First-time visitors to Dubai get the impression that they about to enter to an austere Islamic city with strict codes of conduct. They are warned against things like public displays of affection, using profane language and eating in public during Ramadan. It doesn’t take long to realize, however, that these taboos are merely a veneer […]
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