The United Arab Emirates is a melting pot of different cultures and ethnic groups, who live and work in amongst one of the most welcoming cities of the world, and as an Emaratie it is apart of our culture to be hospitable and also apart of our religion, Islam, to be tolerant and respectful to others regardless of their religion or race. However, this pot has been recently boiling over slowly, and this is not the way nor the acceptable treatment towards the country and it’s citizens, being forgiven and tolerant by nature does not make it acceptable nor give anyone the right to cross the red bold boundaries of our religion first and culture second. Islam is the religion of the United Arab Emirates and of it’s Emaratie citizens amongst the other Muslim nationalities who reside here as well. We will NOT tolerate disgrace and disrespect shown against our religion, playing loud Music during the “Athan” (Prayer) call in shopping venues and other public establishments is not acceptable, nor selling or wearing items of clothing that are clearly offensive to either the religion or the culture or both. Jalal BinThaneya @Binthaneya and I Muna Alshamsi @Ilga6wah have been trying to get our massage across in the most peaceful manner, yet we either get empty promises or pure simple ignorance. If our words are not being heard then our actions shall be felt. Whether your an Emaratie national or an expatriate living in the United Arab Emirates, regardless if you are a Muslim or Not. If you support equality and respect, then please support this cause by pledging to boycott shops and establishments that publicly and repeatedly choice to be ignorant and offensive towards the United Arab Emirates and it’s culture and religion.
Emirati Call for Respect
– September 14, 2010
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intersting idea
do you have something similar in arabic so we can post it in our website and have more people signing it?
btw we are going to add your website to our blogroll links
Thank you .. we will have an arabic version created and will let you know ASAP .. Thank you so much for adding us to your blogroll links honored
will add our blogroll soon inshalla
thanks a lot dear … ur website is one of the few emirate websites that support banatzayed.com
we added you link
Oh dear, do they play loud music in malls during the Azan? Maybe I haven’t been to a mall for some time now, since I never encountered this. It’s quite bad actually if it has come this far… I thought it was against the policies of the malls to allow something like that.
“boycott shops and establishments that publicly and repeatedly choice to be ignorant and offensive towards the United Arab Emirates and it’s culture and religion”
- that’s not a bad idea, but which shops and establishments are these? Will we collect evidence and a list of who to boycott?
I’m an American who recently moved here from Kuwait and I’m really shocked by a lot of the things I see — and offended. Especially during Ramadan. I think it’s great you’re asking people to respect the country and Islam — that’s how it should be.
….. lets hope u haven’t got a lack of infos ……….. cuz ur about to re-change a nation in evolution/growth …… emaraties and non-emaraties…..its ur call. so just make it right! build a community, re-educate the youths, Improve and enhance _ the quality of life VALUES, _the cultural, intellectual and spiritual wealth ……………. Treat Everyone and Everything with Respect.
best of luck,
be attentive to small details, sometimes it might play a huge turn to a right result