedly fled from the royal ...
Trump praised a handful of Mideast countries for embarking on “significant reforms” to advance women's rights while speaking at a meeting in Dubai.
Consequently, many women in the Arab countries remain in unhealthy relationships with their religion, customs, and the state itself which often happens to link its regulations to religio-cultural norms. taking into consideration that the legal system in most of the arab countries is intertwined with religion and custom which prohibit women from ...
Women's rights in the United Arab Emirates (2 C, 2 P) Y. ... Pages in category "Women's rights in the Middle East" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of ...
The United Arab Emirates introduced a civil law in Abu Dhabi allowing for marriages, divorces, and obtaining joint child custody for non-Muslims in 2021, [28] and was extended to include the entire country in 2023. [29] The law amendment reportedly came after attempts to modernize the law and make it more inclusive. [30]
Violence against women in the United Arab Emirates (4 P) Pages in category "Women's rights in the United Arab Emirates" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.