When I do eventually go to the UAE, if I happen to be there during Ramadan, I'll fast during the day, too. Why visit a place and not delve into the culture? I've fasted before, and I've enjoyed dinner with Muslim friends in the evening during Ramadan. There's nothing better than a big delicious meal after a day of fasting and reflecting.
It's a shame that the woman didn't do her homework before visiting Dubai, but all she had to do was pay a few hundred bucks. She's very, very fortunate. Is the law unreasonable? Not any more unreasonable than blue laws in the US. Besides, the UAE doesn't have established church/state separation, so actually blue laws are much worse because they're hypocritical.
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