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Apr 24, 2019, 7:10 pm
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But a legal system based on a hard-line interpretation of Shariah law often lands foreigners in jail for offenses that few Westerners would dream were even crimes.
Recent examples cited by lawyers include holding hands in public; posting praise on Facebook for a charity opposed to fox hunting; drinking alcohol without a license; and sharing a hotel room with a person of the opposite sex (other than one’s spouse).
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/w...ates-jail.html
Recent examples cited by lawyers include holding hands in public; posting praise on Facebook for a charity opposed to fox hunting; drinking alcohol without a license; and sharing a hotel room with a person of the opposite sex (other than one’s spouse).
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/w...ates-jail.html
Apr 24, 2019, 7:31 pm
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I suspect that sharing a hotel room having only one bed with a person of the same sex can cause trouble too.
Apr 24, 2019, 9:21 pm
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Apr 25, 2019, 12:38 am
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I had to do this once before as I was going to a conference so my partner would be checking in first. I called the hotel a few days in advance and explained it to them and it was okay when he checked in. I think calling helped rather than putting a note on the reservation as you are never quite sure if those are read/acted up on.
Apr 25, 2019, 6:46 am
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Several threads about the same issue.
Plat: Spouse arrives first for checkin
Plat: Spouse arrives first for checkin
Apr 25, 2019, 8:48 am
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Apr 25, 2019, 12:21 pm
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Without clarification from the OP, the only thing that I can think of that makes anything close to sense is that OP is interpreting "local" to mean "native" with respect to place of birth or ethnicity. In the UAE, of course, a majority of people who live in the country at any given time are expats.
(That being said, I have no idea what on earth that would have to do with the substance of this thread, the point remaining that the partner is Abu Dhabi based and thus could pop over to the hotel whenever made sense, rather than hanging around there waiting for the OP)
(That being said, I have no idea what on earth that would have to do with the substance of this thread, the point remaining that the partner is Abu Dhabi based and thus could pop over to the hotel whenever made sense, rather than hanging around there waiting for the OP)