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Liberal is Not Liberal in the MidEast
By Micah Halpern

Monday April 5, 2010

I've Been Thinking:

Do not be misled by the titles "liberal" or "moderate" as they apply to the Middle East.

Many supposedly "liberal" countries in the Middle East are in fact extremely "conservative" and take a very narrow view of Western expressions of affection.

For example: A Dubai court of appeals has just affirmed the decision by a lower court to punish two British tourists with one month of imprisonment for giving one another a peck on the cheek in a restaurant.
The criminal complaint was made by a local woman who witnessed the dastardly deed.

Most "liberal" countries in the Arab Middle East are impatient not only with Western expressions of affection and public displays of sexual culture, but even with Western dress and its tendency toward bold colors.

What we in the West call acceptable and common place is called a violation of law and a disregard for tradition by "moderate" and even "liberal" Arab societies in the Middle East.

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