Racism in dubai

• I am a Coloured South African women, but falls under black. Because of my skin colour I am not allowed to marry my boyfriend who is from dubai.Due to the fact that it is culturally unexceptable and it will cause to much friction and noone will ever except me.Even his family does not want to give their consent and blessing. They say it will cause to much pain towards their son and will bring a shame on the family. Do I always have to go through cultural discrimination and cut off my love because my skin colour is not good enough. They even said if it was a British or American woman then it would not have been a problem.They do not even no me to judge me on that.

  09 Jun 2007, 10:26 Leevan

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• North Vs South Asians

  In Asia Pacific and America Asian means Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Tahi etc.
  
  In the rest of the world when people think Asian they think Indian/Pakistanis.
  
  The correct way is "North East Asians", "South Asians", "South East Asians" etc
  
  As you can see from the posts above most people have no idea.

  Me 05 Oct 2008, 08:49 - Report

• African-america muslim female

  I''m a young african american muslim female engaged to a Pakistansi. We love each other very much and his family and friends have accepted me into their family. We will marry in Feb. 2009, inshaallah. Our dream is to move to Dubai, but since i have read the postings,Im somewhat worried. Is there anyone that can be very honest and give me advice about moving there with my fiance'....

  Sumayya Imran Ali 06 Oct 2008, 11:34 - Report

• is it worthy marrying a MUSLIM?

  my bfr is 26, lives in dubai, he is egyptian, ive met him in dubai, things were perfect btwn us ,i didnt feel like he was trying to " dominate " me, but ??? i still have lots of questions! he is muslim,im an orthodox ,i am Romanian , white skin ,good english , education etc! but my question is: is he just acting the good gentleman until he feels like he can " own" me? and then turn into an ordinary muslim, or thinks can actually change and act like an open - minded , less religious fanatic and other bad stuff , not to mention making me wear that black dress ! what do u reckon , especially those that are in my situation!

  luiza , 22 07 Oct 2008, 10:56 - Report

• Hi Coloured lady

  here i am, a gay coloured south african eager to move to dubai.
  
  i have heard from so many people being gay is not acceptable, but yet so many white faggots get f***ed by rich hunky arabs in dubai.i wanna have part in it and do not wanna be judged on my skin colour but rather by dick size coz at the end of the day its all about sex for me anyway.is trhere any gays ouththere who agrees with if so dont go to dubai, rather have it london thats where i ajm based for now!!.
  
  please get back to me with more info.
  
  
  charlie

  Moffie from S.A based in London 11 Oct 2008, 10:40 - Report

• Racism in Dubai

  If I were you girlfriend Iwouldn't bother about fake people like them. As for your man, he needs to carry on like one and tell his family right where to get off, because if he loves you then he would marry you for you and not what his family and all their many has to offer. Be proud to be black, see all these fair skinned people burning their a..es in the sun to look like us. Be proud sister. "Ilyana VanZart" once said, "Stand in the truth of who you are and where you wanna be". LOVE HAS NO COLOUR.

  Tooney 14 Oct 2008, 01:40 - Report

• Racism

  I am coloured South African married to a White and live in Dubai for the past 2 years. The Racism I have experienced here comes only from the South African Whites that live here. They move away from South Africa because they don't want change or see a Black Man in control. South Africa is in the situation they are in today because of the Previous Government. Anyways my husband and I went to the South African Day and lots of White people looked at me as if I was dirt. They don't even know me and they judge me. When they picking up the Prostitutes then they don't see colour, that is funny. So you see nothing has changed and racism is something that won't go away until we all "PEOPLE OF THE WORLD" start looking at each other as "PEOPLE OF GOD. Once they have religion and GOD in their lives then they will see each other in a different light.

  Twynette 14 Oct 2008, 02:26 - Report

• Charlie

  I actually feel sorry for you, if it is all about sex for you. Are you gonna be someones bitch for the rest of your life, well it sounds like that. I am sure you are a lovely person cause all the gays i know are, they are south african too. But they are not as crazy as you. Sometimes if we want to attract a companion in life we need to behave in the appropriate manner, be it gay or straight. I think you mean well, so don't rush in with words and be impulsive, it can destroy your reputation.

  nivea 14 Oct 2008, 02:37 - Report

• Racisn everywhere - An unfortunate reality

  I must say that it never crossed my mind that there might be a lot of racism in Dubai. I've been planning to move there to practice Quantity Surveying. I'm disappointed that in my own country, South Africa, I have experienced racism, but not to the extent that its changed what i know about people in general- 'The they are naturally good'.
  
  I work at an all-white office, I'm 24yrs old, black, well educated.It took a while for my collegues to feel comfortable with me. Its important not to internalise these things and not to get so drawn in by it that you become a discriminator yourself.
  
  I think i would prefer to deal with racism in my own country, where i have the support of my family. But in life you are faced with hard choices.
  
  I think I will come to Dubai, and when things become unexeptable, I'll bow down and make my way to the exit. No room for regret
  
  Yes racism exists in most countries and unfortunately Africans also discriminate against each other. How sad and painful. I'm ashamed of the recent xenophobic attacks, especially since my boyfriend is a foreighner and muslim.I'm Anglican.
  
  It's unfortunate, but some people dont realise how short life is until its to late for them to live a worthy life.

  Uzubenathi ( 'Xhosa' word meaning God "be with us") 16 Oct 2008, 04:27 - Report

• huh

  Sam! you are a gook never the less for people like Al and george.

  ho 22 Oct 2008, 11:18 - Report

• sam - the australian of korean origin

  sure sam........why dont you tatoo 'north asian' on your forehead so that when they throw their rocks and bottles they will have target to aim for.
  
  
  'first they came for the communists'......poem by Pastor Martin Niemoller. Well worth reading.
  
  I am ashamed of what we have become.

  wasim al watani 25 Oct 2008, 07:12 - Report

• UAE IS NOT RACIST!

  I am british of arab decent, so you all must think I will have upper hand treatment. However, I will point out a few facts. Having lived the the gulf region most of my life, both in saudi and UAE, I would like to say arabs are NOT RACIST. I even went to an international school in the UAE and people of all nationalities never had any problems there. The word N*GG*R is almost none existence and has become popularised by the western society. My best friend is from yemen, and therefore practically black, and there are, I would like to point out many 'black arabs'. Therefore it would not make sense that dark people are 'racist' against other dark people. Africans don't have trouble there, there are many Somalis and Sudanese present. It is not a case of colour but more of class. AS IN ANY SOCIETY WITH SO MUCH MONEY, the inferiority extends only to those who are of working class. To be honest I get sick of the indian/pakistani workers there, not because they are from that country, for I have many asian friends, but because communication with these people and their behavior is irritating. They act like women are inferior and stupid. A man actually brushed me off when he came to fix the air con, I was telling him what was happening in terms of noise etc and he seemed to understand the problem only when it was repeated by a man. I can beat had I of been blond the case would have been very different. So there is racism and sexism from his behalf. Moreover another example is a construction worker telling me how to park my car, I have a UK driving license, parallel parking is very common, therefore being told by someone how to drive on the pretense that I am a woman makes my blood boil. I would also like to point out that a large percentage of the indian/pakistani population there is uneducated. The indians and pakistanis here in the UK don't want to marry people from back in their countries cause they are so 'freshy desi' i.e. a little backward minded and hard to get along with.
  
  I was never treated in any special way for being british or arab. However there are cases of 'abusing power' which is not new, politics is a great example for it, in any country. And while the foreigners seem to get this impression of dislike or racism or whatever you want to call it, if you took the time and showed interest in the people of the country, the people are more than accommodating, they will, and I kid you not, take you to the highest level of heaven. But foreigners seem to be not only rude and disrespectful to a culture and society which has been very inviting but abuse the country they are in and then complain about it.
  
  Finally might I add, is that arabs have had it bad, with nations around the world invading these lands from the beginning of time. There has never been a sense of peace in the middle east, this with the current population of foreigners outnumbering the locals in the UAE is a lethal combination for the attitude you see developing today. Furthermore, no one forced you to be in the country, you come to UAE to get rich and live a nice life and then complain...its to conservative, the locals are this, the locals are that.......I cant be a complete asshole in this country because of so many restrictions! Well had people not been so abusive to the system some of the laws passed now in the UAE would have never happened. So dont complain or go home!

  BRITISH ARAB 26 Oct 2008, 04:10 - Report

• UAE IS NOT RACIST! ONE MORE THING!

  In case people misunderstand and think I was implying all indians and pakistanis are hard to communicate to etc. I WAS NOT! HAVING EXTREMELY CLOSE BENGALI, PAKISTANI AND INDIAN FRIENDS I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THEM. I AM STRICTLY TALKING ABOUT THE UNEDUCATED POPULATION PRESENT IN THE UAE! AND NO NOT ALL THE ASIANS IN THE UAE ARE UNEDUCATED! I WAS SIMPLY MAKING A POINT THAT FROM AN ARAB POINT OF VIEW WE HAVE OUR FAIR SHARE OR ATTITUDE AND THE REST FROM FOREIGNERS SO ITS A 2 WAY STREET!

  BRITISH ARAB 26 Oct 2008, 04:23 - Report

• UAE IS NOT RACIST! ONE MORE THING!

  In case people misunderstand and think I was implying all indians and pakistanis are hard to communicate to etc. I WAS NOT! HAVING EXTREMELY CLOSE BENGALI, PAKISTANI AND INDIAN FRIENDS I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THEM. I AM STRICTLY TALKING ABOUT THE UNEDUCATED POPULATION PRESENT IN THE UAE! AND NO NOT ALL THE ASIANS IN THE UAE ARE UNEDUCATED! I WAS SIMPLY MAKING A POINT THAT FROM AN ARAB POINT OF VIEW WE HAVE OUR FAIR SHARE OF ATTITUDE AND THE REST FROM FOREIGNERS SO ITS A 2 WAY STREET!

  BRITISH ARAB 26 Oct 2008, 04:27 - Report

• REPLY TO: UAE IS NOT RACIST! ONE MORE THING

  I think that you contradict what you say, first you not racist etc...etc but you are complaining about these Indians and Pakistani people that are uneducated, infact what you are doing is discriminating against them, you might not realise it, but you are. Instead of us complaining about the uneducated Indian etc, lets start treating them like humanbeings and rectifying them when they are at fault instead of putting them down. They come from poor backgrounds and the thing they do best is providing for their families the best they can. They work hard for the little money they earn here, so stop and take note to certain things you say about peopl instead of hanging around with Educated Indians, Paistani.... who don't want to associate themselves too with the uneducated.

  nivea 26 Oct 2008, 02:01 - Report

• hmmm

  i wud jus like to say,ma dad is kenyan and my mum is arab emirate it doesnt matter about the colour its about the religion and the culture, u dont have similar culture to tis guy u dont speak the language arabs are very sensitive wen ut cums to there language if u dont knw it,then theres a problem, u have to fit into there culture and the issue is probly about the fact that hes ur boyfriend we dont believe in da whole b/f nd g/f stuff, even tho most us do it t we do it undercover, cause they know ur his gal friend nd ur american, nd trust me the tv doesnt portray americans as good gals who still av there virginity, on ur wedding night arabs usually put a white cloth so they know ur still virgin but ur his galfriend so they already know u probly slpet wit him, nd to there eyes ur damaged goods, so its not ur color they dont like its more of ur culture, religion,and the country u come from.

  ilham 27 Oct 2008, 12:18 - Report

• demande d'emploi

  bjr actuellemnt vendeuse à zara france et je souhaite avoir des renseignement pour faire une mutation pour zara dubai et comment procéder merci

  CHERFI 28 Oct 2008, 11:54 - Report

• demande d'emploi

  bjr actuellemnt vendeuse à zara france et je souhaite avoir des renseignement pour faire une mutation pour zara dubai et comment procéder merci

  CHERFI 28 Oct 2008, 11:57 - Report

• uae and racism

  I have stayed in the uae from 1995 upto now...i can say that the situation is much better than what it was 5 years ago. Infact i was surprised at how sweet/friendly white people are towards pakistani/philipino/indian people.

  violet 04 Nov 2008, 07:52 - Report

• answer to racism

  Dear, we have to stand up for ourselves to start progress against this shallow judgment based on ignorance & lack of true civilization
  faith, self worthiness & positive attitude will win over against test of time.
  hang in there! if right convictions don't save us then what will?

  ALma 19 Nov 2008, 10:58 - Report

• answer to racism to racism

  Arabs are racist just as the whites & blacks. sadly pathatically we still live in a world frull of distrust and battle of the colors to win favoritism! it only becomes clearer when it happens to you personally for you to feel the other side..it breeds itself and repreduce in the generations to come based on personal bad experience that makes us judge the lot not base it on individual case...if we sto the eye to an eye and rise above catogarizing and labeling..somewhere down the road there wouldn't be too many borders to break down to communicate as civil human beings aiming for the world comunity as a whole not segregated with prejudice

  Alma 19 Nov 2008, 11:04 - Report

• Excitement to worry

  Im am from New Zealand and leaving for Dubai on 2nd December 08. The only thing I was worried about is missing friends and family. However reading all this I realise I have made a mistake going to Dubai.

  Kiwi 26 Nov 2008, 11:17 - Report

• People just love to hate...

  When I was little (in the middle east) we had 4 cats at home : one was siamese, one was black, one was grey and one was tabby. They sometimes hissed at each other over the food bowl - but other than that they got along. They never attacked one another over color of fur.... People like to think they have developed - but they only developed accessories - like medicie and technology, deep down inside the human mind unfortunately has not progressed much during the past few millions of year. Monkeys with space technology. That's all.

  Neutrino 30 Dec 2008, 03:02 - Report

• ---->---->----> you don't have to worry --- Zara ---

  you don't have to worry
  arab ppl is so nice and you will see them
  "don't beleave everything you see about arabs on TV"
  cuz no races in islam
  no difference between arabic and none-arabic ,black or white ,except in the type of Faith and no difference between the muslim and the none-muslim even in the treating way you will see that there at Dubie or Saudi arabia
  [email removed]
  [email removed]

  golden.desert 31 Dec 2008, 11:29 - Report

• Arabs r racist but they love my black ass :-)

  Im British Nigerian WOMAN, Ive travelled most places in the world INCLUDING UAE, Nigerians are also VERY arrogant and we are not a pushover, not even to the RICHEST Arab , Arabs who come to Nigeria experience the SAME treatment from us, we dont respect them that much.
  
  Ask yourself this question, ARE YOU A PROUD AND CONFIDENT INDIVIDUAL? If you answer YES, then you can survive anywhere on this planet, racists can never touch you
  
  Ive been to the UAE, and the Arabs there TRIED to disrespect me everytime but they NEVER succeeded, my pride made them weak. I come from a very proud famly myself, we walk with our head up not down

  Aisha 02 Jan 2009, 10:19 - Report

• contd -Nigerian with Arab Fiance

  Contd
  
  Racism Exists EVERYWHERE, like i said before even in my country Nigeria, I know many blacks who hate Arabs amd yet they never met an Arab, their hatred towards Arabs is a historical part of African history.
  
  i dont waste my time dwelling in the wrong doings of others towards me but rather focus on the good doings of others. Life is a lesson
  
  P.S
  
  My fiance is Arab-American, and we never discuss race,but i can tell you that he is very arrogant, i tell him this everyday, then again im also very arrogant too. Pride breeds arrogance and we are both proud people.
  
  If you allow people to disrespect you then THEY WILL.
  
  Too many Africans allow people to disrespect them, thats why they get disrespected.

  Aisha 02 Jan 2009, 10:49 - Report

• Racism in Dubai

  Seems as though this discussion has been over for a while. I read some very interesting perspectives and a few digressions but they were still pertinent to the question of racism. I am a Black African American with dreadlocks(yes a bit relevent;people automatically assume I'm Jamaican) living in Japan. Yes, racism does exist everywhere but not through every person and we must be careful not to read it into situations that are not a question of race. Keeping that in mind, I am thinking of going to Dubai to teach English and I DON'T want to go any place where I might be forced to endure extreme racism. Regardless of the fact that "racism is everywhere" and that we have deal with each person individually, I think no one wants to head into a situation where the stress of everyday life is compounded by a general ostracism in society. Whether or not I should go there is a personal decision I realize; I just want to know from an objective view (and, though it seems contradictory, I'd like to know from a Black person, Black American if possible- simply because other races, sensitive and aware as they may be, don't experience things in the exact same way; a Chinese person may experience racism, perhaps MORE than anyone else, but a difference in cultural perspective on the part of that individual as well as the offending person would make it impossible for me to judge for my own situation. Wow, this was a LONG parenthetical insert!)whether Dubai would be too racist (yes I KNOW! not everybody is racist; not even the majority I'm sure; but it doesn't take the "majority" of the people you know to make your life hell!) for me to have a somewhat peaceful stay if I am considerate of the culture and lifestyle there(being inconsiderate is not an option; I just want an answer that will skip over the Aesop preaching and lectures on "social skills" or "cultural awareness." Let's assume a that an educated Black man with no more baggage than the average person that has experience living in a different culture pretty much has that covered. Not trying to be rude or arrogant and I hope I don't appear that way; I just want facts.) Thanks!

  Rod 08 Jan 2009, 04:31 - Report

• Black African Woman

  Hello, I'm a Nigerian woman and i'm not just black, I am very very very dark-skinned and tall with very long afro hair, which is to say it would be clear from a mile away that i am african.i have lived in many places over the years and currently live in england but I have been coming to the emirates, particularly Dubai since childhood for holidays and business. in fact i am writing from dubai right now. though I have never really 'lived' here I know many Emiraitis as well as a variety of expats who have lived here for years and I have NEVER experienced any of what i'll describe as -ve racism, sum of my friends have xpeienced minor problems, usually from arrogant twats who probably discriminate against any1 they have a chance to; but still nothing as extreme as the discrimination faced by some of my 'non-white' friends in, for example, the usa.
  actually i have often received apparently preferential treatment. If anything I do sometimes feel a spectacle. i get stared at a lot even when I am out with a mixed group and regularly have my picture taken by strangers which can be very annoying.at the same time i feel that this is the reaction of less-exposed locals who don't see ppl who look like me often. i can't comment on working in dubai as a black 'alien' but i do feel obliged to share the positive experiences i have had from what i consider to be a warm and welcoming people.
  For those thinking of moving to dubai to work i would suggest growing a very thick skin, especially if u r a woman because it is never easy to LIVE in another mans land and you must always brace yourself for the worst.
  as far as marriage is concerned the uae is a very socially conservative nation and such cultures tend to be hostile towards inter-marrying. it is a rare thing to find conservative people who do not think this way. this story is as old as time and ppl who decide to marry out of the cultural 'comfort zone' must be prepared for the stresses this will most bring!

  Abby 17 Jan 2009, 01:16 - Report

• sad but true

  this has been a debate for the ages. it is hard to believe that we are still operating in a society where some people still think that way. i keep hoping that time and new generations will solve the problem. but then again for every step we take forward we take 3 back. this has nothing to do with your specific culture, color, race, etc. it is racism in general...
  
  Sunil
  http://www.dubai-information-site.com

  sunil 19 Jan 2009, 01:32 - Report

• racism in Dubai

  It sound like you are purely exagerating and looking for attention

  Gibson Ampaw 29 Jan 2009, 10:21 - Report

• who cares

  i think all black people like africans or jamaicans should never communicate with damn arab bastard,cause they are really racist,they should suck my black dick

  john 09 Feb 2009, 06:05 - Report

• universal

  anyone who doesn't say yes all the way is a waste of time,
  
  if the guy doesn't know now, he will never know.
  
  i think racism is a universal issue, it's not about dubai.
  
  Still arabs sure have a lot of arrogance,
  Anyone who's racist should get a clear warning that racism is not tolerated, time and time again and again.
  Anyone who's hart does not trust others for skincolour, should look deep into their hart and find out why the hate is there, most of the hate is really fear of the unknown .
  If you fear other people you don't advance in life, you don't learn the vast and overwelming lessons of other culturs and histories.
  maybe i'm optimistic but i'm sure it's the only way to go.
  As a white guy i just loved to visit africa , india, and the middle east, I think most of people are just great, thank god for that,
  and a lot of them just lack a lot of FAITH.

  R.deprez 12 Feb 2009, 09:35 - Report

• she deserves better than that

  salam (peace) , let me start by saying that im an arab and muslim (and proud) , i went to duabi few months ago to visit my fiance there , and from the minute i steped in front of the customs counter i didnt like it , he left me standing there and started joking with his mate from the other counter , and lets not talk about shopn cntrs , i really couldnt beleive my eyes when i saw (so called) "locals" walking as if there is no one but them in the whole cntrs , i really was shoked , and i told my self " im a muslim AND arab why i dont act like them !!!!!"
  its not about being arab or jew or christian or anything to act like that , its simply coz they got too much money and they think they own evrything , i also came across 1 of them in a mall and he was the most polite person i ever met , but i would say the majority r arrogante
  i went to other arabic countries and it wasnt like that at all , egypt , morocco , iraq, jordan....etc , but when it comes to 1 of the gulf countries i would really agree with what most ppl said , the majority of them r arrogante and not polite , its not coz they r arabs or muslims but because money made them forget that they r muslims and arabs
  the only thing i LOVED in there was the FOOOOOOD , lolll , basicly coz i live in australia and its a bit different here when u try to find "halal" food , but in there omg everywhere i walk i would buy something to eat lol
  its really sad to see such things in such places but thats how it is , and it is true that money DOES change ppl.... except for few

  adel from down unda 17 Feb 2009, 02:48 - Report

• she deseves better than that

  and i would suggest that anyone who had a similar experience and been rejected by the other family that he/she should look someone else , especially that her boyfriend couldnt protect her , u need a REAL men who loves u for REAL not for few minutes , coz everyone of us knows what our families looking for , and if i know that my family dont eat mango i wouldnt bring a whole case of mango to them and tell them to eat it !!!

  adel from down unda 17 Feb 2009, 02:59 - Report

• racism exists but the guy is an excuse

  i am indian south african lived in Dubai. there is alot of racism there but alot of emirati's that are african looking.i also heard those are the original emirati's. This guy is using his family as an excuse. If he really loved you he would stand up for you. its more of class that exists in Dubai rather then Racism. but i must admit Whites are treated better i guess they think they have more money rather then their skin type. Its all the chav trash british that live in Dubai

  sunitha 17 Feb 2009, 11:30 - Report

• Racism by Uneducated

  I have mostly encountered racism is practised by people who lack maturity and suffer complex. As the say "what goes around, comes around." As a doctor I have seen the worst of racist suffering from Cancer, breast cancer, accidents, etc. I have just realised that when you hurt a good soul, the curse from their heart comes back to haunt us. If you do not like somebody, just move on .... why waste your time and energy in trying ti hurt that person. you are doing nothing, but hurting and poluting your own soul.

  Jesus 18 Feb 2009, 07:58 - Report

• South African in Dubai for a few hrs

  Hi, im South African respected muslim lady, living in Mayfair Jhb, who will be in Dubai 1st March 2009 at 07:00am, my flight back to SA leaves at 14:00 - can anyone help me and my mom out for a few hrs jst to rest our heads b4 catching flight back home, would not want to sit at airport that long, will b tired, plse let me know.

  Hamiedah 20 Feb 2009, 12:48 - Report

• Looking for resting place a few hrs in Dubai

  Hi Samira, im SA muslim woman, marry pakistani, will be in London few days, in Dubai 1st March, can u help me and my mother for few hrs to rest. Shukran - Hamiedah

  Hamiedah 20 Feb 2009, 01:02 - Report

• Coloured vannie Kaap

  Meisie, as the Americans would put it He-is-just-not-that-into-you. So do as your ancestors did, dis the guy, put on your party dress and that fancy shoes you have been saving for a special day and make love not war. Forget about little old mommy's boy and gaan vang vir jou a regte man, een met hare op sy b#@&e. As jy hom kry dan gryp jy hom styf vas en moenie los nie, want daar is baie meisies soos jy wat oek so n man soek. Hulle is nie almal bad nie, my darling, jy het net a bietjie bad luck at the moment. Maak ma baie dua and gee baie slaawatjies vir die lillaah en vra vir help. Baie sterkte.

  nimsy 23 Feb 2009, 09:07 - Report

• s

  Your such a sad person

  a 23 Feb 2009, 10:01 - Report

• To the Pakistani who is sick of racist arabs

  Itz unfortunate to know anout how you were treated in the UAE. But for you to say that the US should bomb the UAE and the innocent people living in it ..that makes me realize why people in the UK and UAE treated you they way they did.. mayeb you deserved it!

  D 23 Feb 2009, 10:09 - Report

• Considering moving to dubai-racism?

  I am an American (woman) of eastern asian (taiwan and japan) and european ancestry, and look just pretty "asian." I also wonder whether I will face racism or not if moving to dubai. I will be working as a quant analyst or statistician there. HELP!

  pat 27 Feb 2009, 05:30 - Report

• Racism in Dubai

  I find these post interesting. I am a black American and been working in the Middle East of for 33 years.
  
  Arabs have built in inferiority complex.
  
  Like most class and caste system it is about skin color. the lighter you are the more respect you get. Fluent in Arabic I hear their conversations. Why are there only fair skin and damn near white models in their tv commericals.

  Phillyindubai 03 Mar 2009, 01:38 - Report

• Hello

  I woudn't go there. My personal experience is that most people, especialy the locals, are indeed racist and very arrogant. But ofcourse there're not all the same and much depends on your tolerance towards this attitude, but also on how you look and how rich you are. I think Dubai is the most shallow place in the world. If you do decide to go to Dubai I wich you best of luck! You shouldn't care if you're been threaten different because you're black, white, asian, christian, etc. We are all more than just a colour.

  A 13 Mar 2009, 02:24 - Report

• pakistani in england

  hi everyone one i am a pakistani muslim born and raised in england, my story is a bit different , i went to middle east on a tour in many countries a long time ago and i experianced the most racist experiance in my life from arabs and by the way if anyone thinks they can some how deny that arabs arent racist then please stop trying to convince me , others and yourself even if you put them in capitals because i think nobody believes you and stop the denial to yourself. Anyway back to the story when i was in the middle east quartet i experianced so much abuse and hatred from among people who i thought were my brethren and friends because as a child i experianced nothing but racism and hatred towards me from whites in the uk. eventually i adapted to it and learned to avoid it. after i was watching news highlights when i was in my teens my dad use to tell me that these men and women were brave martyrs and very nice people and a lot better than these whites. when i saw those beautiful white or red necked people from iraq and many other places i thought that white people in england are possesd by the devil and these other coloured people were the ones who would help the world and eliminate all hatred. HOW WRONG WAS I. I couldnt believe they were white muslims in the world because all my life id seen my own people. After coming back from travels i was in so much rage and hatred. I felt like killing someone and i began a total campaign of hate agianst arabs. At my work place to my customers especially id offer anyone a special discount that would help them in the finance and other developments in there business. If it was an arab i would help him and make sure he or she would become bankrupt and make there lives hell. In the street id pick on and abuse immigrant iraqis. My life continued like this for years. There was even a time a morrocan boy who moved in my town thought he was the next big thing from london who came up north and walked around like he owned it and he openly told me he hated pakistanis. I saw him at the bus stop agian and he was staring with hatred towards a group of pakistani lads who got out a car and then beat the living shit out of him. He laid there injured and bleeding and all i did was laugh at him to the point he urinated and was crying and i laughed even more and said to him you damn idiot who on earth were you thinking you were. He loved pakistanis from then and onwards never agian did he abuse. One day i met a woman whos father was morrocan and mother was pakistani. I couldnt believe the site i had before me was a beautiful gorgeus woman from such a fine combination even thought at the time morrocans sucked but anyway i was so fixated i didnt give her any attention because i didnt want to fall in love with her. She wanted to be my friend so i let her but still didnt care in the slightest for her until she asked me to marry her. She robbed me blind and went through my bank statements in my home and i was seriously pissed i started hating all people now because i thought this bitch comes from an asshole dad who didnt raise his daughter correctly and a bitch of a mother who sought to see her daughter with some rich guy. Anyway thats the past. I thought if her dad is so rich why she running trying to rob other men, arabs arent rich its there leaders that are and those middle classed snobs involved in wrong doing and i can name quite a few from the streets of cairo lol. I then went to london for a business trip and sat in a restaurant and this iraqi woman was looking at me and she was raising her left eyebrow at me and she was with her kids as well at the time. I thought she maybe waiting for her husband to come. I had finished my meal and waited for dessert and it was dessert i got lol.... she came over to my table and sat down and she said hello to me and started to talk to me and said i was very beautiful pakistani man. She was an immigrant i could tell because of her acceny. I was totally shocked i was thinking get the fuck away from me you crazy bitch... anyway she told me her husband was dying and she wanted to find someone else after for marriage because he was 60 and she was 29. I felt sorry for her and i could tell she wasnt making it up or even doing it for a red leather book to stay in the uk. She asked me where i was from i told her and she asked me what i was doing here. she said she wanted to go back with me to my hotel after dropping her kids off home at her sisters. I encouraged her to go and see her husband and forget about me because he needed her mostly she cried in my arms in the car for hours and i took her home. We never contacted each other after that and she told me i was beautiful and a nice man. I thought thats the nicest thing an arab person has ever said to me and I eventually realised that its not arabs being racisr ot what identity you are or weather you are a muslim , jew , christian hndu sikh, white black whatever. Its the persons heart mind and soul, these experiances freed me from hate and made me understand the world better that race has nothing to do with it . its the persons charachter and heart. Iam a pakistani who is married to an egyptian national now because i believe we all are a family and your identity should not come into it . iam not a pakistani, brit, or arab . Iam the identity what allah swt has given me. iam a muslim and human. My message is to end racist hatred and family caste and lets unite as a the ummah by starting from here with love and respect.
  
  peace to all brethrens and sisters of humanity amd may allah swt forgive us for our sins

  IA2004 15 Mar 2009, 11:20 - Report

• racism

  racism is bad

  PATAN 24 Mar 2009, 09:29 - Report

• All people are racist

  I do not think it is racism.
  
  lets talk about Japanese, Koreans, Chinese
  I believe that their reaction will be just the same
  
  Let talk about Americans, Brits and AuZ's.
  Their first reaction would be saying "A F**** Arab", terrorist and beduins.
  
  All people are racist

  Name 03 Apr 2009, 10:59 - Report

• @ aisha

  am also a nigerian dating a dubai princess, believe me its possible but am not pushin for anytin like marriage, the family knows about me but at least i can give every black man an advice. dont think of marrying an emirati its agaisnt their culture and wat they stand for and if u really love d girl den dont do it! emirati women are one of the nicest people u will eva meet. most are rude or arrogant but dats just their nature and so many of them are not married! dont kno y. but i hav neva met any racist emirati and i feel its unfair to treat them as racist based on their history.

  mxxx 05 Apr 2009, 03:56 - Report

• Racism in Dubai

  Something is wrong with that family then, or you misunderstood them.
  
  Dubai is not a racist city, I can tell you that.
  And in Islam, which is the base religion in Dubai, all people are treated equally.

  Noor 20 Apr 2009, 03:53 - Report

• dont worry

  im a local from dubai and i really dont have a problem with blacks and none of my family do cz there are alot of black locals here mostly in sharjah and they are accepted so i dont think u should worry about any thing at all =)

  ash 25 Apr 2009, 02:48 - Report

• dubai has nothing to do with it

  sorry but i cant allow u to talk that way about my country + dubai has nothing to do with your Jordanian boyfriend i think you should blame jordan cuz locas are not racist and if there were racist people theres not that many i am from a big and known family in dubai and i have never been racist to any one or ive never seen my family racist and i have members of my family that are married to women from different nationalities i have 2 uncles that have american wives and my at first family refused them not because they are americans because they have a different religion and they are used to do different things like for example have a boyfriend but for locals it is stricktly prohibited for a local girl to love or go out with a boy be4 marriage and by marrying a non local girl she might be used to that and so she will teach her kids to do that and then people will talk about the family and then no body will marry her at all soo thats why and maybe because nonlocals dont cover and when her children will see her uncovered they wont cover too and that will lower the reputation of tha family soo thats why
  
  maybe your boyfriends family are rasist or maybe they have some one else in mind for him and if he really loves you he will convince them soo good luck ,, and sorry ,,

  3awash 25 Apr 2009, 03:05 - Report