Excuse the sarcasm, but this is a bit much:
Husbands are allowed to beat their wives and children – as long as they don’t leave any physical marks, an Islamic court in the United Arab Emirates has ruled.
The astonishing legal ruling gives all husbands and fathers in the ultra-rich Gulf state the ‘right to discipline’ female family members if they have first attempted reconciliation.
Every now and then in this here peacable kingdom, some group or other wants to criminalize the spanking of children by parents on the grounds that it’s physical violence. Wonder what they’ll say about that ruling…
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So, maybe, denying the UAE aircraft landing rights in Canada has turned out to be a not-so-bad decision, given the ruling.