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Originally Posted by LoganSnake
So then would it be okay for other countries to deny Arab visitors the ability to pray or to fast if they were visiting? I mean without the sensationalist news of discrimination.
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If that was the law of the land, yes.
Now, if a country (say Canada) started arbitrarily forbidding people from practicing their religion, outside the law, that would be entirely different.
But when you travel, you have to accept that while comparitively minor things might be no issue at home (drinking, doing drugs, wearing certain clothes, etc) they might be of concern abroad and it is incumbent on travellers to understand this and accept the consequences.
The only reservation I have about this instance is whether such Ramadan prohibitons are generally enforced in Dubai or not. If this is a "one off" by a zealous official, I'd be a little concerned. If such prohibitions are generally enforced, then no issue whatsoever.